File #: 15-1197    Name: SET public hearing Unified Franchise Agreement
Type: General Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 10/29/2015 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 11/17/2015 Final action: 11/17/2015
Title: a. Set a Public Hearing for December 8, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. regarding proposed rates for new services and adjustments to current rates for the Unified Franchise Agreement A-11631 between the County of Monterey and USA Waste of California, Inc., dba Carmel Marina Corporation, for the Exclusive Collection of Solid Waste and Recyclables in Unincorporated Monterey County; and b. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish Notice of Public Hearing in newspapers of general circulation to provide for County-wide Notice of Public Hearing on or before November 25, 2015.
Sponsors: Ray Bullick
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Notice of Hearing 2016 for UFA.pdf, 3. Completed Board Order
Title
a. Set a Public Hearing for December 8, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. regarding proposed rates for new services and adjustments to current rates for the Unified Franchise Agreement A-11631 between the County of Monterey and USA Waste of California, Inc., dba Carmel Marina Corporation, for the Exclusive Collection of Solid Waste and Recyclables in Unincorporated Monterey County; and
b. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish Notice of Public Hearing in newspapers of general circulation to provide for County-wide Notice of Public Hearing on or before November 25, 2015.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Set a Public Hearing for December 8, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. regarding proposed rates for new services and adjustments to current rates for the Unified Franchise Agreement A-11631 between the County of Monterey and USA Waste of California, Inc., dba Carmel Marina Corporation, for the Exclusive Collection of Solid Waste and Recyclables in Unincorporated Monterey County; and
b. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish Notice of Public Hearing in newspapers of general circulation to provide for County-wide Notice of Public Hearing on or before November 25, 2015.

SUMMARY:
Government Code Section 66016 provides as follows:
(a) Prior. . .to approving an increase in an existing fee or service charge, a local agency shall hold at least one open and public meeting, at which oral or written presentations can be made, as part of a regularly scheduled meeting.
(b) Any action by a local agency to levy a new fee or service or to approve an increase in an existing fee or service charge shall be taken only by ordinance or resolution. The legislative body of a local agency shall not delegate the authority to adopt a new fee or service charge, or to increase a fee or service charge.
(c) This section shall apply only to fees and charges as described in Sections 51287, 56383, 65104, 65456, 65584.1, 65863.7, 65909.5, 66013, 66014, and 6...

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