HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. UB-2-14RESOLUTION NO. UB -2-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL/UTILITY BOARD OF THE
CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2013-
2014 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE AB 939 FEE FUND TO PAY FOR
ADDITIONAL WASTE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER COSTS.
WHEREAS, Athens Services is the franchised trash hauler for the City of Azusa; and
WHEREAS, all waste collected in Azusa by Athens is taken to Athens' Material Recovery
Facility (MRF) in the City of Industry where all recyclables are removed from the waste stream; and
WHEREAS, all post -MRF waste residue must be transported to a landfill for disposal; and
WHEREAS, the landfill Athens used for waste disposal, the Puente Hills Landfill in
Whittier, closed on October 31, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Athens has been transferring Azusa's waste to Mid Valley Landfill in Rialto
since November 1, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the City pays Athens for disposal of waste through the per ton MRF rate as part
of the overall cost to recycle Azusa's waste at Athens' MRF; and
WHEREAS, the hauling cost to Mid Valley Landfill is higher than the hauling cost to the
Puente Hills Landfill; and
WHEREAS, the City is responsible for compensating Athens Services for increased waste
processing costs due to the closure of a landfill; and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2013, City Council of the City of Azusa adopted the Fiscal Year
2013-2014 Operating Budget for Azusa Light and Water, which did not provide for payment of
additional waste processing costs; and
WHEREAS, Azusa Municipal Code Section 2-450 requires that all budget amendments
between $100,000 and $1 million be approved by resolution; and
WHEREAS, an amendment in the amount of $140,000 to the AB939 Fee Fund operating
budget will be adequate to pay for the additional MRF processing cost increase due to the Puente
Hills Landfill closure.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE UTILITY BOARD/CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the AB939 Fee Fund Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Operating Budget is
hereby amended in the amount of $140,000, budget expense account number
39-40-750-065-6625.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED APPROVED and ADOPTED, this 24ih day of March, 2014.
1
oseph Romero Rocha
Mayor
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. UB -2-14 was duly adopted by the Utility
Board/City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting of the Azusa Light & Water Utility
Board on the 20 day of March, 2014 by the following vote of the Board/Council:
AYES: BOARD/COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, CARRILLO, MACIAS,
ALVAREZ,ROCHA
NOES: BOARD/COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: BOARD/COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
e r ncc Comejo, Jr
Secretary/City Clerk