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Home My WebLink About026901 ORD - 07/25/2006AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CHAPTER 21, GARBAGE, TRASH AND OTHER REFUSE, REGARDING INCREASES TO RESOURCE RECOVERY FEES; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Section 21-40, Code of Ordinances is amended by revising the table in subsection (a) and revising subsection (d)(2) to read as follows: Sec. 21 -40. Charges - -For collection services within the City of Corpus Christi. (a) The following charges apply to the collection of solid waste from solid waste services department customer located within the limits of the City of Corpus Christi. In addition to the charges listed below, each customer is liable for any applicable federal /state surcharges or fees specified in section 21 -20 and state and city taxes. The charges for collection services are: Type r Description (1) One- family dwelling Minimum Charge Per Month or Fraction Thereof Collection $-a -4.35 $14.75 (2) Two- family dwelling on one (1) water and /or gas meter (3) 1 Two- family dwelling on separate water and /or gas meters (5) Apartment $29.50 $-1-45 $14.75 each unit One- family dwelling and single apartment on one (1) water and /or gas meter $44.35 $14.75 per unit (6) I Apartment house, travel trailer park, or manufactured home park on one (1) water and /or gas meter L R63406A5 DOC $28,70 $29.50 $14.35 $14.75 per unit 1 '7 `1 9 0 2 Apartment house, travel trailer park, or ' $4-4.35 manufactured home park - -Each apartment, travel ! $14.75 per unit trailer pad, or manufactured home site on separate water and /or gas meter (8) Additional charge for rear door pickup on any $11.86 per unit type above (9) Additional loads of heavy brush or bulky item at time of scheduled heavy brush or bulky item collection (10) Surcharge for bulky item pickup 00 $58.30 per Toad (11) Special non - scheduled heavy brush, clean wood, waste, debris, or bulky items pickup, including pickup of heavy brush and debris set out more than two (2) weeks prior to the scheduled pickup or brush or debris that is a traffic, safety, or health hazard (12) Recycling containers: Each solid waste services customer account will pay a fee for recycling containers that will be refunded upon termination of the account and return of the recycling containers (13) Surcharge for tires set out for collection $10.00 per item Actual cost not to exceed $200.00 per load $4.00 $6.00 per container 5.00 per tire (d) A business and commercial institutions establishment and any other occupied premises located within the City of Corpus Christi, except a residence covered by subsections (a) and (b) of this section, shall be charged for collection services by the department at a rate determined by the director based on the following: (2) The director may not set a rate below ($24.26) twenty -nine dollars and fifty cents ($29.50) a month (the minimum rate), plus any applicable state disposal fees and state and city taxes. * SECTION 2. Section 21-41, Code of Ordinances is amended by revising the tables in subsection (e)(2) and (3) to read as follows: R83406A5.DOC Sec. 21 -41. Charges - -For disposal services. * (e) The following fee schedule applies to each load of solid waste deposited at a disposal site operated by the department: (2) Commercial vehicles (tipping rate). 'Solid waste by weight B Loose load of solid waste, not weighed 3 $3 -1.03 $34.01 per ton* $8.336 $9.19 per cubic yard* Compacted load of solid waste, not weighed Construction and demolition debris, not weighed Heavy brush and yard waste. not weighed $1-1 -. $12.15 per cubic yard* 2 $12.15 per cubic yard $1 -1-.12 $12.15 per cubic yard Commercial vehicle transporting household waste for a residential customer when accompanied by the residential customer. (The residential customer must be the driver or a passenger in the commercial vehicle or arrive in a separate vehicle at the landfill with the residential customer's waste.) No charge *Includes state disposal fee, state /federal mandated surcharges as provided by section 21 -42, section 21-47. ( 3) Special fees. Clean. uncontaminated dirt that is suitable for landfill use (as determined by landfill superintendent or designee of the superintendent) Clean wood waste, heavy brush, or rubble suitable for recycling, including crushed concrete, asphalt, bricks. etc. R63406A5.DOC No charge $8.99 $8.80 per ton 4 Large household appliances, such as stoves, $2-.98 washing machines, clothes dryers, dishwashers, $2.20 each refrigerators, or other similar items, except large household appliances transported in a non - commercial vehicle by a residential customer who resides within the city Tires Automobile $1.25 Truck or large trailer tires (16 - -19 ") $2.25 Tractor tires( <20 ") Larger than 20" $3.25 Not accepted Cut into quarters or more Tipping fee rate E— Vehicles with Toads not adequately secured so as to prevent any of the contents of the transported load from being ejected or dropped during transport of the load Use of scales $5.00 Any solid waste that requires special preparation, handling, or cover $25.25 As determined by the di rector SECTION 3. Section 21- 47(b), Code of Ordinances is revised to read as follows: Sec. 21 -47. Municipal solid waste system service charge. * (b) The municipal solid waste system service charge for all waste collected is: (1) For customers located within the city, who are billed by their permitted solid waste hauler for hire by tonnage, the municipal solid waste system service charge is - - - :: _ _ - : • • - - _ - - - . • _ twenty -one dollars and thirty -seven cents ($21.37) per ton of waste. (2) For customers located within the city, who are billed by their permitted solid waste hauler for hire by the volume of the dumpster and frequency of service, the R63406A5 DOC 5 municipal solid waste system service charge is sixty nine cents ($0.69) eighty - seven cents ($0.87) per cubic yard of capacity each time the customer's dumpster is serviced. (3) For customers located within the city, who are billed by their permitted solid waste hauler for hire by tonnage, if their permitted solid waste hauler for hire has a put or pay contract with the city and disposes the customer's solid waste at a disposal site operated by the department, the municipal solid waste system service charge will be credited with twelve dollars and one cent ($12.01) for the portions of the charge that are collected through the hauler's acceptance fee. The municipal solid waste system service charge, with the credit, is - - • e e _ _ : e - e • - - • :. nine dollars and thirty -six cents ($9.36) per ton of waste. •: (4) For customers located within the city, who are billed by their permitted solid waste hauler for hire by the volume of the dumpster and frequency of service, if their permitted solid waste hauler for hire has a put or pay contract with the city and disposes the customer's solid waste at a disposal site operated by the department, the municipal solid waste system service charge will be credited with twenty -one cents ($0.21) thirty -one cents ($0.31) for the portions of the charge that are collected through the hauler's acceptance fee. The municipal solid waste system service charge, with the credit, is forty five cents ($0A5) fifty -six cents ($0.56) per cubic yard of capacity each time the customer's dumpster is serviced. (5) For customers within the city, who are billed by the permitted solid waste hauler for hire by tonnage, if their permitted solid waste hauler for hire pays the tipping rate published in subsection 21- 41(e)(2)a., the municipal solid waste system service charge will be credited with thirteen dollars and thirty three cents ($13.33) nineteen dollars and twenty -three cents ($19.23) for the portions of the charge that are collected through the tipping fee. The municipal solid waste system service charge, with the credit, is one dollar and seventy four cents 41-.74) two dollars and fourteen cents ($2.14) per ton of waste. Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, if the hauler pays the tipping fee at the time the hauler disposes of the solid waste, the municipal solid waste system service charge must be paid at the time the hauler disposes of the solid waste at the disposal site operated by the department. (6) For customers within the city, who are billed by the permitted solid waste hauler for hire by the volume of the dumpster and frequency of service, if their permitted solid waste hauler for hire pays the tipping rate published in subsection 21- 41(e)(2)a., the municipal solid waste system service charge will be credited with fifty four cents ($0.54) seventy -eight cents ($0.78) for the portions of the charge that are collected through the tipping fee. The municipal solid waste system service charge, with the credit, is seven cents ($0.07) nine cents ($0.09) per cubic yard of capacity each time the customer's dumpster is serviced. Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, if the hauler pays the tipping R63406A5 DOC 6 fee at the time the hauler disposes; of the solid waste, the municipal solid waste system service charge must be paid at the time the hauler disposes of the solid waste at the disposal site operated by the department. (7) For can account customers within the city the municipal solid waste system service charge is four dollars and forty five cents ($4.15) five dollars and sixty - two cents ($5.62) per collection by the permitted solid waste hauler for hire (which includes the city street use fee). (8) For residential customers serviced by the department, the municipal solid waste system service charge is two dollars and twelve cents ($2.12) two dollars and sixty -seven cents ($2.67) per month (which includes the city street use fee). (9) For business and commercial customers serviced by the department, the municipal solid waste system service charge is ($2 12) two dollars and sixty -seven cents ($2.67) per month (which includes the city street use fee). SECTION 4. A violation of this ordinance or requirements implemented under this ordinance constitutes an offense punishable under Section 21 -3 of the City Code of Ordinances. SECTION 5. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase. word or provision of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 6. This ordinance takes effect and applies to all services provided on or after the first day of August, which is either billed at the time the services are provided or billed in a utility reading cycle, which includes only service provided on or after the first day in August SECTION 7. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi. EFFECTIVE DATE is3j I (pc, R63406A5 DOC That the foregoing ordinance was rea• for t e first time and passed to its second reading on this the ) X-1--day of Henry Garrett Rex A. Kinnison Brent Chesney John Marez Melody Cooper Jesse Noyola Jerry Garcia t,'Ik Mark Scott Bill Kelly 2006, by the following vote: 7 That the foregoing or.inan e was read for the second time and passed finally on this the )6* day of \. -- , 2006 by the following vote: Henry Garrett Brent Chesney Melody Cooper Jerry Garcia Bill Kelly 5t ay AND APPROVED, this the 2 5 day of ATTEST Rex A. Kinnison John Marez Jesse Noyola Mark Scott Armando Chapa City Secretary APPROVED: 12th day of July, 2006: R. J Fj fining r F' t Assistant City Attorney Per City Attorney R63406A5 DOC , 2006. He ryGarre Mayor 1 State of Texas County of Nueces PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ss: Ad # 5536977 PO # Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Sandra Orum, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is Legal Sales Representative of the Corpus Christi Caller - Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bete, Brooks Duval, Jim Hogg.. Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugia, San Patricio, Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times and on the World Wide Web or the Caller -Times interactive on the 31ST day(s) of JULY, 2006. $99.16 &01/-1.66-icc, ()A,(--vLi Legal Sales Representative TWO (2 ) Time(s) Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas Michelle Cabrera Print or Type Name of Notary Public My commission expires on March 19, 2008. AIC H LLE , OYCE ;ASRERA J115SiJt t- XPIRES March 19, 2008 CAL_ ER- TIMES•JU 31 2006. NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 726901 Amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, Chapter 21, Garbage, trash and other refuse, regarding increases to resource recovery fees, providing , wA for for severance; providing an effective date; and providing for publication. This ordinance was passed the and � the City on its