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CityCouncil | 2021-05-04 | 25 | accordingly; staff ensured the deal for Alameda was at least as good as the deals that ACI and other companies were proposing out on the competitive market place; staff considered a switching cost in order to change contractors; the switching cost can be unpredictable and significant; there have been concerns about having a good partner that has brought the City through a number of changes, programs and services to get to the current status; with SB1383 coming in six months, there is a feeling that ACI will be able to get ahead of customer engagement; the City avoiding compliance issues if the contract expires and a new company is brought in is a big value; it is a policy issue for Council; however, staff has thought about the matter extensively as the deal had been vetted. Councilmember Herrera Spencer inquired which cities received a 20 to 30% increase. Mr. Hilton responded the City of Oakland was well over the percentage increase; stated the City of San Ramon, which uses the same bargaining unit as Alameda, received bids at 20 and 30%; the special district of Castro Valley received bids at 15 and 20%. Councilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether the rates are reflected in the chart on page nine. Mr. Hilton responded in the affirmative; stated Oakland and Piedmont recently re-did their contracts and are now the most expensive in the Bay Area. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she does not understand why Piedmont would be so high, which is likely an anomaly; the City of Oakland is a little higher than the proposed rates for Alameda; inquired the rate for the City of San Ramon. Mr. Hilton responded the City of San Ramon increased by 30%. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated the increase depends over time; noted Alameda's rates have increased significantly over time; she would have liked to have seen more information and data in the presentation; outlined the increase of 6% per year since 2006; stated that she has received many complaints about trash not being picked up; noted people will call in and pickup continues to not occur; she is unsure whether she received the original survey; she would have liked to have seen the survey results; expressed support for dealing with calls of trash not being picked up. Vice Mayor Vella stated there has been a lot of requests for data; the matter previously came before Council and Council specifically asked certain things to be looked into by staff and prioritized services; growing needs relative to the industry have also been considered; noted former Councilmember Oddie presented updates from StopWaste relative to cost impacts on solid waste, recycling and compost requirements; CASA has weighed-in and is working with the City to ensure the City is compliant; data is present within the staff report and a lot of information has been attached to the report; Council may disagree with the data; there are significant costs relative to environmental goals set forth by the State; no matter who the City chooses to contract with, there will be increases relative to implementation of goals and meeting requirements of the CARP; many Councilmembers have been supportive of meeting CARP goals; Council must keep in mind the rates imposed and note that Alameda is different from other cities in terms of solid waste Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 23 May 4, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-05-04.pdf |