Residents looking at more costs
Yorba Lindans will pay more for trash, water and sewer services in the next few weeks, based on actions taken by the city’s various elected representatives.
First, the City Council approved a four percent increase in the residential trash rate for 18,853 city and 1,192 county island customers. The new monthly rate effective July 1 will be $17.99, up from $17.30.
Commercial rates will increase up to 2.84 percent, with the most common three-yard bin boosted from $125.43 to $126.76 once per month. A larger increase is expected in 2010.
The increased fees will help pay for 10 new trucks, at $239,250 each. The city bought 10 trucks for Yorba Linda Disposal in 2001, but these “are at the end of their functionality,” as stated in a city staff report, which recommended the trash firm buy the trucks this time.
Salvage value for the old trucks is estimated at $2,250 each. The per-home cost for new trucks is $1.07 monthly, but other factors reduced the per month rate increase to 69 cents.
Second, the Yorba Linda Water District might increase rates paid by 20,554 Yorba Linda accounts twice, with a “pass through” boost beginning July 1 and a pricing revision Sept. 1, depending on the outcome of two public hearings.
The “pass through” increase would collect $2,188,061 assessed by the county Municipal Water District for imported water and the Orange County Water District for groundwater.
A public hearing is set June 25 at 8:30 a.m. at the district office, 1717 E. Miraloma Ave., Placentia, but adherence to strict Proposition 218 provisions won’t be needed because the district previously adopted a “pass through” policy.
However, Proposition 218’s public input requirements must be met at a later hearing as directors plan to “restructure all rates and incorporate a conservation tiered-rate system” to raise $7,570,268 for water-related overhead expenses beginning Sept. 1.
The same hearing would seek $462,077 more for sewer expenses, since the district owns and maintains the west side’s wastewater system. Current sewer fees are $5.50 monthly.
Third, as previously mentioned in this column, charges for city-owned sewers east of San Antonio Road would jump from $1.62 to $7.19 monthly, unless a majority of owners file protests prior to a July 21 hearing before council members.
A FINAL NOTE
Council also voted to increase fines for the 85 violations listed in the city’s Uniform Parking Bail Schedule from $1 to $63 per ticket.
Fines from the 1,040 citations written in 2008 totaled $34,924, an amount that would increase by $18,740, if a similar number of tickets are issued under the new schedule.
First, the City Council approved a four percent increase in the residential trash rate for 18,853 city and 1,192 county island customers. The new monthly rate effective July 1 will be $17.99, up from $17.30.
Commercial rates will increase up to 2.84 percent, with the most common three-yard bin boosted from $125.43 to $126.76 once per month. A larger increase is expected in 2010.
The increased fees will help pay for 10 new trucks, at $239,250 each. The city bought 10 trucks for Yorba Linda Disposal in 2001, but these “are at the end of their functionality,” as stated in a city staff report, which recommended the trash firm buy the trucks this time.
Salvage value for the old trucks is estimated at $2,250 each. The per-home cost for new trucks is $1.07 monthly, but other factors reduced the per month rate increase to 69 cents.
Second, the Yorba Linda Water District might increase rates paid by 20,554 Yorba Linda accounts twice, with a “pass through” boost beginning July 1 and a pricing revision Sept. 1, depending on the outcome of two public hearings.
The “pass through” increase would collect $2,188,061 assessed by the county Municipal Water District for imported water and the Orange County Water District for groundwater.
A public hearing is set June 25 at 8:30 a.m. at the district office, 1717 E. Miraloma Ave., Placentia, but adherence to strict Proposition 218 provisions won’t be needed because the district previously adopted a “pass through” policy.
However, Proposition 218’s public input requirements must be met at a later hearing as directors plan to “restructure all rates and incorporate a conservation tiered-rate system” to raise $7,570,268 for water-related overhead expenses beginning Sept. 1.
The same hearing would seek $462,077 more for sewer expenses, since the district owns and maintains the west side’s wastewater system. Current sewer fees are $5.50 monthly.
Third, as previously mentioned in this column, charges for city-owned sewers east of San Antonio Road would jump from $1.62 to $7.19 monthly, unless a majority of owners file protests prior to a July 21 hearing before council members.
A FINAL NOTE
Council also voted to increase fines for the 85 violations listed in the city’s Uniform Parking Bail Schedule from $1 to $63 per ticket.
Fines from the 1,040 citations written in 2008 totaled $34,924, an amount that would increase by $18,740, if a similar number of tickets are issued under the new schedule.
posted by Jim Drummond at 12:00 AM
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