San Dimas adopts 2.99% solid-waste rate increase for 2025
November 27, 2024 | San Dimas City, Los Angeles County, California
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San Dimas City Council on Nov. 26 adopted Resolution 2024-84 setting a 2.99% solid-waste rate increase for 2025, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Lauren Marshall, senior management analyst in Public Works, presented the proposal and told the council the increase covers a CPI-based service component and a disposal component tied to actual landfill and transfer-station costs. "The requested rate increase for the residential and commercial bin services is 2.99%, and if approved, would take effect 01/01/2025," Marshall said during the presentation.
Marshall said the city’s franchise agreement with Waste Management uses two components to set rates and that the CPI data came from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The disposal component is weighted by the percentage of waste routed to each facility in a given month. The consultant HF&H (reported in the staff packet as HF and H) reviewed the calculations for contractual compliance and mathematical accuracy and concluded the methodology was consistent with the agreement and industry benchmarks.
Staff provided example impacts: a standard residential curbside 64-gallon bin would rise from $38.22 per month to $39.36 in 2025; senior-discounted residential adjustments are shown separately (Marshall said residents 65 and older are eligible and must contact Waste Management to apply). As an example for commercial service, a 3-yard bin collected once per week would increase from $220.66 to $227.25 per month.
Marshall also briefed the council on Proposition 218 rules and the city’s five-year automatic adjustment methodology. Under the method the council approved last year, annual inflationary increases can be applied without a full Proposition 218 citywide mailing and majority protest process so long as an annual CPI increase does not exceed 5% and the formula is limited to five years; if CPI exceeds 5% in any year, staff must hold a Prop 218 mailing and protest process before further increases. Staff said the five-year approach saves the city approximately $60,000 by avoiding citywide mailings in years two through five.
After closing the public hearing (no public speakers), Council member (speaker 4) moved to adopt Resolution 2024-84; Council member Portakis seconded. The council approved the measure 3–0 with two members absent. Mayor Bedard thanked staff for the concise presentation; one council member praised Marshall for finishing the work quickly. The resolution sets the rates for Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025, and requires Waste Management to notify customers at least 30 days before the effective date.
Marshall said the city’s franchise agreement with Waste Management uses two components to set rates and that the CPI data came from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The disposal component is weighted by the percentage of waste routed to each facility in a given month. The consultant HF&H (reported in the staff packet as HF and H) reviewed the calculations for contractual compliance and mathematical accuracy and concluded the methodology was consistent with the agreement and industry benchmarks.
Staff provided example impacts: a standard residential curbside 64-gallon bin would rise from $38.22 per month to $39.36 in 2025; senior-discounted residential adjustments are shown separately (Marshall said residents 65 and older are eligible and must contact Waste Management to apply). As an example for commercial service, a 3-yard bin collected once per week would increase from $220.66 to $227.25 per month.
Marshall also briefed the council on Proposition 218 rules and the city’s five-year automatic adjustment methodology. Under the method the council approved last year, annual inflationary increases can be applied without a full Proposition 218 citywide mailing and majority protest process so long as an annual CPI increase does not exceed 5% and the formula is limited to five years; if CPI exceeds 5% in any year, staff must hold a Prop 218 mailing and protest process before further increases. Staff said the five-year approach saves the city approximately $60,000 by avoiding citywide mailings in years two through five.
After closing the public hearing (no public speakers), Council member (speaker 4) moved to adopt Resolution 2024-84; Council member Portakis seconded. The council approved the measure 3–0 with two members absent. Mayor Bedard thanked staff for the concise presentation; one council member praised Marshall for finishing the work quickly. The resolution sets the rates for Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025, and requires Waste Management to notify customers at least 30 days before the effective date.
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