Below is the approved agreement, which will be in effect on January 1, 2023.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF ROGERS’ FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH LAKESHORE RECYCLING SYSTEMS, LLC; TO APPROVE A FEE INCREASE FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL THAT IS PROPORTIONAL TO COST INCREASES; PROVIDING FOR THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC has requested an increase in the fees for collection of residential garbage to account for a significant increase in operating costs;
WHEREAS, Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC relies in part on a 5.8 percent increase in costs for the period October 2021 to October 2022 as set forth in the U.S. All Urban Consumers Indexes (CPI-U) for Transportation Garbage Collections published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Statistics; and
WHEREAS, the proposed increases in rates are proportional to the increase in costs and consistent with the requirements of law and the provisions of the original franchise agreement designed to protect consumers against undue and excessive rate increases, and are as follows:
SERVICE CURRENT PROPOSED DIFFERENCE
Curbside Garbage (96 Gallon Cart) $ 14.41 $ 15.25 $ 0.84
Curbside Recycle (64 Gallon Cart) $ 4.46 $ 4.72 $ 0.26
Total Monthly Service $ 18.87 $ 19.97 $ 1.10
LOW VOLUME SERVICE CURRENT PROPOSED DIFFERENCE
Curbside Garbage (64 Gallon Cart) $ 13.90 $ 14.71 $ 0.81
Curbside Recycle (64 Gallon Cart) $ 4.46 $ 4.72 $ 0.26
Total Monthly Service $ 18.36 $ 19.43 $ 1.07
WHEREAS, Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC is seeking a Convenience Center rate increase due to the increase in CPI-U. The Convenience Center rate increase is as follows:
CURRENT PROPOSED DIFFERENCE
Residential Carload $7.46 $7.89 $ 0.43
Residential Truck load $12.63 $13.36 $ 0.73
Residential Large Truck load $17.79 $18.82 $ 1.03
Price per Cubic Yard $12.63 $13.36 $ 0.73
Minimum Dump Fee $57.40 $60.73 $ 3.33
Trash Bag $2.41 $2.55 $ 0.14
Yard Waste Bag Purchase $2.30 $2.43 $ 0.13
Read the full ordinance here.