Ordinance No. 55-24-39ORDINANCE NO. 55-24-39
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA
INCREASING MONTHLY SANITATION RATES BY 3.7% AND ANNUALLY
THEREAFTER BY THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) COLLECTION
ADJUSTMENT BY AMENDING CHAPTER 16, SOLID WASTE AND
RECYCLING, ARTICLE I, SOLID WASTE DEFINITIONS AND PROCEDURES,
SECTION 16-10 FEES FOR COLLECTION; PROVIDING FOR INTENT;
PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF THE NEW RATES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City bases its sanitation rates on recovering the cost of providing service and
maintaining and utilizing a sanitation enterprise fund reserve (fund balance); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the City's Solid Waste Agreement with Green for Life (GFL)
Environmental, the fees or compensation payable to the Contractor (GFL) may be adjusted upward
annually by an appropriate Consumer Price Index (CPI) Collection Adjustment; and
WHEREAS, Green for Life (GFL) Environmental has notified the City that it will increase the
monthly collection component rate effective October 1, 2024, as a result of the consumer price index (CPI)
adjustment, resulting in a 3.7% overall rate increase to the City; and
WHEREAS, the monthly residential sanitation rate GFL will charge the City effective October 1,
2024, will be $19.82; and
WHEREAS, the City deems it necessary to annually increase rates corresponding to the City's
sanitation collection provider rate increase to enable it to stabilize the sanitation program's operations
while maintaining and utilizing a sufficient sanitation fund reserve; and
WHEREAS, as such, the City deems it necessary to increase the monthly residential sanitation
removal rate to $21.80, a 3.7% increase over the current monthly residential sanitation removal rate of
$21.02; and
WHEREAS, the City further deems it necessary to correspondingly increase monthly commercial
sanitation removal rates as delineated in Section 2 of this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, miscellaneous monthly commercial removal rates not delineated in Section 2 will
remain as established in the June 30, 2021, solid waste agreement between the City of Atlantic Beach and
GFL Environmental.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Intent.
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It is the intent of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida to annually adjust monthly fees for sanitation services
by the appropriate Consumer Price Index (CPI) Collection Adjustment received from GFL Environmental.
SECTION 2. Section 16-10, Article 1, Chapter 16 of the City's Code of Ordinances shall be amended in
its entirety as follows:
All residents, occupants and owners of premises in the city shall have accumulations of solid waste
removed and disposed of by the contractor, and for the service of solid waste removal shall pay the city
the sums as promulgated by ordinance shown below for each type of service.
(1) Residential. Monthly payments shall be computed by multiplying the initial number of residential
units in the service area times twenty one dellafs and two eents ($21.02) twenty-one dollars and
eighty cents ($21.80) per household for garbage, recycling, and yard waste.
a. Any person requesting an additional garbage pick-up each week shall be charged an
additional fee of twenty-one dollars and eighty
cents ($21.80) per month. The day of the additional pick-up shall be set by the contractor,
and a subscription agreement shall be signed with the city which shall require a minimum
of one (1) year of the additional fee.
b. Any person requesting an additional garbage toter (or required to have an additional
garbage toter due to volume of excess trash produced) for their household shall be charged
an additional fee of ten dollars and eighty-four
cents ($10.84) per month and a subscription agreement shall be signed with the city which
shall require a minimum of one (1) year of the additional fee.
(2) Multifamily residential (curbside, all residential services): Monthly payments shall be computed
by multiplying the initial number of residential units in the service area times tweee-dellars
and two eents ($21.02) twenty-one dollars and eighty cents ($21.80) per household for garbage,
recycling and yard waste.
(3) Multifamily (containers emptied by mechanical means): Monthly payments shall be computed by
multiplying the total monthly yardage based on container size by the rate of si del ars and sixt .
eents .60) six dollars and eighty-four cents ($6.84) per cubic yard. For users of two (2) cubic
yard containers, monthly payments shall be computed by multiplying the total monthly
commercial yardage collected by the rate of eight
dollars and twenty-three cents ($8.23) per cubic yard for containerized garbage.
(4) Commercial (curbside, all residential services): Monthly payments shall be computed by
multiplying the number of business units in the service area times twenty one dollars and two eents
($21.02) twenty-four dollars and four cents ($24.04) per business for garbage, yard waste and
recycling.
(5) Commercial (curbside, garbage only, twice a week collection): Monthly payments shall be
computed by multiplying the number of commercial toters times twenty one dollars and two eents
($21.024 -twenty-one dollars and eighty cents ($21.80) for garbage.
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(6) Commercial (containers emptied by mechanical means): Monthly payments shall be computed by
multiplying the total monthly commercial yardage collected by the rate of si dollars rs and sixty
eents ($6.60) seven dollars and five cents ($7.05) per cubic yard for containerized garbage based
on container size. For users of two (2) cubic yard containers, monthly payments shall be computed
by multiplying the total monthly commercial yardage collected by the rate of seven dollar
ifiety f eents ($7.94) eight dollars and twenty-three cents ($8.23) per cubic yard for
containerized garbage.
(7) Commercial (roll -off containers): Monthly payments shall be computed by multiplying the total
number of roll -off pulls by thii►., eight dollars and elven eents ($38.11) thirty-nine dollars and
fifty-two cents ($39.52) per yard (based on container size other than C&D containers). For roll -off
compactors, monthly payments shall be computed by multiplying the total number of roll -off pulls
by twenty dollars and fifty-three cents ($20.53) per yard
multiplied by container size.
(8) VIP compactors (FEL): Monthly payments shall be computed by multiplying the total monthly
commercial yardage collected based on container size by the rate of nineteen dollars and twefl*y-
.e flts ($19.29) twenty dollars and zero cents ($20.00) per cubic yard for compacted
containerized waste.
(9) Special pickups including extra service, excess yard waste and commercial bulk pickups: Special
pickups shall be billed at the rate listed in the schedule of standard charges approved by the city
commission.
(10) [Standardized billing.] For billing standardization purposes, monthly payments will be
calculated assuming four and thirty-three hundredths (4.33) weeks per month.
SECTION 2. Severability. If a Court of competent jurisdiction at any time finds any provision of this
Ordinance to be unlawful, illegal or unenforceable, the offending provision shall be deemed severable and
removed from the remaining provisions of this Ordinance which shall remain in full force and intact.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon final reading and approval.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this 9th day of September, 2024.
PASSED by the City Commission on second and final reading this 230' day of September, 2024.
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Curtis Ford, Mayor
Attest:
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Donna L. Bartle, City Clerk
Approved as to form and correctness:
Jaso abriel, City Attorney
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