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Home My WebLink About4687-04/19/2004 a , INDEX ii, BLACK HAWK COUNTY,IOWA:ss FEE BOOK# 20 0 4 33845 PROOF FILED FOR RECORD MAY 19 , 2004 ,AT 3:00 P.M. FEE 1-15.00/ - 5.00/ 00) COMPARED 6i=d;0,1 — - — BLACK HAWK COUNTY RECORDER CITY OF WATERLOO ATTN NANCY ECKERT This Ordinance prepared by Nancy Eckert, City Clerk, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa. ORDINANCE NO. 4687 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2001 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, BY REPEALING PARAGRAPH A, FEES ESTABLISHED, OF SECTION 4-3-6, FEES FOR SERVICE, OF CHAPTER 3 , SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL, OF TITLE 4 , PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY; AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW PARAGRAPH A, FEES ESTABLISHED, OF SECTION 4-3-6, FEES FOR SERVICE, OF CHAPTER 3 , SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL, OF TITLE 4, PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA: That Paragraph A, Fees Established, of Section 4-3-6, Fees For Service, of Chapter 3 , Solid Waste Collection and Disposal, of Title 4 , Public Health & Safety of the 2001 Code of Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby repealed in its entirety; that a new Paragraph A, Fees Established, of Section 4- 3-6, Fees For Service, of Chapter 3 , Solid Waste Collection and Disposal, of Title 4 , Public Health & Safety, of the 2001 Code of Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby enacted in lieu thereof as follows : 4-3-6 : FEES FOR SERVICE : A. Fees Established: The expense of garbage and refuse collection and disposal and related solid waste services as determined by the city council shall become a charge against the owner or occupant of every dwelling unit to whom service is made available : The amount of the fee for this service shall be two (2) parts . 1 . The first shall be for a fixed sum per month which shall be charged to all dwelling units and shall entitle each dwelling unit to dispose of. one standard garbage container per week on an automated garbage route as follows : Container Size Cost/Month 32 gallon cart $ 9 . 00 65 gallon cart $10 . 50 95 gallon cart $15 . 50 A fee shall be charged for one additional thirty (30) gallon plastic bag placed upon the lid of the garbage cart per week. The fee shall be collected by requiring the purchase of a tag that must be affixed to the plastic bag placed out for disposal . The fee or charge for this tag shall be one dollar ($1 . 00) . 2 . The second part consists of a fixed sum per month which shall be charged to each participating dwelling unit and shall entitle each aforementioned dwelling unit to dispose of a Ordinance No. 4687 Page 2 standard 95 gallon container/cart of either recyclable refuse or yard waste, depending upon the scheduled collection for a particular week. The fee shall be for a fixed sum per month which shall be charged to all dwelling units as follows : Basic Service Fee - $3 . 00 per month Expanded Service Fee - $6 . 10 per month A. Basic Service - The basic voluntary curbside automated yardwaste/recycling service consists of two (2) services : a. Recyclable Collection - Recyclables shall be collected thirteen (13) weeks per year, one (1) week each month except December when there will be two collections with one collection between Christmas and New Year' s Day to accommodate accumulated packing materials . b. Yardwaste Collection - Yardwaste shall be collected from mid-April through November each year. The basic service shall collect yardwaste from mid-April through May all weeks but those weeks scheduled for recyclables, one week each month June through September as scheduled, and every week but scheduled recyclable weeks for October and November. There is no yardwaste collection December through March. Schedules shall be mailed to voluntary subscribers each December for the next year' s service . B. Expanded Voluntary Curbside Automated Yardwaste Recyclable Service - This service is the same scheduled collection as the basic program except that all other weeks during June, July, August and September, other than recyclable weeks, yardwaste shall be collected. 3 . Bulk Item Collection Services : Large, bulky refuse items, such as tires, appliances, furniture, bedding, etc . , can be scheduled for city collection at curbside on a specific work order form available at the Waste Management Services Department . No yardwaste, hazardous waste or garbage shall be collected. The fee or charge for this service is ten dollars ($10 . 00) per scheduled collection up to ten (10) listed items . Special environmentally restricted waste bulk items : refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, tires, etc . must be disposed of by the city at a state licensed decertification business or a licensed tire recycling business . Tags must be purchased from the city for those items to be picked up by the city. Ordinance No. 4687 Page 3 The fee schedule for restricted items is as follows : Air Conditioner $12 . 00 Dehumidifier $12 . 00 Freezer $12 . 00 Refrigerator $12 . 00 Clothes Dryer $ 4 . 00 Clothes Washer $ 4 . 00 Dishwasher $ 4 . 00 Kitchen Range $ 4 . 00 Oven/Stove $ 4 . 00 Microwave Oven $ 4 . 00 Furnace $ 4 . 00 Thermostat $ 4 . 00 Water Heater $ 4 . 00 Automobile Tire/Pickup Truck $ 3 . 00 - 1 Tag Large Truck, Semi Tractor Tire $ 6 . 00 - 2 Tags Bicycle, Motorcycle, ATV & Riding Lawn Mower Tire $ 3 . 00 - 1 Tag up to 2 Tires INTRODUCED: April 19, 2004 PASSED 1ST CONSIDERATION: April 19, 2004 PASSED 2ND CONSIDERATION: April 19, 2004 PASSED 3RD CONSIDERATION: April 19, 2004 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 19th day of April, 2004, and approved by the Mayor on the 21st day of April, 2004 . /fv Tim Hurley, Ma r ATTEST: Nancy Eckert City Clerk CERTIFICATE I , Nancy Eckert, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, do hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete copy of Ordinance No. 4687, as passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 19th day of April, 2004 . Witness my hand and seal of office this 21st day of April, 2004 . SEAL Nancy Ecker City Clerk