City Council

(3) 19-0170-S1 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the status of all recycLA contracts and the recycLA Service Providers' (RSPs) compliance with contract objectives and performance requirements, and related matters. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Krekorian - Yaroslavsky - Blumenfield): INSTRUCT the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) to report within 60 days on the status of all recycLA contracts and the RSPs compliance with contract objectives and performance requirements. The report should include, at minimum, rates charged versus maximum allowed rates, application of additional fees charged, recycling and organic diversion targets achieved, standing labor peace agreements, facility certification, food rescue and diversion, quality of service (miscollections), and clean (including Electric Vehicle) truck deployment. DIRECT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with assistance from the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to report on alternative franchise hauling structures that are designed to increase competition, maximize efficiency, ensure labor peace for undisrupted service, stabilize rates, ensure customer protection, and accomplish waste diversion goals consistent with the City's zero waste objectives and state law. This report should include recommendations for additional resources needed to further refine analysis of franchise models before potentially procuring a new contract, and a recommended timeline and summary of the steps required to terminate and replace the franchise agreements should the City Council decide to do so. DIRECT the BOS to report within 60 days on the feasibility of directly providing service to one, multiple, or all zones currently served by RSPs in order to ensure that waste diversion, recycling, and organic collection objectives are met. This report should include potential cost, staffing, facility, and equipment estimates. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.