City Council

4. Proposition 218 Majority Protest Public Hearing for Proposed Solid Waste and Recycling Rate Adjustments Recommended Action for the City Council: — 1. Open the Proposition 218 Majority Protest Public Hearing regarding the proposed residential and commercial solid waste and recycling service rate adjustments; — 2. Receive public testimony and accept any written protests submitted prior to the close of the public hearing; — 3. Close the public hearing and direct the City Clerk to tabulate all valid written protests to determine whether a majority protest exists pursuant to Proposition 218 (California Constitution, Article XIII D, Section 6); — 4. If a majority protest exists, determine that the proposed rates have not been approved and direct staff to take no further action regarding the proposed rate adjustments; or — 5. If a majority protest does not exist, adopt the following resolution entitled, "A RESOLUTION OF THE WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICE RATES FOLLOWING A PROPOSITION 218 MAJORITY PROTEST HEARING."