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RESOLUTION NO. 8727 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS <br />CONFIRMING SOLID WASTE RATES AND CEASING TRANSFERS OF <br />SOLID WASTE RATE REVENUES TO THE PARIS PROGRAM <br />WHEREAS, the City of Redlands provides solid waste utility service for its residents; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the City last adjusted its rates for solid waste service in September 2024, <br />based on recommendations from R3 Consulting Group, Inc. (R3), regarding the City's costs for <br />this service; and <br />WHEREAS, the rates the City adopted in September 2024 included three cost <br />assumptions relevant to this Resolution: (1) an annual transfer out of the Solid Waste Enterprise <br />Fund to support the City's Pavement Accelerated Repair Implementation Strategy (PARIS), <br />(2) a solid waste vehicle replacement schedule that required vehicles to stay in service beyond <br />normal expectations for their useful lifetimes, and (3) no funding in Fiscal Years 2024-2025 <br />through 2027-2028 to purchase zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) as required by Advanced Clean <br />Fleets regulations from the California Air Resources Board; and <br />WHEREAS, the California Court of Appeal has ordered the City to cease imposing solid <br />waste rates that include a charge to fund the PARIS transfer (Rogers v. City of Redlands, Case <br />No. G063580); and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council intends by this Resolution to fully comply with the Court's <br />order; and <br />WHEREAS, the City engaged R3 again, this time to recommend rate adjustments that <br />both eliminate the PARIS transfer and still recover all valid costs of solid waste utility service, <br />including a reasonable vehicle replacement schedule that includes purchasing ZEVs in the near <br />term; and <br />WHEREAS, R3 provided these recommendations in its "2025 Update to 2024 Solid <br />Waste Financial Plan & Rate Study," dated September 12, 2025 (the 2025 Rate Study Update); <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the 2025 Rate Study Update, which <br />recommends maintaining the City's current solid waste rates to cover costs that exclude the <br />PARIS transfer but include an updated vehicle replacement plan. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF REDLANDS AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into <br />this Resolution by this reference. <br />1 <br />C\Resolutions\Res 8700-8799\8727- Solid Waste Rates and Ceasing Tronsfers.doex-jl <br />