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The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1.  The Council finds:

1. In 1991, the Council granted residential solid waste, recycling, and yard debris collection franchises to introduce service and set standards and rates to encourage increased recovery of recyclable material from the waste stream (Ord. No. 164701).

2. In 2018, the Council renewed the residential franchise system for a 12-year term (Ord. No. 189242).

3. Section 9 of the residential franchise requires the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) to conduct an annual rate review to determine the rate franchisees may charge their residential customers for collection services.

4. BPS staff reviewed the rates during the spring of 2022, based on costs and management operations data. The review showed that the monthly rate for the most common service level – the 35-gallon garbage roll cart collected every two weeks – should increase $0.35 due to increases in regional tipping fees, fuel prices, wages, and general inflation.

5. BPS staff recommend Council approve the proposed amendments to the residential rate schedule, set forth in Exhibit A.

6. Under Portland City Code Chapter 17.102, the City issues permits to commercial garbage and recycling collection companies.  Commercial permittees are charged an assessment on each ton of garbage collected from commercial accounts. Funds generated by the fee are used to manage the commercial garbage and recycling program, including public place trash collection. 

7. The costs of managing the commercial garbage and recycling program are rising as the City aims to achieve greater recovery of materials, expand public place trash collection citywide, and enhance waste collection systems for businesses and residents of multifamily properties while addressing racial equity. To align program costs and revenue, BPS staff recommend Council increase the commercial tonnage fee by $2.00 per ton from $12.60 to $14.60.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. Portland City Code Chapter 17.102 is amended by deleting the old Figure 6 and replacing it with the Figure 6 contained in Exhibit A.
2. Portland City Code Section 17.102.250 Commercial Tonnage Fee is amended as follows:
   Commercial Permittees shall, when invoiced quarterly by the Director, pay a tonnage fee to the City. Fees shall be assessed up to $12.60$14.60 per ton of commercial Solid Waste collected within the City and deposited in disposal facilities authorized by Metro. Payments shall be made within 30 days of the date of the invoice. Interest shall accrue at 1 percent per month on balances which remain unpaid as of 30 days after the date of invoice, compounded daily from the due date.
3. The amendments are effective on and after July 1, 2022.