Corona Municipal Code Art. III State Agency Collector

(A) Compliance with applicable law. Each state agency collector shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations concerning the collection, transportation, and disposal or diversion of solid waste, and shall divert from landfills all materials collected to the greatest extent feasible. Each state agency collector shall transport and deliver all recyclable materials collected within the city to an authorized processing facility and all organic waste collected within the city to an authorized organic waste facility. Any facility to which a state agency collector takes collected materials must possess all required licenses, permits, and approvals required to operate and accept materials.

(B) No spillage. No state agency collector shall litter or cause any spillage to occur within the city limits, upon any roadway, right-of-way or on the premises where the collections occur. During hauling, all solid waste shall be contained, tied or enclosed so that leaking, spilling and blowing is prevented. In the event of any spillage or leakage by a state agency collector, the state agency collector shall immediately clean up all spills and leaks. Upon receiving notification of a leak, the state agency collector shall dispatch a cleanup crew to perform cleanup operations according to guidelines established by the NPDES and the Clean Water Act. All vehicles placed into service in the city by a state agency collector shall meet all applicable emissions requirements, including, but not limited to, those established by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

(Ord. 3338 § 4 (part), 2021)

(A) Franchise fee. Each state agency collector shall pay to the city a franchise fee equal to 11% of the state agency collector's gross revenues from providing solid waste collection and all other collection and disposal services to any premises located within the city that are owned or operated by a state agency. Fees paid by a state agency collector shall be payable to the city no later than 45 days after the close of each quarter of the calendar year. Each state agency collector shall prepare a statement reporting its gross revenues for services provided to each state agency within the city, and shall submit such statement concurrently with the remittance of the franchise fee payable pursuant to this subsection. Fees imposed pursuant to this section and not timely paid by a state agency collector shall bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum prorated to each day of delinquency.

(B) AB 939 fee. The city may direct a state agency collector to collect from customers and remit to the city a fee, in an amount established by resolution of the City Council, to offset the city's costs in administering programs to encourage recycling and diversion and compliance with AB 939 (the "AB 939 fee"). The city may adjust the AB 939 fee as necessary to reflect changes in city's costs by following any statutory procedures required for the adoption or amendment of the AB 939 fee, and by providing written notice to each state agency collector of the revised fee amount. The AB 939 fee shall not be included in the state agency collector's gross revenues for purposes of calculating the franchise fee payable pursuant to subsection (B) of this section.

(Ord. 3338 § 4 (part), 2021)

(A) Quarterly reports. Each state agency collector shall submit quarterly solid waste diversion summary reports to the city. Each diversion summary report shall show the tonnage of solid waste collected within the city and the different types of recyclable and organic material collected within the city, and provide a comparison between the refuse and recyclable materials to produce a quarterly diversion percentage. Each state agency collector shall report the amount of tons delivered to disposal facilities, processing facilities or composting facilities.

(B) Annual reports. No later than February 15 of each year, each state agency collector shall submit to the city a written annual report summarizing the information contained in the quarterly reports and containing additional information including, but not limited to, a statement of revenue derived from services provided to customers in the city, setting forth quarterly franchise fees, and the basis for the calculation, certified by an officer of the state agency collector.

(C) Upon request. Each state agency collector shall cooperate fully with the city's AB 939 reporting requirements by providing the city with requested information concerning diversion and disposal rates and practices within 15 days of the city's request. Each state agency collector shall incorporate into the reports required by this section any additional information requested by city and any new reporting information required by applicable law or regulation.

(Ord. 3338 § 4 (part), 2021)