SCVNews.com | May 27: City Council to Consider Request to Increase Garbage Fees

The Santa Clarita City Council will meet in open session on Tuesday, May 27, at City Hall to consider a request from Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc. to adjust residential garbage pickup rates by 14 to 25 percent.

Due to the closure of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill, Burrtec Waste Industries Inc. must transport waste to a disposal facility in Sun Valley. As a result of the increased disposal and operating costs, Burrtec has requested an extraordinary rate adjustment to cover the additional expenses.

When delivering waste to Chiquita, Burrtec was required to pay $37.50 per ton for disposal. The disposal cost at each of the alternative sites was over $90 per ton. The new fees reflect a 162 percent increase compared to the previous fees at Chiquita. The city’s consultant was able to verify that Burrtec’s representation of the increase in fees is consistent with current regional market conditions.

Burrtec is also proposing to revise its residential collection system to reduce wait times and mitigate traffic impacts. To ensure that each route has sufficient capacity to collect all the garbage set out for collection in one load, Burrtec is proposing to reduce the number of accounts assigned to each route by approximately nine percent, requiring the creation of additional routes.

Burrtec’s Request includes a provision to recover the operational and disposal costs associated with disposal to Sun Valley that occurred prior to the requested July 1, 2025, rate adjustment. Burrtec proposes to recover these costs over the remaining 96 months of the agreement.

The total rate increases for standard residential service bundles, extra garbage carts and select commercial services are provided below.

Proposed Rate Increases

If approved, residential customers will see rate increases between 14 to 25 percent, and commercial customers will see increases between 6 to 25 percent based on container size and frequency. With the proposed rate, the city’s rate for a standard 96-gallon bundle would remain lower than the Los Angeles County Unincorporated rate and lower than many of the benchmark cities surveyed including Simi Valley, Palmdale and Burbank, among others.

The city council will also conduct a public hearing regarding requested amendments to the MetroWalk Specific Plan. The applicant, BluMax Santa Clarita, LLC, is requesting amendments to the MetroWalk Specific Plan to expand the housing types allowed within the Specific Plan area, reduce setbacks between units, eliminate planning areas, adjust timing for the construction of the affordable senior units and allow the option to pay an in-lieu fee rather than construct the affordable senior apartments required by the Specific Plan.

Additional public hearsings:

Public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Operating Buget and Capital Improvment Program.

Public hearing on council consideration for Fiscal Year 2025-26 city staff recommendations on development-related fees and charges.

Public hearing regarding the approval of the 2025-26 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnerships Act Program.

The regular public meeting of the council will be held at 6 p.m. on the first floor of City Hall in the City Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355.

View the full meeting agenda below:

City Council
Regular Meeting
5/27/2025 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers

23920 Valencia Blvd. 1st Floor Santa Clarita, CA 91355

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Agenda

Agenda Packet

Joint Meeting with
	Board of Library Trustees
	Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency
	Hereinafter the titles Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Councilmember, City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk may be used also to indicate Mayor/Chair/President, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice-Chair/Vice President, City Manager/Executive Director, City Attorney/Counsel, and City Clerk/Secretary
Invocation
	McLean
Call to Order
Roll Call
	Roll Call
Flag Salute
Executive Meeting
Awards and Recognitions
	Youth In Government Recognition
	Valencia High School Varsity and Junior Varsity Color Guard Recognition
	The Master’s University Volleyball Team National Championship
Presentation
	Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District Update
	Presentation from Rande Gallant, Ecologist for the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District.
Public Participation
Staff Comments
Committee Reports/Councilmember Comments
Public Hearings
1.	FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
	The proposed Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget was discussed with the City Council along with the Planning Commission; the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission; and the Arts Commission on April 29, 2025. In addition, on May 20, 2025, the Planning Commission made a finding by minute action that the Draft Fiscal Year 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program is consistent with the City of Santa Clarita’s General Plan. The requirements outlined in Assembly Bill 2561 are met within the proposed budget.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	Notice of Public Hearing
	b.	Draft Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
2.	ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF FEES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE FEE SCHEDULE
	Council consideration for Fiscal Year 2025-26 staff recommendations on development-related fees and charges, to be increased by the December year-end Consumer Price Index for the urban consumers of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area. The percentage increase, as reported by the United States Department of Labor, is 3.42 percent.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	Notice of Public Hearing
	b.	Resolution
3.	2025-26 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
	Public Hearing regarding the approval of the 2025-26 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnerships Act Program.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	2025-26 City of Santa Clarita Community Block Grant Public Hearing Notice
	b.	2025-26 Funding Recommendations
	c.	2025-26 Not Recommended for CDBG Funding
	d.	2025-26 Annual Action Plan Draft (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
4.	METROWALK SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT (MASTER CASE 24-230)
	Public Hearing regarding the applicant, BluMax Santa Clarita, LLC, requesting amendments to the MetroWalk Specific Plan.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	Public Hearing Notice
	b.	Ordinance
	c.	Aerial and Zoning Map
	d.	Notice of Determination
	e.	Planning Commission Agenda Item (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
	f.	MetroWalk Draft SPA (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
New Business
5.	SOLID WASTE FRANCHISE EXTRAORDINARY RATE ADJUSTMENT
	Council consideration that due to the closure of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill, Burrtec Waste Industries Inc., (Burrtec) must transport waste to a disposal facility in Sun Valley. As a result of the increased disposal and operating costs, Burrtec has requested an extraordinary rate adjustment to cover these additional expenses.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	Resolution – Second Amendment
	b.	Burrtec Extraordinary Rate Request
	c.	Tesoro Annexed Area Cont. Rights Request
	d.	Franchise Agreement Redline Copy (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
Consent Calendar
6.	Minutes of May 13, 2025 5:15 PM
7.	Minutes of May 13, 2025 6:00 PM
8.	CHECK REGISTER NO. 11
	Check Register No. 11 for Period 04/18/25 through 05/01/25 and 05/08/25. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 04/21/25 through 05/02/25.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	Memo – Check Register No. 11
	b.	Check Register No. 11 (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
9.	RESOLUTIONS INITIATING THE ANNUAL LEVY OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
	The item considers this procedural matter required by state law and orders, approves, and sets the public hearing for the annual levy of the Landscape and Lighting District, Drainage Benefit Assessment Areas, Golden Valley Ranch Open Space Maintenance District, and the Tourism Marketing District.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	FY 2025-26 LLD Intent Resolution
	b.	FY 2025-26 DBAA Intent Resolution
	c.	FY 2025-26 GVROSMD Intent Resolution
	d.	FY 2025-26 TMD Intent Resolution
	e.	FY 2025-26 Recommended LMD Rate Table
	f.	FY 2025-26 LLD Engineer’s Report (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
	g.	FY 2025-26 DBAA Engineer’s Report (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
	h.	FY 2025-26 GVROSMD Engineer’s Report (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
	i.	FY 2025-26 TMD Annual Report (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
10.	FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 ANNUAL LEVY FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION DISTRICT
	Consideration and adoption of resolutions associated with the annual process of ordering, approving, and setting the public hearing on the annual levy of the Open Space Preservation District as required by the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	FY 2025-26 OSPD Intent Resolution
	b.	FY 2025-26 OSPD Engineer’s Report (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
11.	CONTRACT WITH INNOVATIVE INTERFACES, INCORPORATED, FOR POLARIS INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM
	Council consideration for the adoption of new five-year contract with Innovative Interfaces, Inc., for Polaris Integrated Library System.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
12.	2025 MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATES – SECOND READING
	City Council consideration in adopting the proposed amendments to the City of Santa Clarita’s Unified Development Code to address state legislation and other recommended changes.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	Notice of Exemption
	b.	Ordinance
13.	CONTRACT WITH GILLIG CORPORATION FOR THE MANUFACTURING AND DELIVERY OF TWO CNG BUSES
	City Council consider awarding a contract to Gillig Corporation for the manufacturing and delivery of two 29-foot Compressed Natural Gas buses.
		City Council Agenda Item Agenda Report
	a.	Price Sheet
	b.	Gillig RFP Proposal (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)
Public Participation II
Staff Comments
Adjournment
	In memory of Dr. X.X. Skip Newhall
Future Meetings