A. The city council may award one or more franchises, contracts and/or permits for refuse collection from commercial properties (including industrial, governmental, institutional, mobilehome parks and all other nonresidential). Such franchise, contract or permit shall be granted by the city council by resolution, upon a determination that the public convenience and necessity are served by the award of the franchise, contract or permit.
B. The franchise, contract or permit shall be granted on such terms and conditions as the city council shall establish in its sole discretion. At a minimum, the franchise, contract or permit shall provide as follows:
1. Commercial collection rates set according to different classes of commercial rates, based on volume, frequency of collection, and waste stream composition.
2. A franchise fee to be paid to the city for commercial franchises as a percentage of operator receipts. The percentage shall be adopted by the city council by resolution.
3. The franchisees shall be required to cooperate with city in solid waste generation studies, waste stream audits, and implementing measures to achieve the city’s source reduction, recycling, and waste stream diversion goals mandated by the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989. (Ord. 119 § 2, 1993)