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Uploaded: Thursday, October 4, 2012, 7:41 AM
Updated: Sunday, October 7, 2012, 4:36 PM
Pleasanton Council OKs county waste collection plan, nixes final housing settlement
2-2 vote fails to adopt measure that would end state confrontation
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by Jeb Bing
Pleasanton Weekly Staff
With only four City Council members at their meeting Tuesday and with Mayor Jennifer Hosterman traveling, a measure giving more authority to a waste management agency passed 4-0 but a housing element amendment failed to gain approval with a split 2-2 vote.
A resolution approving the General Plan would have brought to a close two years of costly legal issues involving the state and an affordable housing coalition. It will be brought back to the council at its Oct. 16 meeting after City Manager Nelson Fialho makes another effort as requested by Council members Matt Sullivan and Cindy McGovern to get the state Housing and Community Development (HCD) authority to relax its rules on controlling Pleasanton development issues.
Sullivan also said he couldn't support moving forward on a plan negotiated for more than a year without alerting the community to the impact of the amendment. At the Oct. 16 meeting, he wants city staff to make a PowerPoint presentation that explains the state's insistence on reviewing local growth management constraints.
The waste management resolution proved to be easier for the council, with only two people in the chambers, to handle. It follows the council's approval earlier of Alameda County's decision to ban stores from using plastic bags and to start charging for paper bags.
At the time, the council delayed "opting-in" to the county's comprehensive recycling mandate affecting commercial waste placed in dumpsters, a plan that basically requires large users to follow the recycling plan now in force in Pleasanton for residential customers.
The council postponed adopting the broader waste management plan because Pleasanton Garbage Service, which handles garbage disposal in Pleasanton, was developing an action plan to recycle all wastes.
That study is still under way and the council decided Tuesday to move forward in joining with all other cities in the county to start implementing full recycling through county-run Stopwaste, the agency in charge of the county program.
Steve Bocian, assistant city manager, said the new plan that involves Pleasanton Garbage Service will likely raise garbage service rates for residential and business service.Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by b, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 5, 2012 at 8:01 am Pleasanton Garbage Service already has the highest residential garbage rates in the Bay Area! Why do these crooks get to steal more from us?
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Posted by liberalism is a disease, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Oct 5, 2012 at 8:43 am
liberalism is a disease is a member (registered user) of PleasantonWeekly.com The rates are most likely higher because of added cost of the multiple pick ups that have to be coordinated for the various cans that are required. At least 3 different cans to collect, three different truck routes, 3 times the union garbage drivers. That's the cost we incur to help our local politicians feel good about themselves, since they are single handedly saving the earth.
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Posted by Steve, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood, on Oct 5, 2012 at 8:56 am I've always been confused why Pleasanton didn't recycle plastic bags and foam trays. Glad it's coming.
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Posted by b, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 5, 2012 at 8:58 am In fact, Pleasanton was one of the last cities in the Bay Area to adopt the multi-can approach. We simply pay far more than other cities, for the exact same service.
Other cities use this fine capitalist concept of competitive bidding. Garbage service is put out to bid periodically, and the company with the best prices and service offering wins. Here in Pleasanton, PGS has a protected monopoly, so there is no competitive bidding. The council simply rubber stamps their rate increases every few years.
I'd expect you fine capitalists and patriots would be all over a socialist mess like that.
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Posted by Chemist, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Oct 5, 2012 at 9:49 am To b ...
Don't know whether you noticed, but we have so many socialist messes to clean up right now that we capitalists and patriots are overwhelmed. The PGS monopoly is way down the mess priority list - well below our healthcare, our post office, the Injustice Dept, the State Dept, ... oh, let's be honest, the entire bloated, socialist, and virtually useless federal and state governments.
Chemist
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Posted by Rupert, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 8, 2012 at 8:28 am How does PGS get this sweetheart deal? Assumedly by bribing the City Council. Wouln't you like to know what the union-slug garbagemen get for salaries and pensions? If you want this unions vacuuming out your wallet stuff to stop, don't vote for Cook-Callio for Mayor. She is a union-loving union slug.
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Posted by Citizen, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 8, 2012 at 9:15 am Aaww, Come on !! Even Mitt's garbage collector can't get a hug ! Give 'em a break !! NOT !!
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Posted by don, a resident of the Jensen Tract neighborhood, on Oct 9, 2012 at 6:42 am did you know that in livermore,san ramon and dublin that 3 times a year you get free garbage pick up up to 3 cu yards. free oil and oil filter pick up at a lower garbage bill.
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