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City of Pleasanton Refuse Collection Rate Setting Manual 3. Interim Year Rate Setting Process In each of the "interim"two(2)years between "base"years, the hauler may request an increase in rates by submitting an Interim Year Rate Application. The scope and content of the Interim Year Rate Application is more limited than a base year request. PGS is not obligated to request an increase in rates and can instead request to leave rates unchanged. In each interim year, the franchise hauler must complete the top portion of the Interim Year Rate Application, indicating whether or not the franchise hauler is requesting a rate change for that interim year. During interim years, the hauler is entitled to an increase in rates based upon three indices: (1) Projected changes in labor costs, (2) Projected changes in landfill disposal costs, and (3)The annual percentage change in the most recent actual, not forecasted, change in the Consumer Price Index,All Urban Consumers, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, (1982- 84=100, series CUURA422SA0)("San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CPI") applied to costs other than labor and disposal costs. The City and PGS shall use the percentage change in the CPI for the prior June to June twelve-month period.' Interim year rate adjustments will not generate a negative rate adjustment. The timing of the interim year process is shown in Figure 3-1. The schedule begins with submission of the Interim Year Rate Application on or before August 31st. The process targets a rate change implementation date of January 1st of the interim year. Figure 3-1 Timing of Interim Year Process tt?i7 ' atfp D=s. i jf:.rj Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Doc. 1 Prepare and Submit Rate Application 2 Prepare Draft Report and Final Report 3 Prepare Public Notification of Rate Hearing 4 Seek Approval from City Council 5 Implement New Rates This section describes each of the five (5) steps of the interim year rate setting process. Each step includes an overview of the step and a detailed description of the tasks required to complete the step. The section includes five (5) subsections: Step I—Prepare and Submit Rate Application Step 2—Prepare Draft Report and Final Report Step 3—Prepare Public Notification of Rate Hearing Step 4—Seek Approval from City Council Step 5--Implement New Rates. 'This June to June CPI data will be available at the time PGS submits the Interim Year Application(i.e.,by August 31"). Final Draft Page 26