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[Contract] Residential Dump Coupon Acceptance with the County of Sacramento at the North Area Recovery Station
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00787
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute an agreement with the County of Sacramento to accept the City’s residential dump coupon beginning July 1, 2026, at the North Area Recovery Station for a four-year term for a not-to-exceed amount of $800,000.
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Contact
Contact: Adam Roitman, Program Specialist, (916) 808-3508, aroitman@cityofsacramento.org; John Febbo, Integrated Waste General Manager, (916) 808-4949, jfebbo@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Public Works
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Agreement: Residential Dump Coupon Acceptance with the County of Sacramento at the North Area Recovery Station
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The Department of Public Works, Recycling and Solid Waste Division (RSW), provides all City residential solid waste customers, approximately 135,000, with a dump coupon voucher in June of each year, included in the annual service guide, that allows customers to take a five cubic yard load of material to the Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station (SRTS) at no cost. SRTS is located on Fruitridge Road in South Sacramento and may not be convenient for all City residential solid waste customers.
RSW has been working with the County of Sacramento to expand the acceptance of the dump coupon voucher program at the North Area Recovery Station (NARS) in North Highlands, located on Roseville Road. This agreement will give City solid waste customers the option to take a five cubic yard load to either SRTS or NARS at no cost to the customer starting July 1, 2026. In Fiscal Year (FY)2024/25, SRTS accepted approximately 10,000 dump coupons at its facility. Acceptable material includes yard waste, appliances, e-waste, bulky items that do not fit in the curbside waste container, such as furniture/mattresses, and unmounted tires/car rims. Depending on the material brought to NARS, it will be placed in the proper location for processing according to state law, where it will be recycled, reused, or ultimately transferred to the Kiefer Landfill for disposal.
This requested action would authorize approval to execute the agreement with the County of Sacramento to allow City customers to use dump coupons at the North Area Recovery Station, and outlines the compensation procedures. The agreement identifies anticipated reimbursements by the City to the County in the amount of $200,000 per fiscal year, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $800,000.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Pursuant to Sacramento City Code section 3.56.090, any agreement that is more than $250,000 requires City Council approval.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): No environmental review is necessary because the recommendations in this report involve an administrative activity and are not considered to be a project in accordance with Section 15378(b)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines.
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Providing additional disposal options for City solid waste customers ensures material is properly recycled or diverted from the landfill when taken to a location where it can be processed.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: None.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: The City currently offers one location where City solid waste customers can bring excess material at no charge, in addition to two free household junk appointments each year. Expanding the dump coupon program to include NARS provides convenient access for City solid waste customers residing in the north area of the city to dispose of material that is not collected during weekly containerized service. By increasing the number of accessible, no-cost disposal options, the City strengthens its ability to divert materials away from streets, alleys, open spaces, and waterways-areas that are commonly impacted by illegal dumping. This expansion not only increases convenience for residents but also adds an additional service to the community by offering more flexible and accessible disposal options. Providing convenient access to disposal services that are already paid for through monthly solid waste service rates directly reduces the incentive for individuals to illegally abandon waste, which in turn minimizes public health and safety risks, neighborhood blight, and negative environmental impacts. This proactive approach decreases the likelihood of waste being dumped in the public right-of-way or on private or public property, thereby reducing the additional labor, equipment, enforcement, and disposal costs the City must absorb when responding to illegal dumping incidents.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: County of Sacramento staff at NARS will collect the original dump coupon when a City solid waste customer brings a load to NARS. The cost of the load will be billed to RSW according to the County’s approved rate and fee schedule.
It is anticipated that more dump coupons will be redeemed by City solid waste customers when NARS is added to the list of available locations where dump coupons can be used. The estimated annual payment amounts for this agreement is $200,000 per fiscal year, for a total agreement not-to-exceed amount of $800,000. Sufficient funding exists in the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Department of Public Works, Recycling and Solid Waste Division Operating Budget (Solid Waste Fund, Fund 6007) to execute the agreement. Funding for future years is subject to the availability of funding in the adopted budget of the applicable fiscal year.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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