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25 de Noviembre - 2 de Diciembre, 2021 © El Popular 12A www.elpopularnews.com NOTICE OF HEARING AND SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SERVICE CHARGES (GATE FEE AND BIN FEE) FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY On the 4 th day of January, 2022, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., in the Chambers of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern, in the Kern County Administrative Center, located at 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, a Public Hearing will be conducted to consider the enactment of, and hear any objections to, an Ordinance establishing the schedule of the Solid Waste Management Program Service Charges (Gate Fee and Bin Fee) for all non-residential property in Kern County. This Ordinance will establish a schedule of service charges for non-residential property which will be collected as a Gate Fee or a Bin Fee. The Board of Supervisors will also consider a Report filed by the Public Works Department that describes the amount of the proposed service charge for waste delivered to Kern County waste disposal or transfer facilities for further handling. In accordance with this Report, the proposed basic fee for non-residential waste (Gate Fee) will be increased from $45.00 per ton to $65.00 per ton effective July 1, 2022. A transfer fee of $10.00 per ton will be added to the basic fee for non-residential waste delivered to any Transfer Station effective July 1, 2022. For non-residential customers using bin service from a Franchise Garbage Hauler, the Bin Fee will be increased from $2.34 per cubic yard to $3.38 per cubic yard effective July 1, 2022. A transfer fee of $0.52 per cubic yard will be added if the waste is delivered to a Transfer Station effective July 1, 2022. Additionally, the Kern County Board of Supervisors (Board) may approve future rate adjustments in the Gate Fee and Bin Fee based on the fiscal year Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (Series ID: CUURS49ASA0) without a protest hearing for five years. If, in any year, the rate adjustment approved by the Board is lower than the amount resulting from the application of the CPI, the difference may be carried over and applied by the Board to future rate adjustments. In the event the cited index is substantively changed or is no longer published, the Board will select a substantially similar index. Any affected person may submit a written protest. Written protests must be signed by the objecting party, indicate the subject property and be delivered to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the Board of Supervisors may adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify any fee set forth in the Report filed by the Public Works Department or overrule any or all objections, and shall make its determination upon each fee as described in that Report. Since solid waste services using a Franchise Garbage Hauler are mandatory in Universal Collection Areas for non-residential customers, the Bin Fee is subject to a Proposition 218 Section 6 process. Should the owners of a majority of the parcels of non-residential properties located in Universal Collection Areas described in the Report object to the report, the report may not be adopted and the Bin Fee utilized for non-residential property described in the report may not be adopted, however, since this increase in the fee is due to a state mandate, further consideration will be required. The Director of the Public Works Department has considered the environmental impacts of this action and concluded that this action is exempt from further environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15273 and Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8) because it is the establishment of operational rates and charges. Additionally, it has been determined that this action is exempt from further environmental review pursuant Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with a certainty that this action will not have a significant effect on the environment. Complete copies of the proposed Ordinance and the Report filed by the Public Works Department are on file for inspection with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Fifth Floor, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. Alternatively, you may request copies by calling the Public Works Department at (661) 862-8940 or by making a request via email at waste@kerncounty.com. Anyone wishing to present evidence or be heard regarding this matter may appear at the hearing of this matter or any continuation thereof. If you challenge the action taken by the Board of Supervisors on this matter in Court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing. Dated: November 9, 2021 KATHLEEN KRAUSE Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: /s/Theresa M. Derouchie, Deputy Clerk NOTICE OF HEARING AND SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SERVICE CHARGE (LAND USE FEE) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 On the 4 th day of January, 2022, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., in the Chambers of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern, in the Kern County Administrative Center, located at 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, a Public Hearing will be conducted to consider the enactment of, and hear any objections to, an Ordinance establishing the schedule of the Solid Waste Management Program Service Charge (Land Use Fee) for Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 for all residential property in Kern County. This Ordinance will establish a schedule of service charges for residential property which will be collected along with the County's property taxes and will become a lien on the property, if unpaid. The Board of Supervisors will also consider a Report filed by the Public Works Department that designates the use of each parcel of real property in Kern County as either residential with four units or less, residential with five units or more, or non-residential, and describes the amount of the proposed service charge for each parcel of residential real property in Kern County should the proposed Ordinance be enacted and the Report approved. In accordance with this report, the Public Works Department proposes to increase the Solid Waste Management Program Service Charge (Land Use Fee) imposed on residential property on the tax roll for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 over the rates established for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. The charge imposed on a parcel of property used as a single-family residence with one to four residential units per parcel will increase from $105.00 per year per residential unit to $180.00 per year per residential unit. Parcels with multi-family dwellings with five or more residential units will increase from $84.00 per year per residential unit to $144.00 per year per residential unit. Additionally, the Kern County Board of Supervisors (Board) may approve future rate adjustments in the Land Use Fee based on the fiscal year Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (Series ID: CUURS49ASA0) without a protest hearing for five years. If, in any year, the rate adjustment approved by the Board is lower than the amount resulting from the application of the CPI, the difference may be carried over and applied by the Board to future rate adjustments. In the event the cited index is substantively changed or is no longer published, the Board will select a substantially similar index. Any affected person may submit written protests to the report or the enactment of the proposed tax roll billing. Written protests must be signed by the objecting party, indicate the subject property and be delivered to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the Board of Supervisors may adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify any fee set forth in the Report filed by the Public Works Department or overrule any or all objections, and shall make its determination upon each fee as described in that Report. Should the owners of either a majority of the separate parcels of real property or a majority of the separate parcels of residential real property described in the Report object to the report, the report may not be adopted and the fee for residential real property described in the report may not be collected with the County's property taxes, however, since this increase in the fee is due to a state mandate, further consideration will be required. Otherwise, the Board of Supervisors may order the Report filed with the Kern County Auditor- Controller-County Clerk, who will enter the amounts of the fee against the respective parcels of residential real property as they appear on the assessment roll. The Director of the Public Works Department has considered the environmental impacts of this action and concluded that this action is exempt from further environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15273 and Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8) because it is the establishment of operational rates and charges. Additionally, it has been determined that this action is exempt from further environmental review pursuant Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with a certainty that this action will not have a significant effect on the environment. Complete copies of the proposed Ordinance and the Report filed by the Public Works Department are on file for inspection with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Fifth Floor, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California. Alternatively, you may request copies by calling the Public Works Department at (661) 862-8940 or by making a request via email at waste@kerncounty.com. Anyone wishing to present evidence or be heard regarding this matter may appear at the hearing of this matter or any continuation thereof. If you challenge the action taken by the Board of Supervisors on this matter in Court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing. Dated: November 9, 2021 KATHLEEN KRAUSE Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: /s/Theresa M. 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GOLDEN EMPIRE TRANSIT DISTRICT Notice of Public Hearing Program of Projects Re: Fiscal Year 2021-2022; 2022-2023 Federal Financial Assistance Notice is hereby given that Golden Empire Transit District will hold a public hearing if any interested persons so notify the District in writing addressed to Golden Empire Transit District – Program of Projects, 1830 Golden State Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301-1012. The District must receive your request by December 20, 2021 at 12:00pm. If no requests are received, no hearing will be held and the Program of Projects listed below will be considered final. Program of Projects Grantee: Golden Empire Transit District Local Financial Assistance Federal Financial Assistance Total Budget Bakersfield, CA 93301-1012 116-00 11.61.02 Computer Replacement $25,000 $ 20,000 $5,000 for Main & Downtown Facility. KER201805 114-00 11.43.02 Modification to Body Shop $60,000 $48,000 $12,000 For Hydrogen Buses KER210806 114-00 11.43.06 Maintenance Scaffolding $80,000 $64,000 $16,000 For Hydrogen Buses KER210807 116-00 11.61.02 Electronic Dynamic Signs $300,000 $240,000 $60,000 at Various Locations KER210808 113-00 11.31.01 8 New Shades for Bus Stops $80,000 $64,000 $16,000 KER210809 133-00 13.33.20 Hydrogen Fueling Station $3,610,762 $3,048,000 $562,762 KER210810 117-00 11.7A.00 Computer Replacement FY2022-23 $30,000 $24,000 $6,000 For Main & Downtown Facility KER210812 111-00 11.12.04 5 Replacement CNG Para-Transit Buses $625,000 $500,000 $125,000 KER210814 Golden Empire Transit District encourages participation by Disadvantaged Enterprises: however, your business must be certified and listed in the California Uniform Certification Program. If you are interested in certification, please visit our website at www.getbus.org

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