TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, Interim City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
Anna Luke-Jones, Public Works Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Review of Current Services and Consideration of Future Services to be Included in the City's Upcoming Solid Waste Request for Proposals (RFP); and Consideration of Appointing Two Councilmembers to a Solid Waste Services Review Ad Hoc Subcommittee (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council:
a) Review the current waste hauling services offered and provide direction on which services should be included in the City's next Solid Waste Request for Proposals (RFP); and
b) Consider appointing two Councilmembers to an Ad Hoc Subcommittee to help facilitate the Solid Waste RFP development, selection and negotiation process.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The fiscal implications associated with securing new solid waste hauling services are currently unknown and will depend on the bids received for the suite of solid waste services requested in the next solid waste Request for Proposal (RFP) process.
BACKGROUND:
The City's current seven-year solid waste Franchise Agreement with Waste Management (WM), which began on June 1, 2011, expires on June 30, 2018, and it includes a 24-month extension of services at the City's discretion. The Agreement (Attachment 1) provides service to both residential and commercial parcels within the entire City. The following summaries highlight the steps that have been taken to-date to secure a new solid waste franchise agreement, as well as past and recent legislation applicable to trash collection, recycling and diversion from landfills.
New Franchise Agreement Process Begins
On July 18, 2017, City Council directed staff to begin preparing for a new Franchise Agreement, which ...
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