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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-01-16 - AGENDA REPORTS - CONCEPTUAL REFUSE (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: George Caravalho, City ManagerGk//l� DATE: January 16, 1991 / SUBJECT: CONCEPTUAL REFUSE/RECYCLING FRANCHISE AGREEMENT The City Council, at their regular meeting of September 25, 1990, adopted Resolution 90-180. This Resolution directed staff to negotiate a residential refuse/recycling franchise agreement with the City's existing residential disposal companies: Atlas, Blue Barrel and Santa Clarita. The basic benefits of a franchise are as follows: • Uniform collection of refuse and no duplication of service on the same streets. • Uniform collection of recyclable.materials which is essential to meet the goals of AB 939. • City Council has control of service level and cost of services. • Additional benefits to residents, in our case: curbside recycling, AB 939 waste sort, Christmas tree and telephone book recycling programs, spring clean up. • Residents with service complaints could go to the City and request the City to investigate on their behalf. • Franchise fee, in our case 10% gross revenues, which will go toward road maintenance resulting from the heavy refuse trucks and for household hazardous materials roundup. The conceptual draft franchise agreement represents the product of efforts between the City and the haulers to develop the best package for a progressive solid waste agreement/program. The major points to the conceptual draft franchise refuse/recycling agreement are continued in the attached memorandum from the City Engineer to the City Manager of January 7, 1991. Attachments .Agenda Item: '/ CITY OF SANTA CLARITA I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M TO: George Caravalho, City Manager Andrea Daroca, Finance Director Lynn Harris, Community Service Director FROM: Jim Van Winkle, City Engineer DATE: January 7, 1991 SUBJECT: DRAFT REFUSE/RECYCLING AGREEMENT Attached for your review and comment is the Draft Residential Refuse/Recycling Agreement. Both Public Warks and Atlas, Blue Barrel and Santa Clarita disposal companies have negotiated and finally agreed to the terms of this draft agreement. Should you have comments, please return them to me by January 11 so they may be included in the final agreement staff will recommend to the City Council. The City Attorney has been requested to review this.draft agreement, draft ordinances for its enactment and mandatory refuse/recycling service and a resolution establishing residential refuse rates. The Agreement is currently scheduled to be brought to the Council at their January 29 meeting. Below are points highlighting significant sections of the Agreement: TERM: Six year "ever green." Automatic annual renewal and upon cancellation notice, the grantee has five years plus the balance of the sixth year to continue services. FRANCHISE FEE: Ten percent (10%) of gross revenues. Revenue from the three haulers is estimated to total $720,000 annually of which approximately $500,000 is earmarked for road maintenance and the balance to be used for monitoring and household hazardous waste roundups. Fees will be collected on a monthly bases. GRANTING FEE: Grantee shall pay the City a $5,000 franchise granting fee. CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM: Grantee shall provide at no cost to the City or residents a curbside commingled recycling program. Each household will be provided at no cost one 34 -gallon recycling cart. AB 939 INDEMNIFICATION: Grantee agrees to indemnify the City against AB 939 penalties if they fail to execute reasonable requests by. the City to manage solid waste reduction goals as established by AB 939. DRAFT REFUSE/RECYCLING AGREEEMENT January 7, 1991 Page 2 BASE RATE: Grantee shall not charge more than $17.70 per month per household, a 54 increase over the current price of $16.85. This includes weekly pick up of a 90 -gallon waste cart; two, 32 -gallon baggies or containers and two bundles of brush; twice monthly pick up of all recyclable material collected in provided 34 -gallon carts or any number of unprovided containers identified with provided recycling stickers. ADDITIONAL CART RATE: Grantee shall not chargemorethan 504 of the base rate ($8.35) if a resident requests from the grantee an additional 90 -gallon refuse cart. FRANCHISE AREA: Grantee shall be limited to serve only one area of the City to prevent the duplication companies operating on the same street. HOUSEHOLDS/APARTMENTS: For the purposes of this agreement, households are defined as any residential units which receive individual trash service (90 - gallon cart) and apartments as any residential units which have 3 cubic yard bin service. SPRING CLEAN UP: Grantee shall at no cost to the City or residents participate in PRIDE WEER by collecting at centralized locations bulky waste items and then transport the waste to a landfill. SPECIAL PICK UPS: Grantee shall annually provide the City upon request 25 special pick ups (total -75 for the three haulers). WASTE ANALYSIS: Grantee shall provide at no cost to the City the necessary manpower and equipment to conduct waste sorts for analysis pursuant to AB 939. CHRISTMAS TREE/TELEPHONE BOOR PROGRAM: Annually, grantee shall collect, transport and caused to.be recycled.telephone books and Christmas trees. MANDATORY REFUSE/RECYCLING SERVICE: A complementing Integrated Solid Waste Ordinance requiring all residents to have refuse and recycling services is tied to this Agreement. CASH BOND: Grantee shall provide a $10,000 cash bond to the City. INSURANCE COVERAGE: Grantee shall provide the City proof of insurance naming the City as additionally insured in the amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 aggregate. SERVICE COMPLAINTS: Grantee shall maintain for 24 months all service complaints and the action taken to resolve the complaint. RATE INCREASE: Grantee may raise residential rates using two methods: 1. Grantee may increase rates as landfill tipping fees are increased. When tipping fees are increased by more than 254, the Public Works Director shall approve or disapprove the request to increase residential rates. When tipping increases by less than 254, the grantee may increase residents' pro rata share of the tipping fee after notifying the Director of Public Works of such intended action. • DRAFT REFUSE/RECYCLING AGREEMENT January 7, 1991 Page 3 2. Grantee may upon Council approval increase rates annually based on the percentage increase of the Produces Price Index from the previous year. PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY REVIEW: Grantee shall upon City request, annually present and participate in a public hearing on grantee's performance- and quality of service. WASTE DIVERSION: Grantee shall provide waste stream diversion of recyclable material on forms provided or approved by the City to comply with AB 939. cc: John Medina, Director of Public Works Hazel Joanes, Solid Waste Coordinator Tim McOsker, Deputy City Attorney /del RESOLUTION NO. 90-180 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO WORK WITH THE CITY'S EXISTING RESIDENTIAL REFUSE HAULER IN DEVELOPING A REFUSE/RECYCLING FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita is mandated by the California Integrated Waste Management Act, AB 939, to analyze its solid waste composition and develop recycling and source reduction plans. WHEREAS, City staff recommends a refuse/recycling franchise agreement for the City to assist in integrating its solid waste disposal plans. WHEREAS, Atlas Disposal, Blue Barrel Disposal and Santa Clarita Disposal are the only three residential refuse haulers currently operating with the City. WHEREAS, the three aforementioned disposal companies have a community presence servicing existing roads, and the City has not received a significant amount of complaints on the service they provide. WHEREAS, the three disposal companies will offer a competitive household refuse/recycling rate. WHEREAS, State legislation protects the existing hauler by providing a 5-year:phase-out period. WHEREAS, in demonstration of a good faith effort, the existing disposal companies will provide the City with a Phase One curbside recycling program serving 3,000 homes at no cost to the City or residents. Now, therefore, be it resolved as follow: Section 1. That it is in the interest of the residents of Santa Clarita that City Staff negotiate a residential refuse/recycling franchise argument with the City's existing residential disposal companies. ATTEST: PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS day of , 1990. CITY CLERK MAYOR A COMPREHENSIVE RECYCLING ANO WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Overview of the System Southern California continues.to grow with each of its residents generating over a ton of garbage per year. A disposal crisis exists — approximately 80 percent of existing landfills will be closed by the year 2000. RAIL -CYCLE is the long-term, regional solution to the crisis. D RAIL -CYCLE begins when trash and recyclables are hauled from homes and businesses to materials recovery facilities. (MRFs). © The waste is screened for hazardous materials and recyclables are removed from the general waste stream and sent to market. © The residual waste is compacted and transported by train. 0 Disposal takes place at RAIL•CYCLE's state-of-the-art landfill_ located far from y populated , Y heavll o ulated areas in the eastern San Bernardino Count desert. Municipal and commercial haulers and recycling companies pick up recyclables and waste from homes and businesses, and transport the materials to the materials recovery facilities. GREEN COMMERCIAL `,,,WASTE'--, CITY`t ``:COLLE( 'COLLECTION Environmental Benefits • Waste reduction and maximized recycling - • Meets goals of AB939 —The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 • Removal of hazardous materials • Environmentally sensitive landfill location, design and operations • Long-term waste disposal capacity ' • Public education • Reduced air pollution and truck traffic Economia Benefits • $2.8 billion of economic activity throughout Southern . California • $114 million in revenues for San Bernardino County • 1,500 new, permanent and diversified jobs • $600 million in new personal income created' • Low, stable pricing for recycling and waste disposal services • No public financing required . -..:-.. -�= Groundwater - Monitorin AMBOY DISPOSAL SITE RECYCLING Materials recovery facilities -- the heart of the RAIL -CYCLE system -- will accept separated recyclables (paper, glass, plastic, aluminum/metals and yard/green waste) from curbside and commercial programs, recover recyclable items from mixed loads of waste and screen for and remove hazardous materials. Recyclables are immediately marketed for reuse. Materials Recovery Facility ,. ., . _` . lit) 11; I •� y .u. Y ..._�_ - ` MILES FROM r - DISPOSAL FACILITY Needles ------___80 TRANSPORTATION Barstow - - - - - - -- 80 "'• Victorville - - - - - - -115 Residual waste Is transported from the materials recovery recycling facilities in San Bernardino _ - -160 �., sealed containers by train at night. Los Angeles. - -225 j AIPAIPAIZC_._�i 4_ r GROUNDWATER lent,.,__PROTECTION SYSTEM nature •• *• Non -woven ,. Protective/Geotextile w :.Boll Layer i•ti. Drainage I Laver _ I . •t Compacted Clay Surface Grade Leachate Collection Pipe i Fe I vThe state-of-the-art landfill is located in a remote area of eastern San Bernardino County. Optimal environmental conditions exist: • Site is compatible with existing land uses • Land is stable • Little rainfall • The unusable groundwater is 150 feet below the surface Environmental safeguards include: • Composite liner • Leachate collection • Daily monitoring and regular testing of groundwater • Gas collection and management • Storm water diversion and management • Litter and dust control • Daily ground cover The disposal site will serve regional waste needs for 100 years. Printed on Recycled Paper Profile of 0 Joint Venture Partners The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. Railway Company (Santa Fe) is one of the Waste Management of North America,,Inc. (Waste Management) is the nation's largest railroads and a major employer in Southern California. It is a largest waste management firman the worlds as well as the largest recycler in pioneer in intermodal transportation; which -allows the integration of rail and both California and the natiori/Waste Management is the industry leader in surface freight transportation systemI) a the design, engineering, o eration-and-'+monitoring of modern sanitary landfills. ¢• RECYCLED TO MARKETS GREEN 'i PAPER PLASTIC PLASTIC WASTE • CARDBOARD CURBSIDE r a CANS COLLECTION t .- GLASS COMPOST COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL } COLLECTION v r TO LANDFILL crry COLLECTION s Environmental Benefits • Waste reduction and maximized recycling - • Meets goals of AB939 —The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 • Removal of hazardous materials • Environmentally sensitive landfill location, design and operations • Long-term waste disposal capacity ' • Public education • Reduced air pollution and truck traffic Economia Benefits • $2.8 billion of economic activity throughout Southern . California • $114 million in revenues for San Bernardino County • 1,500 new, permanent and diversified jobs • $600 million in new personal income created' • Low, stable pricing for recycling and waste disposal services • No public financing required . -..:-.. -�= Groundwater - Monitorin AMBOY DISPOSAL SITE RECYCLING Materials recovery facilities -- the heart of the RAIL -CYCLE system -- will accept separated recyclables (paper, glass, plastic, aluminum/metals and yard/green waste) from curbside and commercial programs, recover recyclable items from mixed loads of waste and screen for and remove hazardous materials. Recyclables are immediately marketed for reuse. Materials Recovery Facility ,. ., . _` . lit) 11; I •� y .u. Y ..._�_ - ` MILES FROM r - DISPOSAL FACILITY Needles ------___80 TRANSPORTATION Barstow - - - - - - -- 80 "'• Victorville - - - - - - -115 Residual waste Is transported from the materials recovery recycling facilities in San Bernardino _ - -160 �., sealed containers by train at night. Los Angeles. - -225 j AIPAIPAIZC_._�i 4_ r GROUNDWATER lent,.,__PROTECTION SYSTEM nature •• *• Non -woven ,. Protective/Geotextile w :.Boll Layer i•ti. Drainage I Laver _ I . •t Compacted Clay Surface Grade Leachate Collection Pipe i Fe I vThe state-of-the-art landfill is located in a remote area of eastern San Bernardino County. Optimal environmental conditions exist: • Site is compatible with existing land uses • Land is stable • Little rainfall • The unusable groundwater is 150 feet below the surface Environmental safeguards include: • Composite liner • Leachate collection • Daily monitoring and regular testing of groundwater • Gas collection and management • Storm water diversion and management • Litter and dust control • Daily ground cover The disposal site will serve regional waste needs for 100 years. Printed on Recycled Paper Profile of 0 Joint Venture Partners The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. Railway Company (Santa Fe) is one of the Waste Management of North America,,Inc. (Waste Management) is the nation's largest railroads and a major employer in Southern California. It is a largest waste management firman the worlds as well as the largest recycler in pioneer in intermodal transportation; which -allows the integration of rail and both California and the natiori/Waste Management is the industry leader in surface freight transportation systemI) a the design, engineering, o eration-and-'+monitoring of modern sanitary landfills.