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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-04-16 - AGENDA REPORTS - PH REFUSE FRANCHISES AGMT (2)AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: April 16, 1996 City Mana; Item to be Lynn M. Harris SUBJECT: REFUSE FRANCHISES: REQUIREMENT OF PUBLIC HEARINGFOR ANNUAL TERM EXTENSION OF AGREEMENTS RESOLUTION NO. 96-43 DEPARTMENT: Public Works BACKGROUND At the March 26, 1996 City Council meeting, staff was directed to draft a policy that would require a public hearing to be held annually prior to the approval of the automatic annual term extension of the City's refuse franchise agreements. This will provide the City Council, residents and businesses with an opportunity to publicly express their level of satisfaction with the service performance of the franchised haulers. It will also occur prior to the activation of an automatic one-year extension to the term of existing residential and commercial franchise agreements. The public hearing for the automatic annual term extension can be scheduled to concur with the public hearing for the Annual Review of Performance and Quality of Service, which is called for in the franchise agreements. RECOMMENDATION Adopt Resolution 96-43 requiring that a public hearing be conducted prior to the activation of the annual term extension of the refuse franchise agreements, ATTACHMENT Resolution No. 96-43 F HOMETW CAGE DA\EV GM4AC RESOLUTION NO. 96-43 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA REQUIRING THAT AN ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING BEHELD PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AUTOMATIC ANNUAL TERM EXTENSION OF THE REFUSE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita has adopted Resolution No. 91-27 relating to the granting of an exclusive franchise for the collection, recycling and disposal of solid wastes, green wastes and recyclables within the City limits, and WHEREAS, the City Council has entered into an agreement with Santa Clarita Disposal Company, Blue Barrel Disposal Company, and Atlas Refuse Removal Company to collect, pick up, remove, recycle and dispose of solid wastes, green wastes and recyclables from all single family residences and all multi -family residences in the City of Santa Clarita, and WHEREAS, the residential agreements provide for the franchise term to be automatically extended for twelve months on April 15 of each year, and WHEREAS, the commercial agreements provide for the franchise term to be automatically extended for three years beginning on August 1, 2000 and for twelve months each August l thereafter, and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that residents and businesses will have an opportunity to publicly express their level of satisfaction with the franchisees service performance prior to the automatic term extension through the process of a public hearing, and WHEREAS, the automatic extension of the term of agreements can not be legally terminated without providing the franchisees with written notice thirty (30) days prior to the anniversary date of the respective agreements. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA does resolve as follows: SECTION 1 That a public hearing will be held at least forty-five (45) days prior to the activation date of any annual term extension of the existing refuse franchise agreements. SECTION 2: The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS day of 1996. MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) § CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby6 certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the day of 1996 by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS CITY CLERK