To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Amendments to the Solid Waste Collection Franchise Agreements and Solid Waste Container Site and Transfer Station Agreements for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open the public hearing and receive comments on the proposed rate adjustment for solid waste collection for the unincorporated areas of Humboldt County;
2. Close the public hearing;
3. Approve the attached amendments to the solid waste collection franchise agreements with Recology Humboldt County, Recology Eel River, and Humboldt Sanitation Company, Inc.;
4. Approve the amendment to the operation and maintenance agreement with Recology Eel River for the Redway Transfer Station effective July 1, 2023;
5. Approve the amendment to the operation and maintenance agreement with Recology Eel River for the southern solid waste container sites effective July 1, 2023;
6. Approve the amendment to the operation and maintenance agreement with Humboldt Sanitation Company, Inc. for the northern solid waste container sites effective July 1, 2023; and
7. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one (1) fully executed copies of the attached amendments to the Public Works Department for distribution
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Solid Waste (3691438)
DISCUSSION:
Franchise Agreements
Section 521-8(b) of the Humboldt County Code provides that rate changes which occur as a result of annual index-based adjustments, changes in the franchise fee and/or the recycling percentage and changes in disposal and/or processing costs set forth in a solid waste collection franchise agreement may be implemented without action of the Board of Supervisors, if authorized by the franchise agreement, when the total annual rate increase does not exceed 8%. Such rate changes may be implemented by amendment to the franchise agreement executed by the F...
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