TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Michael Coleman, Director of Community Improvement
THROUGH: Mark R. Lauzier, City Manager
DATE: September 25, 2018
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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH AND WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. OF FLORIDA
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to approve Amendment No. 2 to the Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Franchise Agreement dated March 9, 2015, between the City of Delray Beach and Southern Waste Systems, LLC and assigned to Waste Management Inc. of Florida (WMIF) on December 14, 2015.
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Background:
On March 9, 2015, the City entered into a Franchise Agreement with Southern Waste Systems LLC for the collection of Solid Waste and Recycling Materials. Waste Management Inc. of Florida purchased Southern Waste Systems, LLC in January of 2016 and the franchise agreement was assigned to Waste Management Inc. of Florida (WMIF). Over the past year, staff has determined that the C.L.E.A.N. Delray Program would be beneficial in controlling trash, litter and debris and bring awareness to businesses to optimize waste solutions. Staff recommends that the Franchise Agreement be amended as follows:
1. New Section 26.5:
Overfilling mechanical containers present safety and health risks to the residents of the City. In the event that the CONTRACTOR determines during a collection event that a Customer’s mechanical container is overfilled with waste or recyclables, the CONTRACTOR shall take a digital photograph of the container in such a manner to present evidence of overfilling. For purposes of this Section 26.5, overfilling is defined as the container being overloaded so that the lid does not close securely and is displaced by at least 10 (ten) inches. The CONTRACTOR shall provide to the customer a notice of such overfilling. For each event of overfilling, the CONTRACTOR shall charge the customer $200.00, not to exceed $600.00 per month. The ...
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