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Request to Notify Solid Waste Haulers of Intent to Issue Exclusive Franchise Rights for Commercial and Residential Solid Waste Collection (B)
This item involves a request by the Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department to notify solid waste haulers of intent to issue exclusive franchise rights for commercial and residential solid waste collection.
Explanation
The City of Gainesville has a long-standing relationship with Alachua County since the early 1980s when the City started taking solid waste to the County's landfill. In December of 1998, the County opened up the Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station and entered into a contract with the New River Landfill for final disposal of municipal solid waste. The City also entered into an interlocal agreement with the County to direct all residential solid waste to the County's Transfer Station.
In 2004, the County was faced with a budget shortfall due to a shortage of tonnage coming into the transfer station. The shortage was tied directly to the commercial waste stream not being delivered to the transfer station. The financial stability of the transfer station is dependent upon receiving all the waste in the County.
In an attempt to secure all commercial waste generated in the City, a revised interlocal agreement between the City and the County allowing commercial haulers to pay a lower disposal rate than the rate the City was paying was approved by the City Commission. In order for the local haulers to receive this lower disposal rate, they were required to sign an agreement that guaranteed all commercially collected refuse in the County would be delivered to the County Transfer Station. Although these steps have been taken, other measures are being reviewed to further secure the solid waste stream for the County Transfer Station.
One approach to further guarantee the commercial waste streams from City businesses will be delivered to the County Transfer Sta...
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