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Fourth Amendment to Interlocal Agreement with Alachua County for Solid Waste Disposal (B)
This item is a request to amend the agreement between the City of Gainesville (City) and Alachua County (County) for solid waste disposal services and extend the agreement through FY21.
Explanation
The City-County Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste Disposal of May 12, 1998, First Amendment dated September 28, 2004, Memorandum of Understanding dated November 23, 2004, Second Amendment dated October 23, 2007, and the Third Amendment dated October 1, 2009 obligates the City to require its residential solid waste contractor to deliver all acceptable waste collected within the city to the County’s designated facilities.
The Agreement obligates City and County staff to work together on various solid waste issues agreed to by the City and County Commissions such as working together on solid waste issues and programs, sharing expertise and costs associated with the maintenance of identified closed landfills within the city limits, developing and implementing ordinances that direct the flow of solid waste generated within Alachua County to the County’s publicly-owned transfer station, and exercising the option of implementing one or more exclusive franchises should that approach become necessary.
In this Fourth Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement the City and County ratify that the terms of the Interlocal Agreement and its amendments have been continuously in effect and agree to extend the term of the Interlocal Agreement through September 30, 2021.
Fiscal Note
Funds for the Fourth Amendment to this contract in the amount of approximately $1.5 million is provided for and available in the Public Works Solid Waste Enterprise Fund.
Recommendation
The City Commission authorize the City Manager and or designee to execute the Fourth Amendment and other necessary documents, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality.