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Solid Waste – Exclusive Commercial Franchise

Solid Waste – Exclusive Commercial Franchise. Presentation to Board of County Commissioners March 30, 2010 Special Meeting. Background. September, 2009 EWS: 7 year/$50,000,000 contract for residential waste January 22, 2010 Staff informed that EWS will open transfer station

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Solid Waste – Exclusive Commercial Franchise

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  1. Solid Waste –Exclusive Commercial Franchise Presentation to Board of County Commissioners March 30, 2010 Special Meeting

  2. Background • September, 2009 • EWS: 7 year/$50,000,000 contract for residential waste • January 22, 2010 • Staff informed that EWS will open transfer station • January 25, 2010 • EWS: diverted 1000 tons/week of commercial waste (29% of all waste stream) through their transfer station to Georgia

  3. Results: Solid Waste Operations • Loss of 1000 tons ($52,000/week in revenue totaling $2,710,760 annually) • Potential to lose an additional 1000 tons of commercial waste • 2000 tons = 59% of all waste stream • If all commercial waste is diverted: • No longer operate transfer station • Halt development of resource recover park • Halt development of organics recycling plan • Lose opportunity to control waste stream so that we can meet state mandated 75% recycling goal

  4. Results: Solid Waste Operations FY10 Budget $9,300,000

  5. AC Transfer Station Total Tons

  6. AC Transfer Station Commercial Tons

  7. Short Term Response • Short term • Reduce operations costs at transfer station • Begin discussions with NR to reduce tipping fee (single biggest line item) • Determine cost to retain remaining commercial haulers • Reduce tipping fee, cost to operations • FY10 ~$450,000 • FY11 ~$1,200,000

  8. Long Term Response • Implement exclusive commercial franchise (regain control of waste stream) • Have met legal requirements • Authorization by County/City commissions to implement exclusive commercial franchise per our interlocal agreement • Conduct joint bid process • Award franchise • Implement no later than October 2011

  9. Staff Recommendations • Direct staff to begin process for implementation of exclusive commercial franchise • Direct staff to finalize negotiations for implementation of exclusive franchise with City of Gainesville

  10. Solid Waste –Exclusive Commercial Franchise Presentation to Board of County Commissioners March 30, 2010 Special Meeting

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