Agenda Item Wording:
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Approval of Landfill Disposal Agreement - Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the County of Tulare for disposal of solid waste collected by the City of Visalia Solid Waste Department. The agreement includes the disposal fee of $28 per ton and provisions for a CPI increase of up to 3% per year if an associated rate increase is applied to the general gate rate.
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Deadline for Action: 4/15/2024
Submitting Department: Public Works
Contact Name and Phone Number: Jason Serpa, Public Works Manager, 713-4533, jason.serpa@visalia.city; Nick Bartsch, Public Works Director, 713-4052, nick.bartsch@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that Council approve a 10-year agreement with two (2) optional 5-year renewal periods with the County of Tulare for disposal of solid waste refuse collected by the City of Visalia's Solid Waste Department. The agreement includes a disposal fee of $28 per ton and provisions for a CPI increase of up to 3% per year if an associated rate increase is applied to the general gate rate.
Background Discussion:
The City of Visalia Solid Waste Department provides solid waste service within the City limits and serves over 42,000 residential and 3,500 commercial customers. In 2023, nearly 140,000 tons of material was collected, including 34,000 tons of green and food waste, 18,500 tons of recyclable material, and 87,000 tons of general refuse. Although recyclable materials, including blue and green recyclables, are taken to the City's contracted recyclers, general refuse is taken to one of two Tulare County landfill sites just outside the City limits. This includes the main landfill site at 8614 Avenue 328, and the newly reopened Woodville landfill site at 19800 Road 152 in Tulare.
Since 2015, the City has had a multi-year disposal agreement with Tulare County that authorized the City to dispose of refuse collected ...
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