REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Budget Modification No. 41 to Appropriate $50,000 from the Solid Waste Management Fund for Study Issue ESD18-02 Planning for Post-2021 Solid Waste & Recycling Collection Franchise
Report
BACKGROUND
On February 16, 2018, the City Council prioritized Study Issue ESD18-02 Planning for Post-2021 Solid Waste & Recycling Collection Franchise for implementation in 2018.
Solid waste and recycling collection services are currently being provided to residents and businesses by Bay Counties Waste Services (BCWS), that has been granted an exclusive franchise by the City Council, as allowed by Article XVI of the City Charter and Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 8.16. The term of the current solid waste collection franchise began on July 1, 1991 and will expire on June 30, 2021.
As described in the Study Issue, this study would present Council with a discussion of the costs, implications, and mechanics of the various options for addressing the expiration of the current franchise agreement.
Options would include:
1) Seeking voter approval of an amendment to the City Charter to remove or change the existing 30-year limit on franchises.
2) Implementing a competitive process to select a franchisee for collection services beyond 2021. The time required for such a process, including potential transition to a new franchisee is approximately 36 months.
3) Negotiating a new franchise agreement with the incumbent franchisee, including a work plan option that preserves the City's opportunity to implement a competitive process for the award of a new franchise if needed.
EXISTING POLICY
Sunnyvale Charter
Pursuant to Sunnyvale Charter Section 1305, at any meeting after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by motion adopted by affirmative votes of at least four members so as to authorize the transfer of unused balances appropriated for one purpose to another, or to appropriate available revenue not incl...
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