REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Consent and First Amendment to Agreement with Zanker Road Resource Management, Ltd to Process Organic Materials from the SMaRT Station(r)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Authorize the City Manager to execute a consent to assignment and the first amendment to the agreement between the City of Sunnyvale and Zanker Road Resource Management Limited.
EXISTING POLICY
Consistent with the provisions of Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 2.08, contracts for procurements of service are awarded pursuant to a Request for Proposals (RFP) process, unless otherwise exempt from the competitive bidding process. Additionally, City Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services exceeding $250,000 in any one transaction. The Zanker Agreement was awarded pursuant to those policies. The assignment procedures in Section 12.7 of the Agreement are in accordance with existing City policy.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Delivery of organics to Zanker's facilities would be accomplished by reloading the organics into transfer trucks at the SMaRT Station in the same manner that garbage is transferred to Kirby Canyon Landfill and other recyclables are shipped to markets in the US and abroad. The amount of tonnage and trips to Kirby Canyon Landfill has decreased since the initiation of these services. Operation of the SMaRT Station and marketing of these organic materials would be performed consistent with the Final Environmental Impact Report "Sunnyvale Material Recovery and Transportation Station (SMART)" dated September 14, 1990 and a subsequent addendum dated July 21, 1992 (SCH #89022812).
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On May 25, 2021, City Council awarded a fifteen (15) year contract (Agreement) for processing of three organic material streams, specifically, Source-Separated Residential Yard Trimmings, SMaRT Station 2-inch minus Material Recovery Facility (MRF) Fines, and Compostable Food-Soiled Paper products captured by the SMaRT Station mixed wa...
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