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Environmental Management Department requesting the Board provide direction in regard to the competitive bid process for collection and disposal of municipal solid waste generated by residential, commercial and industrial customers within Franchise Area No. 4, the unincorporated portion of West Lake Tahoe Basin (Meeks Bay, Tahoma) or enter into franchise extension negotiations with Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal Company.
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Background: To protect the health, safety and welfare of the County's constituency the Board of Supervisors determined that it is in the public's best interest to establish exclusive Franchise Areas for the collection and disposal of residential, commercial and industrial municipal solid waste generated within the County of El Dorado and passed Ordinance No. 4319 on February 8, 1994. There are a total of six (6) active Franchise Areas; two (2) Franchise Areas in the Lake Tahoe Basin and four (4) Franchise Areas on the Western Slope of El Dorado County.
Franchise Area # 4, which encompasses the unincorporated portion of the West Lake Tahoe Basin, primarily the Meeks Bay and Tahoma areas, is a non-mandatory refuse collection area that serves a relatively small customer base of approximately 730 average active accounts (up to approximately 1600 total accounts during the summer season). The area contains significant geographic and climate challenges. The collection routes are within a mountainous region that receives considerable snowfall throughout the winter months, thereby making the area difficult to service. In addition, specialized bear-proof enclosures are used by many customers. The enclosures preclude collection automation without adding significant costs and, therefore, limit collection efficiency relative to the majority of the Franchise Areas on the West Slope.
Effective April 4, 1995, the County entered into a solid waste collection and disposal agreement with Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal Company, Inc. (TTSD), for s...
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