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Community Development Agency, Environmental Management Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 143-2015 consenting to the assignment of, and authorizing the approval of consolidation of, the Sierra Disposal Service franchise service area and previously approved rate schedule into the El Dorado Disposal Service Franchise Agreement; approving the Second Amendment to the El Dorado Disposal Service Franchise Agreement; terminating the existing Franchise Agreement between the County and Sierra Disposal Service; and establishing the franchise transfer fee in an amount not to exceed $35,000 to cover all direct and administrative expenses of County, including consultant and attorney fees, associated with the transfer of the Sierra Disposal Service Franchise Agreement to El Dorado Disposal Service; and
2) Authorize the Chair to sign the Second Amendment to the El Dorado Disposal Service Franchise Agreement incorporating the Sierra Disposal Service franchise area (designated as Area C). (Est. Time: 30 Min.)
FUNDING: Garbage Franchise Fees. (No Federal Funding)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Staff has analyzed the conditions set forth in Section 12, Franchise Transferable/Consent Required, of the Sierra Disposal Service (SDS) Franchise Agreement and finds that Waste Connections of California, Inc., doing business as El Dorado Disposal Service (EDDS) has satisfied all the conditions of Section 12 of the SDS Franchise Agreement. Staff recommends the Board of Supervisors (Board) adopt Resolution 143-2015 (Attachment B) consenting to the assignment of SDS to EDDS and approve the consolidation of the SDS franchise service area (designated as Area C) into the EDDS Franchise Agreement and the corresponding Second Amendment to the EDDS Franchise Agreement (Attachment C), in order for customers in the SDS franchise service area to receive a higher level of service with no change to the rate schedule pre...
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