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Community Development Agency, Environmental Management Division, recommending the Board consider the request from Waste Connections, Inc., to consolidate the Amador Disposal Service Franchise Agreement and the existing El Dorado Disposal Service Franchise Agreement into a single franchise agreement.
FUNDING: Garbage Franchise Fees. (No Federal Funds)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Agency, Environmental Management Division (EMD), recommending the Board conceptually approve the consolidation of the Amador Disposal Service (ADS) Franchise Agreement into the Waste Connections, Inc. dba El Dorado Disposal Services (EDDS) Franchise Agreement. Should the Board conceptually approve consolidation, the EDDS Franchise Agreement will be amended to incorporate the ADS franchise area. The EDDS service area will become Area A and the ADS service area will become Area B of the EDDS Franchise Agreement. The rate structures for each area are dependent upon the service level. The rate structure for Area A, the current EDDS franchise area, was previously established by the Board on October 21, 2014 (Item No. 32) and will take effect July 1, 2015. The rate structure for Area B, the current ADS franchise area, will be brought back to the Board for consideration along with the amendment to the EDDS Franchise Agreement.
Reason for Recommendation
During Franchise Agreement negotiations, staff from ADS expressed interest in the possibility of combining ADS and EDDS into one Franchise Agreement. ADS and EDDS are owned by the same company, Waste Connections, Inc. The County requested that ADS provide a written request and proposal to the County for evaluation and Board consideration. On February 25, 2015, EMD received a letter from ADS requesting the consolidation of ADS and EDDS (Attachment 3A).
Benefits of Consolidation:
Benefits of the proposed franchise consolidation include:
ยท ADS customers will benefit from all EDDS services with the ...
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