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Environmental Management Department recommending the Board receive an update on the proposed new Franchise Agreement negotiations with South Tahoe Refuse Co., Inc.,(STR) including an overview of the Solid Waste Rate Setting Policies and Procedures Manual, and recommending the Board provide direction regarding an amendment to the existing Collection Franchise Agreement between El Dorado County and STR incorporating the Rate Setting Policies and Procedures Manual into the existing Franchise Agreement while the department continues to negotiate a proposed new Franchise Agreement. (Est. Time: 30 Min.)
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Background:
On May 14, 2009, the Environmental Management Department received a letter from STR requesting to exercise the renewal option regarding a five (5) year extension of the current franchise agreement which would establish an agreement expiration date of December 31, 2014. On June 30, 2009, the Board approved the matter on the consent calendar. (Legistar item 09-0847)
Then on December 30, 2009, the Environmental Management Department received another letter from STR, requesting a franchise extension as part of a new Solid Waste Services Agreement between El Dorado County and STR. At the April 6, 2010 Board of Supervisors meeting the Board directed staff to negotiate an extension to the Franchise Agreement incorporating the new rate setting methodology (Legistar item 10-0287)
Since that time, the EMD staff has been meeting regularly with STR to negotiate a proposed new franchise agreement. In addition, staff has been working through the South Lake Tahoe Basin Waste Management Authority (JPA), who contracted with NewPoint Group Management Consultants, to update the Solid Waste Rate Setting Policies and Procedures Manual (Manual). The goal is to incorporate the updated Manual into the Franchise Agreements for the JPA jurisdictions; City of South Lake Tahoe, Douglas County, NV, and the County of El Dorado.
The goals of the Solid Waste Rate Setting P...
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