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MOTION TO APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR BULK WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES WITH EASTERN WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. ("EWS") TO UPDATE THE DISPOSAL FACILITY TO WASTE CONNECTIONS OF FLORIDA, INC.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. On October 20, 2021, the City Commission approved the franchise agreement with Eastern Waste Systems, Inc. for Bulk Waste Collection Services.
2. The agreement is for an initial period commencing on January 2, 2022 through September 30, 2028. In addition, the term may be extended for one (1) additional seven (7) year term, subject to the execution of a written amendment to the agreement signed by both parties.
3. The Bulk Waste Collection services is a Turnkey Solution, in which EWS is responsible for paying the tipping fees at the disposal site. In the event that there is a change to the tipping fee at the Disposal Facility, the Disposal Fee portion of the rates shall be adjusted by re-calculating the Disposal Fees based on the percent of change in the tipping fee at the Disposal Facility.
4. The collection portion of the fees outlined in the original agreement is applicable to any disposal facility that may be located in the 10 mile radius from the center of Pines Boulevard and Flamingo Road. In addition, the initial collection rates shall remain firm through September 30, 2023 and on October 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the rates shall be automatically increased according to the annual Consumers Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI/U), Seasonally Adjusted as published by U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Detailed Report Series ID: CUSR0000SEHG - “Water and Sewer and Trash Collection Services” in U.S. city average for the annual change for the month of April or 3%, whichever is less but not less than zero. In addition, in the event that there is a change to the tipping fee at the Disposal Facility, the Disposal Fee portion of the...
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