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HomeMy WebLinkAbout176-12 RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 176-12 A RESOLUTION APPROVING ONE (1) YEAR EXTENSION AGREEMENT WITH ALLIED WASTE SERVICES OF BELLA VISTA TO HAUL AND DISPOSE OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING IN THE CITY BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a one (1) year extension agreement with Allied Waste Services of Bella Vista to haul and dispose of solid waste and recycling in the City. A copy of the agreement is attached to this Resolution as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein. PASSED and APPROVED this 4th day of September, 2012. APPROVED: By: 4111./Alt rn LD J C 1. - , Mayor ATTEST: By: Arrut5t1 SO DRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer ���ntnrhni FAYE7-TEVIL LE .� . �kANS ��N ,, E N t,,°‘‘‘` , ``�. David Jurgens Submitted By City of Fayetteville Staff Review Form City Council Agenda Items and Contracts, Leases or Agreements 4 -Sep -12 City Council Meeting Date Agenda Items Only Utilities Division Action Required: Utilities Department Approval of one year extension agreements with Allied Waste Services of Bella Vista to haul and dispose of solid waste and recycling within the City of Fayetteville. Cost of this request Account Number Project Number Budgeted Item Category / Project Budget Program Category / Project Name Funds Used to Date Program / Project Category Name Solid Waste Remaining Balance Fund Name Budget Adjustment Attached 114V-1 /7- Date riarlce and Internal ervices Director Previous Ordinance or Resolution # Original Contract Date: Original Contract Number: 198-08, 11/6/08 Received in City 08-17-12P12:39 R C V D Clerk's Office Received in Mayor's Office Comments: Revised January 15, 2009 'Favelleville CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO MEETING DATE OF SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS ARKANSAS www.accessfayetteville.org To: Fayetteville City Council Thru: Mayor Lioneld Jordan Don Marr, Chief of Staff From: David Jurgens, Utilities Director Date: August 17, 2012 Subject: Approval of one year extension agreement with Allied Waste Services of Bella Vista to haul and dispose of solid waste and recycling RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval a one year extension agreement with Allied Waste Services of Bella Vista to haul and dispose of solid waste and recycling within the City of Fayetteville. BACKGROUND The City allows private haulers to collect solid waste when there is an approved franchise agreement in place. The agreement allows the hauler to collect and haul solid waste in roll off style open top or roll off style compactor containers of at least 20 cubic yards or greater within the City of Fayetteville for a monthly fee of 10% of the gross revenue of services. The first agreement to haul and dispose of solid waste in the City of Fayetteville was executed with an outside vendor in 2004 for a term of 3 years. As of December 31, 2011, all franchise agreements have expired, but have been operating under informal letter extensions while the City evaluates the franchise hauling program. DISCUSSION A one year extension was requested by haulers while the City evaluates the franchise hauling program. Both City staff and haulers have had the opportunity to review and provide comments. Primary changes include: • To cover a one year term • Added recycling requirements and fee • Eliminated restriction on recyclable containers • Increased accountability on monthly/annual reporting • Paragraph 9 (FOIA and other legal liability issues) City staff also recommends that the "Recycling Fee" of 5% of gross revenue received for providing the hauling of recyclables shall not go into effect until the Solid Waste Ordinances are updated to add recycling under the franchise hauling program. This is expected to occur later this year. BUDGET IMPACT None. CC Meino 17Aug12 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION APPROVING ONE (1) YEAR EXTENSION AGREEMENT WITH ALLIED WASTE SERVICES OF BELLA VISTA TO HAUL AND DISPOSE OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING IN THE CITY BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a one (1) year extension agreement with Allied Waste Services of Bella Vista to haul and dispose of solid waste and recycling in the City. A copy of the agreement is attached to this Resolution as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein. PASSED and APPROVED this 4th day of September, 2012. APPROVED: ATTEST: By: By: LIONELD JORDAN, Mayor SONDRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer AGREEMENT TO HAUL AND DISPOSE OF SOLID WASTE & RE IN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE S6 This Agreement (the "Agreement"), is entered into on this — day of v+ 2012, between t City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, a municipal corporation (the "City"), and )'PJ too- k Qv)`cM 0 F 661 Urge (the "Hauler"), and shall be in full force and effect on the date first written above, City and Hauler agree as follows: 1. The term of this Agreement shall be for one (1) year, with the option to renew for one (1) additional year, unless otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof. 2. Hauler agrees that from and after the original date of this Agreement, all customer service Agreements for facilities within the corporate limits of the City, excluding residential areas, entered into before or after the effective date of this Agreement, or renewed shall have terms of no more than one (1) year and any subsequent extensions shall be for terms of no more than one (1) year. No customer service Agreement shall extend the terms of this Agreement. 3. Hauler agrees and understands that it may only collect and haul solid waste using the type equipment commonly referred to as open -top roll -off style containers with capacities of twenty (20) cubic yards or greater, or roll -off style compactor containers with capacities of twenty (20) cubic yards or greater, containing waste generated from industrial, large commercial or construction/demolition activities, or which is classified as Special Waste, Hazardous Waste, grease or any other type Solid Waste which requires special handling or disposal as set forth in ADEQ Reg. No. 22. Hauler shall not collect any Class 1 or Class 4 material in other containers. Hauler agrees and understands that it may only collect and haul recyclables outside the residential recycling program. Unseparated recyclables shall not be allowed unless Hauler has been given authority by the City to do so on a program specific basis, approval to be determined by the appropriate department director. As of the signing of this agreement, there are two unseparated recycling programs that are approved: a) construction and demolition waste; and b) University of Arkansas event comingled containers. 4. In consideration of the right to provide the hauling of solid waste and/or recyclables described in Item #3 above, Hauler agrees and understands that it shall be required to pay a monthly fee of: a) ten (10%) percent (the "Solid Waste Fee") of the gross revenue received for providing solid waste hauling services b) five (5%) percent (the "Recycling Fee") of the gross revenue received for providing the hauling of the recyclables. 5. Hauler agrees and understands that it may utilize the City's transfer station for all Class 1 waste collected pursuant to this Agreement and shall deliver all Class 4 waste to a properly licensed landfill facility. Hauler shall pay all transfer station fees to the transfer station operator and all landfill fees to the landfill operator, as they may be established and amended, from time to time. 6. Hauler shall pay all fees due hereunder, along with submitting "Attachment A: Solid Waste Documentation", or page 1 of Attachment A in conjunction with an agreed upon vendor Page 1 of 6 generated report, on or before the 15th of each calendar month for the immediately preceding calendar month. Payments of fees received after the due date shall be assessed a 10% penalty per month. If Hauler fails to pay the fees within forty-five (45) days of the due date, the City may terminate this Agreement upon delivery of one (1) written notice to the Hauler. The supporting information shall be sufficient to demonstrate the accuracy of the fee calculation, and shall include the following information: (i) Hauler's worksheet calculating the fees remitted; (ii) a list of payments received from customers within the City; (iii) such list shall clearly indicate whether each payment was from a permanent or temporary customer, and (iv) the fee shall be based upon all activity from each customer account within the City, and shall include the normal billing charges for all free or discounted services (including those for non-profit organizations) including but not limited to delivery, pull charges, disposal charges, transportation charges, final pull charges, and return charges. With payment remittance, the City will review and obtain certain trade secret information, including rates, frequency of service, customer lists, and other customer information ("Confidential Information"). The City asserts this information is exempt from disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act as the information meets the exemption for records that "if disclosed would give advantage to competitors." This information will only be reviewed by City financial staff, and will not be made available to City solid waste staff. 7. Hauler shall pay all fees due hereunder, along with submitting "Attachment B: Recycling Documentation", on or before the 15th of each calendar month for the immediately preceding calendar month. Payments of fees received after the due date shall be assessed a 10% penalty per month. If Hauler fails to pay the fees within forty-five (45) days of the due date, the City may terminate this Agreement upon delivery of one (1) written notice to the Hauler. The supporting information shall be sufficient to demonstrate the accuracy of the fee calculation, and shall include the following information: (i) volumes of recycling collected, in tons, by commodity, with disposition by destination market, for all source separated recycling; (ii) for any approved non -source separated program, the Hauler shall submit to the City by June 30th on annual basis, copies of contracts with processing mills; (iii) for any approved non -source separated program, the amounts, in tons, of recycling collected within Fayetteville, with disposition by destination market. With payment remittance, the City will review and obtain certain trade secret information, including rates, frequency of service, customer lists, other customer information, and contracts with recyclers and processing mills ("Confidential Information"). The City asserts this information is exempt from disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act as the information meets the exemption for records that "if disclosed would give advantage to competitors." This information will only be reviewed by City financial staff, and will not be made available to City solid waste staff. Any Hauler found providing services for non -source separated recyclables without prior approval by the City shall be subject to a fee of $500.00. 8. The City shall have the right to conduct an audit of Hauler's customer files and records for all customers located within the City, provided that such audit privilege shall be limited to once per calendar quarter. If such audit reveals the Hauler should have paid at least 5% more than reported, the cost of the audit shall be paid by the Hauler to the City. During such audit, the City may review and obtain certain trade secret information, including rates, frequency of service, customer lists, and other customer information ("Confidential Information"). This information shall not be divulged to any third party by the City, its employees, officers, or elected officials without the express written consent of the Hauler, or as otherwise required by law. The City asserts this information is exempt from disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Page 2 of 6 Act as the information meets the exemption for records that "if disclosed would give advantage to competitors." This information will only be reviewed by City financial staff, and will not be made available to City solid waste staff. 9. The City will advise Hauler of any request for information which the City, at the City's sole discretion, determines to be non -disclosable or otherwise subject to an exemption from disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that said requested information is disclosable or otherwise is not exempt from disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, the City will comply with said finding and notify Hauler. Discovery requests made to the City during the course of any litigation, or any other subpoena or court order issued to the City for information or records related to Hauler and this Agreement, shall be promptly made known to Hauler. 10. Hauler agrees and understands that it shall submit to the City by June 30th on an annual basis: (i) a list of all commercial vehicles used to provide services in the City; (ii) proof of appropriate vehicle registration; (iii) and proof of the insurance required under Section 16. 11. Hauler agrees and understands that it shall provide by June 30th on an annual basis: (i) a list of vehicle operators collecting and hauling waste in the City of Fayetteville; (ii) proof of their valid and appropriate commercial drivers' licenses; (iii) and the provision, maintenance, and implementation of a plan to ensure that the vehicle operators maintain their commercial driver's licenses in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. 12. Hauler agrees that it shall comply with all federal, state and local laws applicable to the safety, environmental and transportation matters related to providing solid waste collection services under this Agreement. Hauler agrees that all open -top roll -off style containers will be properly covered during transit on streets and highways within Fayetteville. 13. The City reserves the right to inspect all vehicles and containers to ensure that the vehicles are safe and well-maintained and that all containers are well-maintained and water tight, if necessary. 14. If Hauler utilizes the City's transfer station, Hauler agrees and understands that it shall be required to establish an individual credit or service relationship with the City of Fayetteville transfer station operator. Hauler agrees that it shall comply with all practices, policies and procedures as established by the transfer station operator from time to time. Any tipping fee deposits required by the transfer station or landfill operators shall be refunded, less any unpaid tipping fees, when the Hauler ceases hauling activities governed by this Agreement. 15. This Agreement has been entered into freely and voluntarily by Hauler which agrees to abide by all of the terms and conditions as a matter of contractual obligation pursuant to applicable City ordinances. This is a contractual Agreement and is not intended to be part of or relate in any way to any license or ordinance created pursuant to A.C.A. §26-77-102. 16. Neither this Agreement, nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or transferred to any third part or affiliate. 17. For the purpose of this contract, the Point of Contact for the City of Fayetteville shall be the City's Utilities Director. The Point of Contact for the Hauler shall be Page 3 of 6 . Communications pertaining to day-to-day aspects of this contract shall be through these individuals. Either party may change its designated Point of Contact upon ten (10) days prior written notice to the other party. 18. Hauler agrees to protect, indemnify, defend and save harmless the City, its officials, officers, employees, agents, subcontractors, representatives and assigns from any loss, claim, liability, penalty, fine, forfeiture, demand cause of action, suit and costs and expenses incidental thereto (including costs of defense, settlement and reasonable attorneys' fees), to the extent caused by (i) Hauler's breach of any term, condition, covenant or warranty contained in this Agreement, or (ii) Hauler's negligent act or omission or willful misconduct related to the delivery of waste to the City transfer station or a properly licensed landfill facility. 19. Insurance: Hauler shall maintain the following insurance coverage during the term of this Agreement: a) Hauler shall provide and maintain, during the term of this Agreement, comprehensive general liability insurance, to protect against all claims arising out of the performance of its services hereunder that result in bodily injury, death or property damage. The policy or policies shall contain a clause that the insurer will not cancel or decrease the insurance coverage without first giving the City sixty (60) days notice in writing. b) Upon written request, Hauler shall furnish the City with evidence that the insurance required of it is in force. c) City will be added as an additional insured on General Liability and Auto Liability policies. d) The types of coverage and limits of liability of all insurance required herein shall be a follows: COVERAGE LIMITS OF LIABILITY Workmen's Compensation Statutory Employer's Liability $500,000 Bodily Injury Liability except Automobile $1,000,000 each occurrence Property Damage Liability Except Automobile $1,000,000 each aggregate Automobile Bodily Injury $1,000,000 each person Comprehensive General Liability $1,000,000 each occurrence Automobile Property Damage Liability $1,000,000 each occurrence Excess Umbrella Liability $1,000,000 each occurrence 20. Termination: a) Except as otherwise provided herein, if Hauler breaches this Agreement or defaults in the performance of any of the requirement or conditions contained herein, and such breach continues for fifteen (15) days after the City has given the Hauler written notice of such breach or default, the City may: (i) terminate this Page 4 of 6 Agreement no sooner than thirty (30) days after the date of written notice of such breach or default; (ii) cure the breach or default at the expense of the Hauler; and/or (iii) exercise any right or remedy to which it may be entitled by law. b) The City may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the Hauler if the Hauler makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, receivership or insolvency, or files an answer in any involuntary proceeding of that nature admitting the material allegations of the petition, or if a proceeding in bankruptcy, receivership or insolvency shall be instituted and such proceeding is not dismissed within sixty (60) days. c) In the event that this Agreement is terminated for any reason, any amounts payable to the City by Hauler for services rendered for any reason whatsoever shall become immediately due and payable as of the date of such termination. 21. All notices required or permitted under this contract shall be submitted in writing to the other party of this contract, by U.S. Mail, which notice shall be effective three (3) days after deposit therein addressed to the following: City of Fayetteville Utilities Director 113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 Attn: 22. Hauler agrees and understands that this Agreement and documents submitted to the City pursuant hereto are subject to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. If a Freedom of Information Act request is presented to the City of Fayetteville requesting such non-exempt documents, such non-exempt documents shall be provided in a prompt and timely manner as prescribed in the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-101 et seq.). Only legally authorized photocopying costs may be assessed for this compliance. 23. This Agreement shall be interpreted according to and enforced under the laws of the State of Arkansas. Capitalized terms herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in ADEQ Reg. No. 22. 24. A waiver by either party of any of the terms or conditions herein shall be limited to that particular instance, and shall not be construed as a general waiver of either party's right to seek appropriate remedies for any other breaches by either party. 25. Each paragraph of the Agreement is severable from all other paragraphs. In the event any court of competent jurisdiction determines that any paragraph or subparagraph is invalid or unenforceable for any reason, all remaining paragraphs and subparagraphs shall remain in full force and effect. 26. This contract constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and no Notification or variation of the terms of this contract shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by the duly authorized agents of the City of Fayetteville and the Hauler. 27. Each of the undersigned warrants that he or she has the full right, power, and authority to execute this contract on behalf of the party indicated for the purposes herein contained. Page 5 of 6 28. To the extent a definition or a specific term is not provided herein but is nonetheless required by the context, it is the intention of the parties to incorporate herein the definitions contained in applicable law and regulation in effect as the date hereof, except to the extent subsequent law or regulation shall expressly or implicitly mandate a revised definition. 29. The obligations of the parties to this Agreement, which by their nature would continue beyond the termination, cancellation or expiration of this Agreement, shall survive the termination (for any reason), cancellation or expiration of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands on the date first written above. CITY OF FA ETTEVILLE B rO LDJ ATTEST: By: SONDRA SMITH, City Clerk Mayor ��.��‘,,0• 1• I TR.E9��, �. •' G\1 Y 0c SGS'. °' FAYETTEVILLE: co '9 •9;▪ QkANS . •.eS By: est en 6ehe4 -(e 1/1°"-,52,1-1". Page 6 of 6