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e e REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: March 19. 2001 Requested By: S. Gillett ---~ Department: Public Works Appropriation Source of Funds: Operating Budget Account Number:' 001-7072-532-6009 Report: Resolution: Ordinance: Amount Budgeted: $250 000 Amount Requested: $250,000 Exhibits: Exhibits: Exhibits: Ordinance Type I and Type IV Contract Budgeted Item: YES The City of La Porte had five (5) year contracts with Waste Management (formerly Sanifill) for the disposal of Type I (garbage) and. Type N (trash), Both contracts expired on March 31, 2000, Waste Management agreed to extent the current contracts for an additional year, until March 31, 2001, to give the parties time to develop new contracts. Since that time, Waste Management sold its Type N landfill to Waste Corporation of Texas, Waste Management of Texas has proposed a new, five (5) year contract, and offex: disposal of both Type I and Type N waste at its Baytown Landfill. Contracts for both types are attached. Although the Type N rate ($4.75) is higher than the rate proposed by Waste Corporation of Texas ($4,00), it would be advantageous to have a back-up disposal contract for Type IV waste, and it is recommended that the City enter into this contract for an alternative disposal site for Type IV waste, The rate proposed for Type I waste ($5.40) is less than the rate allowed in the third year of the previous contract ($5.85). The proposed contracts are under the same terms and conditions as the current contract, and provide for annual adjustment of rates based on the Consumer Price Index, Action Required bv Council: Approve an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute agreements for Type I and Type N solid waste disposal between the City of La Porte and Waste Management of Texas, Inc. Approved for City Council Ae:enda ~T.~~ Robert T. Herrera, City Manager 3' , -z.. 0 l Date