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County Administrator's Report 8. 2.

BCC Regular Meeting

Technical/Public Service Consent

Meeting Date:	04/02/2020
Issue: Amendment to Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Pensacola and Escambia County, FL for Exchange of Solid Waste Services
From:	CLARA LONG
Department:	Neighborhood & Human Svcs
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning Amendment to Interlocal Agreement between the City of Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida for Exchange of Solid Waste Services - Clara Long, Interim Neighborhood & Human Services Department Director, and Patrick T. Johnson, Waste Services Director

That the Board approve the Amendment to Interlocal Agreement between the City of Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida, for Exchange of Solid Waste Services, amending Article 2, Neighborhood Cleanups and Yard Trash Disposal, Paragraph 2.1.

This Amendment changes the scheduled cleanup day from Wednesdays to Fridays and increases the County cleanup area from 600 to 1200 homes, at no cost to County Environmental Code Enforcement, in exchange for the County providing disposal of City residential vegetative waste, at no cost to the City.

BACKGROUND:

Vegetative waste is a significant resource for landfill operations. Waste Services processes this raw material into daily cover for municipal waste as per the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Additional benefits:

Increases the County’s recycling rate approximately 2% toward meeting State of Florida recycling goal
Extends site life of existing soil borrow sites
Enhances landfill gas quality from increased organic material in waste mass
Extends useful life of landfill through airspace savings
Provides cover material for refuse vehicle off-loading area

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

This Agreement provides for a cooperative venture between the City and County that allows the City to provide Neighborhood Cleanup collection services in the County neighborhoods at no cost to County Environmental Code Enforcement in exchange for the County providing disposal of City yard trash at no cost to the City.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

Kristin Hual, Senior Assistant County Attorney, has approved the amended Agreement as to form and legal sufficiency, and has hereto affixed her signature.

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

The City and County are authorized by Florida Statutes §163.01 et. seq. to enter into Interlocal Agreements and thereby cooperatively utilize their powers and resources to provide solid waste services.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

Each cleanup shall be coordinated between agencies and scheduled on mutually agreeable dates.

Attachments
Amendment to Agreement_032520