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HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-024Resolution No. 98- ~) 2 ~f RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH JEFFERSON COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING JOINT FUNDING FOR A SOLID WASTE EDUCATION PROGRAM The City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, does resolve as follows: WHEREAS, the Port Townsend City Council has a long standing policy of providing incentives for City solid waste customers to take advantage or recycling programs, in order to reduce the volume of materials discarded at the Jefferson County Transfer Station, and to facilitate the economical conversion of solid waste to productive, recycled products; and WHEREAS, in pursuit of the Council's policy of encouraging recycling, a number of years ago the Port Townsend City Council established a "1% set-aside fund" for recycling education, with one percent of the revenues collected from the City's solid waste customers set aside in a fund for recycling education programs; and WIW~RE~, from 1994 through 1997, the City negotiated contracts with Skookum, Inc., to provide recycling education services on behalf of the City. The most recent contract between the City and Skookum for recycling education services expired on August 15, 1997; and WHE~, by Resolution No. 97-124, the City adopted a new solid waste contract with Superior Refuse, Inc. The Superior Refuse, Inc. contract includes financial incentives and mandatory requirements for the City solid waste contractor to provide better recycling services, and to assist the City in its recycling education programs; and WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 2620, the City restructured its solid waste customer rates to provide incentives for customers to take full advantage of the City's recycling programs, including a new program for curbside yard waste recycling; and WttEREAS, by Resolution 96-97, the Port Townsend City Council adopted a "Port Townsend Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan." The Plan includes a number of recommendations for improving the City's solid waste collection program and public education services in order to improve customer participation rates in recycling program. The City has implemented many of the recommendations through its new Contract with Superior Refuse, and through the amendment of the City's customer collection rates. The attached Interlocal Agreement is intended to further implement the recommendations of the Plan; and 1 I es. os- da q WI:IEREAS, after the 1997 expiration of the Agreement between the City and Skookum, Inc., the City paid the balance of the 1997 Ul % set-aside funds" to Jefferson County, for Jefferson County to complete recycling education programs through the 1997 calendar year. The City has been negotiating with Jefferson County for Jefferson County to provide solid waste education services, including recycling education program services, on behalf of Port Townsend and Jefferson County residents; and WHEREAS, the Port Townsend City Council recognizes that solid waste education, particularly recycling education, is a countywide concern in that the solid waste stream affects all Jefferson County residents. Therefore, in accordance with the attached Interlocal Agreement, the City Council intends to jointly fund and coordinate its solid waste education programs with Jefferson County, paid through the 1% set-aside fund, in an annual amount not to exceed $9,115.00; and WItEREAS, the City Council's Utility Committee has reviewed the attached Interlocal Agreement and recommends its approval, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council for the City of Port Townsend that the Mayor is authorized to execute the Interlocal Agreement in substantially the form as attached. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend and signed by the Mayor on this 3rd day of March, 1998. Juli¢ ~cCulloch, Mayor Attest: Pam Kolacy, City Clerk~ 02/24/98 [98-07] CA§Res{JCSolidW.res} Approvedas to Form: ~'.~~~~e ~in~oth3 L y 2 Res. 98- 002 q