Title
SR85 Litter Removal Cost Sharing Agreement (Ordinance S-47301)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a cost sharing agreement with Allied Waste Industries, Inc., dba Southwest Regional Landfill, to reimburse the City for litter removal services along State Route 85 (SR85). Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The City of Phoenix (SR85 Landfill) and Allied Waste (Southwest Regional Landfill) own separate landfills on SR85 in the City of Buckeye. Each party desires to participate in a joint agreement to remove litter along SR85 from the I-10 interchange to the Patterson Road interchange attributable in part to each Party’s use of solid waste transport vehicles on SR85.
The City of Phoenix is responsible for contracting with a third-party vendor to provide roadway litter removal services as part of this agreement. Both Allied Waste and the City of Phoenix will share this cost of removal services including fees, costs, and expenses charged to the City for contracted litter collection.
Controlling windblown litter is a regulatory requirement of open landfills.
Contract Term
The contract term is for five years with one, five-year extension and retroactive beginning on Oct. 1, 2019.
Financial Impact
Allied Waste will reimburse the City $1,600 per month as part of this cost sharing agreement. This amount due to the City is subject to annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments. The cost sharing reimbursement due to the City will never be less than $1,600 even if the inflation adjustment reflects as such.
Location
SR85 Landfill - 28361 W. Patterson Road, Buckeye, Ariz.
Council District: Out of City
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Public Works Department.