REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: PAUL AMICO, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: JAMES VERROS, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Sixth Amendment to the Services Agreement with Orange Avenue Disposal Company:
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption, per staff determination, dated November 20, 2025, pursuant to Section 15301/Class1 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;
2. Approve the Sixth Amendment to the Services Agreement with Orange Avenue Disposal Company, Inc., (OAD) to extend the term of the Agreement by one year to February 25, 2035, and to allow OAD to make future requests to materially alter the Agreement or to increase costs to the City under the Agreement which are occasioned by changes in law, legal mandates, or other legally required programs (Citywide).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Class 1, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, and approve the Sixth Amendment to the Services Agreement with Orange Avenue Disposal Company, Inc., (OAD) to extend the term of the Agreement by one year to February 25, 2035, and to allow OAD to make future requests to materially alter the Agreement or to increase costs to the City under the Agreement which are occasioned by changes in law, legal mandates, or other legally required programs.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
Section 15301/Class 1 (Class 1/Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines exempts from the provisions of CEQA, projects that consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Staff prepared an environmental assessment and as refl...
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