REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 20, 2019
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: JERRY L. SCHUBER, SR, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities, Solid Waste Management Division
BY: BRITTANIE FECHNER, Management Analyst II
Department of Public Utilities, Solid Waste Management Division
SUBJECT
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Actions related to the First Amendments to the Service Agreements with Mid-Valley Recycling, LLC, and Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station, LP (Citywide):
1. Approve a First Amendment to the Service Agreement with Mid-Valley Recycling, LLC
2. Approve a First Amendment to the Service Agreement with Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station, LP
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council approve a First Amendment to the Service Agreement with Mid-Valley Recycling, LLC (Mid Valley), approve a First Amendment to the Service Agreement with Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station, LP (CARTS) and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to execute all documents on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On July 1, 2016, City Council adopted the Service Agreements (Agreements) with Mid Valley and CARTS (together, Service Providers) for the processing of residential recycling. The Department of Public Utilities proposes City Council approve the First Amendments to the Agreements with Service Providers. If approved, the First Amendments would revise the Service Providers' per-ton payment to the City to the proposed revised payments schedule, reflecting the downturn of the recyclables market; and revise the recycled fiber market index to the PPI Recovered Paper - Export Market Index, Mixed Paper (54) - Official Board Markets Los Angeles commodity designation, as the previously-named index is no longer operative.
BACKGROUND
The City Council entered into Agreements with the Service Providers on July 1, 2016, for the processing of residential recycling collected...
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