TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director, Public Works
REPORT BY: Amanda Griffis, Supervising Environmental Resource Specialist, Public Works
SUBJECT: Fifth Amendment to a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Napa for use of the City's Material Diversion Facility with preferred pricing.
RECOMMENDATION
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Approval of and authorization to sign Amendment No. 5 to Agreement No. 6430 Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Napa for the County's use of the City's Material Diversion Facility to extend the preferred pricing arrangement to additional types of recyclable materials. (No Fiscal Impact; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
In May of 2005, the City of Napa (City) and Napa County executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that secured a flow of recyclable and compostable materials from south unincorporated Napa County to be delivered and processed at the City's Materials Diversion Facility (MDF) beginning in October of 2005. The MOU has been very successful for both parties. The MOU outlines the relationship and provisions for the delivery, processing and payments between the City and County. The MOU's initial base-term was through the end of November 2015. Amendment No's 1 and 2 extended the MOU through December 31, 2019. Amendment No. 3 amended and restated the MOU and extended the MOU's base term to December 31, 2030, and allowed up to five one-year extensions through the end of calendar year 2035. Amendment No. 4 amended and restated the MOU and modified certain terms including contractual MOU pricing through September 30, 2024, created an administrative process between the City and County for year-to-year adjustments beyond October 1, 2024, and added language for new charges (known as "gate fees") for appliances and microwave ovens.
The proposed Amendment No. 5 to the MOU (Amended MOU) restates and amends the MOU with specific modifications and clarifications including:
1. Sets contract MOU pricing for a five-year pe...
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