TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Amanda Griffis, Supervising Environmental Resource Specialist
SUBJECT: Garbage Zone One Service Area Expansion Amendment and Resolution
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 5 to Franchise Agreement No. 180215B with Napa County Recycling and Waste Services (NCRWS); and adopt a Resolution defining modified boundaries of the Garbage Zone One franchise zone. (Fiscal Impact: $4,800 Revenue; Garbage Zone One budget; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
In 1997, the Board of Supervisors added Chapter 8.48 to the Napa County Code of Ordinances pertaining to solid waste franchises. Section 8.48.030 provides that the Board may, by resolution, define the boundaries of the franchise zones within the unincorporated area of the county for the handling, collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste in order to promote health, safety, and welfare and to protect the environment in the sparsely populated and rural area of Napa County.
Napa County Recycling and Waste Services (NCRWS) provides service in the area identified as franchise Zone One. There are currently 4,400 residential and 313 commercial customers in Zone One. The proposed expansion of the franchise service area will add an additional 20 residential and 10 commercial customers. Approval of the expanded Zone One boundary would bring these additional customers into Zone One and guarantee landfill, organics and recycling service.
When first adopted in 2005, franchise Zone One included most of the areas that are proposed to be added to the franchise area. These areas were removed from the franchise zone in 2013 at the request of NCRWS and are currently being served by Recology American Canyon (Recology). Recology notified NCRWS of its plans to discontinue providing service to County customers that were not covered by their franchise agreement with the City of American Canyon. NCRWS would like to pro...
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