HomeMy WebLinkAbout101-22RESOLUTION 101-22
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE
RECOMMENDATION FOR CHANGES TO THE SOLID WASTE FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT BASED ON THE GREENWASTE AD HOC COMMITTEE'S
RECOMMENDATION
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2019 the Town of Los Altos Hills entered into a Solid Waste Franchise
Agreement with GreenWaste Recovery, Inc; and
WHEREAS, the agreement was amended twice, first on July 16, 2020 and then again on
November 18, 2021; and
WHEREAS, throughout the first year of the agreement, several of the changes brought on by the
new contract triggered concerns from the public. In response, GreenWaste and the Town engaged
in negotiations in an attempt to resolve certain rate and service -related issues; and
WHEREAS, as a part of the Second Amendment a commit was made for the parties to negotiate
in good faith toward revising the manner in which GreenWaste provides collection services; and
WHEREAS, an Ad Hoc Committee of the City Council was formed. to investigate the Franchise
Agreement and make a recommendation to Council on how the Town should proceed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council acceptes the Ad Hoc Committees recommendation as the direction
for the Town.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby authorizing the
City Manager to proceed with the recommendations from the GreenWaste Ad Hoc Committee,
specifically to:
Update the definition of "driveway" to accommodate shared driveways in Town;
Engage with GreenWaste for them to conduct SB 1383 "Route -Reviews"; and
Forgo the service change back to a three -cart pick-up and proceed with the fallback
option of limiting the annual rate adjustment on July 1, 2024 to CPI
The above and foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of
Los Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on the 201h day of October 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: Tyson, Swan, Mok, Schmidt, Tanklla
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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BY:
George T on, MVyor
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ATTEST:
15'e-bor-ah Padovan, City Clerk
Resolution 101-22
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