Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify an existing contract with Rumpke of Ohio, Inc. in order to extend the contract duration for the curbside-recycling collection service for a one year period. The extended time frame will be from February 29, 2012 to February 28, 2013. As the City rolls out the 2012 City-wide Yard Waste and Recycling Program, this contract will be phased out. The 2012 city-wide yard waste and recycling program will be implemented by geographical location. Once that location is receiving services per the new contract, subscription services shall terminate under the existing subscription contract.
Ordinance 0371-2006 passed March 1, 2006, authorized a contract with Rumpke of Ohio, Incorporated that afforded households an optional curbside-recycling collection service on a subscription basis. The current contract for subscription curbside-recycling commenced March 1, 2006, for a five-year period which will end February 28, 2011. The monthly rate for this subscription service is $8.25 per household.
This is the third modification to this contract.
Ordinance 0203-2008 authorized Modification #1, which increased the monthly rate from $5.00 per household to $8.25 per household.
Ordinance 1513-2011 authorized Modification #2, which extended the contract for one year, ending February 28, 2012.
The City has (in effect) licensed the contractor to provide this service and negotiates the terms and conditions on behalf of individual residents. Continuing this contract maintains a public good for Columbus citizens, namely, it increases waste-stream diversion and reduces refuse tonnage going to the landfill. Homeowners who may choose to discontinue this service have a network of nearly 200 drop-off recycling containers located throughout Columbus and Franklin County.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Rumpke of Ohio, Incorporated's contract compliance number is 31-1617611 and expires January 25, 2012.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no cost to the city for this contract modification.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to modify the Subscription Curbside-Recycling Contract with Rumpke of Ohio, Incorporated to extend the timeframe by one additional year for the Division of Refuse Collection and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City has licensed Rumpke of Ohio, Inc. to provide an optional curbside-recycling collection service to residents on a subscription basis; and
WHEREAS, The current contract for subscription curbside-recycling commenced March 1, 2006, for a five-year period, ending February 28, 2011; and
WHEREAS, ordinance 0203-2008 authorized Modification #1, which increased the monthly rate from $5.00 per house hold to $8.25 per household; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 1513-2011 authorized Modification #2, which extended the contract for one year, ending February 28, 2012.
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify this contract in order to extend the contract for a one year period from February 29, 2012 to February 28, 2013; and
WHEREAS, continuing this contract maintains a public good for Columbus citizens, namely, it increases waste-stream diversion and reduces refuse tonnage going to the landfill, and now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Service be and hereby is authorized to modify the contract with Rumpke of Ohio, Incorporated, to extend the contract for subscription curbside-recycling collection for a 1 year period from February 29, 2012 through February 28, 2013.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approvals by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.