City of Columbus - File #: 0486-2009

• File #: 0486-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/20/2009
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 4/6/2009
• Final action: 4/7/2009
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract with Rumpke of Ohio, Inc. for a weekly, subscription yard-waste collection program; to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,000,000.00, from the General Fund; to waive the competitive procurement provisions of the Columbus City Codes; and to declare an emergency. ($1,000,000.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/7/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/7/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
4/6/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
4/6/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
3/27/2009	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
3/27/2009	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/27/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/27/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
3/27/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
3/26/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/26/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/26/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/26/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/25/2009	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/25/2009	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/25/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/25/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/25/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/25/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/20/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Rumpke of Ohio, Inc., for a weekly, subscription yard waste collection program for all City of Columbus residents. This ordinance also authorizes the expenditure of $1,000,000.00 from the General Fund for purposes of subsidizing this Rumpke yard waste program that will be administered by the Division of Refuse Collection. This contract includes a declining subsidy scale provision that reduces the city's cost incrementally, once the paid subscriber number reaches 30,000. This provision will eliminate the need for any subsidy once the paid subscriber number exceeds 69,000.

The City, through its Division of Refuse Collection, has provided Columbus residents with the weekly collection of yard waste through a contract since 1994. This separate collection is important to segregate yard waste that can be composted and recycled from the regular waste stream; this serves to extend the life of the landfill operated by the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) and decreases the Division's disposal fees that are paid from the City's Special Income Tax Fund. The current street-side yard-waste collection service contract with Rumpke expired on January 31, 2009.

A. Subscription Program:
This contract will subsidize a subscription yard waste program for a one-year period that will include two 6-month cycles. The first cycle will commence on or about April 20, 2009 and will last for a 6-month duration; the second one will commence on October 20, 2009 and will also last for a 6-month duration. Citizens wishing to subscribe will be required to pay a flat fee of $49.50 for each of the the 6 month cycles. Each of these cycles will not be prorated, so the cost is the same whether they begin their subscription the first day or the last day of the cycle. Subscribers will be limited to 15 items per week.

B. Recent Yard-Waste Expenditure History:
The expend...