City of Columbus - File #: 1823-2010

• File #: 1823-2010
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/13/2010
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 1/24/2011
• Final action: 1/24/2011
• Title: To authorize the expenditure of $14,648,465.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary from the Special Income Tax Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to establish an encumbrance of $14,605,465 to pay 2011 refuse tipping fees to the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) for the Division of Refuse Collection pursuant to an existing lease agreement; to waive the competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Code due to our longstanding contractual agreement with SWACO; to establish encumbrances up to $43,000.00 for 2011 tire disposal, Construction and Demolition (C&D) material disposal, and processing of recyclables; and to declare an emergency. ($14,648,465.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/26/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
1/25/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
1/24/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
1/24/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
1/20/2011	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
1/20/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/4/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/4/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
1/4/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/3/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Contingent
1/3/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Contingent
12/22/2010	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/21/2010	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/20/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
12/20/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
12/20/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
12/14/2010	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/14/2010	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
12/14/2010	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/14/2010	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to establish an encumbrance within the Special Income Tax Fund to pay 2011 waste disposal tipping fees for the Division of Refuse Collection. This expense is necessary to safely and contractually dispose of the waste collected by the Division in the course of pursuing its mission by providing residential refuse collection services to over 327,000 households weekly and picking up bulk items and illegally dumped items as needed.

The Department of Public Service has determined that $14,648,465.00 should be adequate for this purpose. This number is based on estimated waste stream of 318,000 tons in 2011. Actual tonnage is ultimately dependent on variables such as the weather, the actual number of households collected that cannot be specifically calculated at this time, and the unknown amount of bulk and illegally dumped items. If necessary, additional legislation will be submitted to increase this at a later date.

Previous calendar years' actual tipping fee expenditures totaled $12,851,485.93 (2006), $12,943,226.58 (2007), $12,901,357.53 (2008), $13,049,098.46 (2009), and $13,312,244.86 (2010). SWACO tipping fee rates are determined by SWACO's established rate setting process and other waste disposal fees are determined by the City's competitive bidding process.

Also, pursuant to the tenth (10th) modification to the Agreement between the City and SWACO, part of the tipping fees will help fund the expansion of the drop-off recycling program.

2. BID WAIVER
Formal competitive bidding requirements must be waived for SWACO because waste disposal services, other than those provided by SWACO, are available in the marketplace; however the City is bound by contract to tip household waste at SWACO facilities. The Division will seek bids for waste stream disposal services not provided by SWACO: tire disposal, Construction and Demolition (C&D) material disposal, and pr...