Explanation
Background: In 1993, The City leased the Solid Waste Reduction Facility to the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio, ("SWACO"). In 1995, the Facility ceased to operate as a power plant. Since that time the facility has operated as a waste transfer site and is currently being re-developed as a site for green business, all pursuant to several modifications of the Transfer Agreement and Lease Agreement between the City and SWACO which controls the relationship between the parties. This proposed Eighth Modification authorizes 1) the lease of mineral rights at the site, subject to city approval of each specific lease; 2) extension to the City by SWACO of a $580,000 grant to fund certain environmental services by city employees; and 3) an expansion of the drop-off recycling program administered by SWACO with defined financial participation by the City at a $25/ton level representing a savings over the cost of disposal at SWACO's landfill.
Fiscal Impact: Enactment of this ordinance will financially benefit the City by allowing a $580,000 SWACO grant to fund environmental services by the City. One half of this grant will result in reduction of SWACO's lease obligations to the City as did funding of the predecessor Environmental Stewardship Office at SWACO. Expansion of the drop-off recycling program has the potential to reduce city costs for landfill disposal.
Emergency Justification: Adoption of this ordinance as an emergency will promote the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, or safety, and provide for an emergency in the daily operation of a municipal department, by enabling timely and immediate receipt of the grant, accelerating the process for increased recycling and a reduction in waste disposal costs, and allowing expeditious re-development of the Solid Waste Reduction Facility site.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to execute the Eighth Modification to the Transfer Agreement and ...
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