City of Columbus - File #: 0203-2008

• File #: 0203-2008
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/25/2008
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 2/25/2008
• Final action: 2/28/2008
• Title: To authorize the Public Service Director to modify contracts with Rumpke of Ohio, Incorporated for yard-waste collection and subscription curbside-recycling collection services; to authorize the expenditure of $3,800,650.00 or so much thereof as may be needed from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($3,800,650.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/28/2008	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
2/27/2008	1	MAYOR	Signed
2/25/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
2/25/2008	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
2/11/2008	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
2/11/2008	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
2/8/2008	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
2/5/2008	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/5/2008	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/5/2008	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/5/2008	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/5/2008	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/5/2008	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
2/4/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/4/2008	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/4/2008	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/4/2008	1	Auditor Reviewer	Contingent
1/30/2008	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/30/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/28/2008	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/25/2008	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

The Public Service Department, Refuse Collection Division, has provided Columbus residents with weekly collection of yard waste through a contract since 1994. This separate collection is necessary 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 increases weekly refuse container capacity for residents. Landfill diversion requirements are established by Ohio Revised Code. Street-side yard-waste collection service is presently provided to 225,088 households.

The current contract for yard-waste collection with Rumpke of Ohio, Incorporated was authorized with the March 1, 2006, passage of Ordinance 0371-2006. The contract commenced March 1, 2006, for a five year period contingent upon annual funding approval from Council, and authorized the expenditure of $3,574,251.00. This contract was amended with the February 08, 2007, passage of Ordinance 0140-2007 by authorizing the additional expenditure of $351,654.88. On February 14, 2007, Ordinance 0162-2007 passed authorizing a contract amendment, contract extension and the expenditure of $3,989,204.00. This ordinance authorizes the Public Service Director to amend the yard waste collection contract, to extend the contract's term from February 01, 2008, through January 31, 2009, and to authorize the expenditure of $3,800,650.00.

The yard-waste collection monthly charge is $1.475 per household and is in effect through January 31, 2008. For the period February 1, 2008, through January 31, 2009, the new monthly charge will decrease to $1.377 per household. This decrease in the monthly household charge is possible because there is an offsetting increase of $3.25 per month to households choosing to participate in subscription curbside-recycling. In effect, the City will end its subsidy to the approximately 11,820 households that choose to partici...