2000/10/10 City Council Resolution (17)RESOLUTION NO. 2000- 210
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR SEALED PROPOSALS
FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICES
TO BE PROVIDED EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California, by enactment of the California
Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (Act) (California Public Resources Code Section
40000 et seq.), has declared that it is in the public interest to authorize and require local agencies
to make adequate provisions for Refuse Handling in their jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the State of California has found and declared that the amount of Refuse
generated in California, coupled with diminishing disposal site space and potential adverse
environmental impacts from placing waste in a landfill, and the need to conserve natural
resources, have created an urgent need for state and local agencies to enact and implement an
aggressive integrated waste management program. The State has, through enactment of the Act,
directed the responsible State agency, and all local agencies, to promote disposal site diversion
and to maximize the use of feasible waste reduction, re -use, recycling and composting options in
order to reduce the amount of refuse that must be disposed of in disposal sites; and
WHEREAS, under Section 8.12 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code, the City has the
authority to provide for the Collection and Transportation of Refuse, Recyclable Materials and
Compostable Materials; and
WHEREAS, the current contract for solid waste services expires on June 30, 2001,and
the City Council has after extensive review established new waste handling and diversion
programs to better serve residents and meet State requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, Sealed Proposals for the provision of solid waste services are
hereby solicited; the City Manager is hereby directed to make available to interested parties by
October 16, 2000 a Request for Proposals for the Provision of Solid Waste Services, specifying
the services and requirements of the City, and to prepare a Draft Agreement to be included in the
Request for Proposals; and the City Manager is hereby directed to publish once a week for two
weeks in the Community Voice and in the Press Democrat a Notice Inviting Sealed Proposals.
Said Sealed Proposals shall be delivered to the City Manager of said City on or before 5:00 p.m.
on the 11'' day of December, 2000, said time being not less than 30 days from the time of first
publication of said notice. Proposals will be stamped as received at the time and date received.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this l Oth day of October, 2000.
C,I-yy CI OF RO/HNERT PARK
ATTEST: , -1 ,_.... ayor
FLORES: AYE MACKENZIE, AYE REILLY: AYE SPIRO: AYE VIDAK- MARTINEZ: AYE
AYES: (5) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (0) ABSTAIN: (0)