REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: Debra Jubinsky, Senior Management Analyst
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Approve Second Amendment authorizing a one-year extension to the Waste Disposal Agreement between the County of Orange and the City of Huntington Beach extending the term to June 30, 2026
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Statement of Issue:
The City of Huntington Beach's access to the Orange County landfills is governed by a Waste Disposal Agreement (WDA). Through the WDA, all cities and special districts in Orange County agreed to exclusively dispose of their municipal solid waste at the County's landfills in exchange for low and stable disposal rates. The current WDA was entered into in 2009 and amended in 2016 to extend the term through June 30, 2025. Huntington Beach and the other County jurisdictions are currently negotiating a successor agreement via the Orange County City Manager Association, but additional time is needed to finalize mutually acceptable terms and disposal fees. The proposed Second Amendment extends the current WDA by one year to ensure access to the County landfills at the existing rate structure and to allow for continued negotiations of a successor agreement. The implementation of the Second Amendment is contingent upon 100% approval by all County cities and sanitation districts.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact to the City. Extending the term of the WDA from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2026 preserves the current rate structure and annual CPI escalation formula of the current WDA that is already included in the City's FY 25-26 proposed budget in the Refuse Enterprise Fund No. 504.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the "Second Amendment To Waste Disposal Agreement Between the County of Orange, California and the City of Huntington Beach."
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