Title
An Ordinance approving the lease agreement between the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Summit Transfer, LLC, for the Lee’s Summit solid waste Processing facility.
(Note: First read by Council on March 15, 2022.)
Body
Issue/Request:
Approval of a Lease Agreement for the Solid Waste Processing Facility (“SWPF”), which is a companion to the Operations Agreement for the SWPF.
Proposed City Council Motion:
I move for adoption of an Ordinance Approving the Lease Agreement between the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Summit Transfer, LLC, for the Lee’s Summit Solid Waste Processing Facility.
Background:
The City operates the Public Disposal Area that is located at the City’s Resource Recovery Park. The City operates the Public Disposal Area for the purpose of receiving specifically enumerated household solid waste products for the benefit of the residents of Lee’s Summit.
In November 2018, the City issued Request for Proposals No. 2019-032 which solicited proposals for operation of the Public Disposal Area for the City at the Resource Recovery Park. As a result of this RFP, the City executed Agreement No. 2019-032 with the Company on April 5, 2019 to provide for the operations of the Public Disposal Area, which allows residential customers in the Lee’s Summit with solid waste services that are convenient by allowing use of areas of the Resource Recovery Park for drop-off of residential customers’ solid waste, yard waste, and household hazardous waste.
As part of the Public Disposal Area, the City is authorized to operate a Solid Waste Processing Facility. In 2021, the City issued Request for Proposals No. 2021-016 (the “RFP”) which sought statements of qualifications from qualified companies to design, construct, permit and operate a solid waste processing facility and associated programs. A stated goal of this RFP was to identify and select a partner to provide solid waste disposal services through a processing facility and continue associated ...
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