Title
An Ordinance approving an operations agreement between the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, and Summit Transfer, LLC, for the Lee's Summit Solid Waste Processing Facility and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.
(Note: First read by Council on March 15, 2022.)
Body
Issue/Request:
Approval of an Operations Agreement for the Lee's Summit Solid Waste Processing Facility ("SWPF"). which is a companion to the Lease Agreement for the SWPF.
Proposed City Council Motion:
I move for adoption of an Ordinance approving an operations agreement between the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, and Summit Transfer, LLC, for the Lee's Summit Solid Waste Processing Facility and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.
Background:
The City provides a Public Disposal Area that is located at the City’s Resource Recovery Park as a component of the City's Landfill Permit. The Public Disposal Area is for the purpose of receiving specifically enumerated household solid waste products for the benefit of the residents of Lee’s Summit. The landfill is nearing the end of its closure process.
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 provides 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.
To continue operation of a Public Disposal Area (PDA), the City must receive a permit through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) to operate a Solid Waste Processing Facility. In 2021, the City issued Request for Proposals No. 2021-016 (the “RFP”) which sought statements of ...
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