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1 RESOLUTION NO. 11,288
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3 A RESOLUTION TO ENDORSE THE PROPOSAL OF THE DEPARTMENT
4 OF PUBLIC WORKS TO PROVIDE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
5 SERVICES FOR THE CITY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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7 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas ( "the City"), is required by state law
8 to be a part of the Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District ( "the
9 District'), and
10 WHEREAS, in 1995 the City submitted a proposal to provide a portion of the solid
11 waste disposal within the City, and pursuant to that proposal and a contract with Waste
12 Management of Arkansas, Inc., has provided such service since that time, and
13 WHEREAS, the contract for solid waste disposal is scheduled to expire on
14 September 11, 2002, so the City decided to work with the District to issue a new Request
15 for Proposals to provide complete solid waste disposal within the City - including dead
16 animal pick up, special pick -ups, and other matters - -, and at the same time to provide a
17 price per household that the City would need to charge to provide this service, and
18 WHEREAS, this new RFP was based upon the RFP issued by the District in 1995
19 with certain changes to reflect the actual City needs in this area based upon the experience
20 since the current contractual agreement went into effect, and
21 WHEREAS, a pre -bid conference was held once the RFP was issued so that the
22 companies that would consider the submission of a proposal could make comments, and
23 as a result of this conference various modifications to the bid were made, and
24 WHEREAS, on the date the bids were to be opened, and prior to the time that the
25 bids were to be opened, the City submitted a cost statement as to what it would need to
26 charge per household in order to provide the solid waste collection services needed within
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1 the City, and took this action to assure that the number selected by the City was
2 determined without any reference to any proposal by any company, and
3 WHEREAS, no company submitted a proposal to provide solid waste services
4 within the City in response to the RFP, and
5 WHEREAS, time is of the essence for the City Department of Public Works to take
6 further steps, obtain additional equipment, and be prepared to provide solid waste
7 collection services throughout the City on the date the current contract with Waste
8 Management of Arkansas, Inc., expires, and
9 WHEREAS, the City has the authority, pursuant to Act 237 of 1971, as amended,
10 the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, to provide its own solid waste collection
11 services,
12 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
13 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
14 Section 1. The Board of Directors endorses the cost estimate and proposal
15 prepared by the City Manager through the Department of Public Works, and hereby
16 declares that upon the expiration of the current contract between the Pulaski County
17 Regional Solid Waste Management District, the City, and Waste Management of Arkansas,
18 Inc., the City shall be responsible for all residential solid waste collection within the
19 corporate limits of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
20 Section 2. The services to be provided will include all items specified in the
21 Enhancement 2 proposal attached as Exhibit "A ", along with the collection of a limited
22 amount of wood materials, to be defined in the ordinance approving the rate structure for
23 these services. The services described in this resolution shall be provided at a rate not to
24 exceed $19.04 per month.
25 Section 3. The City Manager and the Director of Finance & Treasurer are
26 directed to review the financial needs of the City with regards to this Resolution, and to
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1 present to this Board for consideration any modifications of the existing budget for the
2 City, the existing rate structure for solid waste collection within the City, or any other
3 matters that are deemed necessary and proper to fulfill the intent of this resolution.
4 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence,
5 clause, phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
6 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions
7 of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or
8 adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the resolution.
9 Section 5. Repealer. All resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with
10 this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
11 ADOPTED: May 14, 2002
12 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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15 Na cy Wo94, City Clerk Jim Epley, Mayor
16 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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19 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney
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1 EXHIBIT "A"
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3 Enhancement 2 limits the collection of garbage to that which is placed in
4 City- provided containers. It also expands garbage and yard waste collection to
5 include vacant and boarded -up houses and materials located in the right -of -way in
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