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ORDINANCE NO. 16,523
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LITTLE ROCK CODE
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OF ORDINANCES TO REVISE LANDFILL RATES FOR
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COMPACTED AND NONCOMPACTED SOLID WASTE; FOR
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OTHER PURPOSES; AND CREATING AN EMERGENCY.
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WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock is nearing completion of
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construction of the new City landfill; and
WREAS, the construction and operation costs of the new
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landfill will significantly increase in order to meet current
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and future landfill demands, as well as to comply with state and
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federal solid waste mandates; and
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Wes, the City has deemed it necessary to conduct a
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study to determine the appropriate tipping fees to charge for
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compacted and noncompacted solid waste; and
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WHEREAS, R.W. Beck was selected by the City to prepare an
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analysis of landfill rates based upon annual revenue
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requirements and anticipated waste quantities; and
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WHEREAS, the R.W. Beck analysis concludes that the
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cost -based landfill rates should be amended as follows. ,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
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THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1. Little Rock, Ark. Rev. Code § 28 -8 shall be
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amended to delete subparagraph (b) in its entirety and insert
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the following language:
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(b) The charges referred to in subsection (a)
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hereof shall be as follows:
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1. Each compacted cubic yard, including
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building materials, five dollars and forty
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cents ($5.40), with a minimum ten dollars
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($10.00) dumping fee.
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2. Each noncompacted cubic yard, five dollars
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and fifteen cents ($5.15), with a minimum
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ten dollars ($10.00) dumping fee.
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3. Each cubic yard of tree stumps, five
dollars and forty cents ($5.40), with a
minimum twenty -five dollars ($25.00)
dumping fee.
4. Each cubic yard of asbestos, twenty -five
dollars ($25.00), with a minimum fifty
dollars ($50.00) dumping fee.
SECTION 2. Emergency. In order to meet the state and
federal mandates for disposal of solid waste into municipal
landfills, and to immediately prepare for increased waste stream
disposal, the Little Rock Board of Directors hereby determines
that an emergency is declared to exist, and this ordinance shall
become effective immediately upon its passage.
SECTION 3. Subparagraphs (a) and (c) of § 28 -8 are hereby
retained in their entirety.
PASSED: November 2, 1993
ATTEST: APPROVED:
CITY CLERK MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
THOMPS
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CITY ATTORNEY