DATE: May 14, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Agreement with Mid Valley Disposal, LLC
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute an Agreement with Mid Valley Disposal, LLC, for American Avenue Disposal Site landfill use, effective July 1, 2019, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions ($0).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will provide for the delivery of acceptable waste by Mid Valley Disposal, LLC (MVD) at a reduced disposal rate based on the American Avenue Disposal Site (AADS) tiered pricing schedule and Master Schedule of Fees approved by the Board of Supervisors on February 10, 2015. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the Board does not approve the recommended action, MVD would not qualify for the AADS tiered pricing schedule and the savings would not be passed down to the Exclusive Service Area Program (ESAP) customers.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The operation of AADS is funded through gate fees collected from customers disposing of waste and interest generated on cash reserves. Any uncovered operational costs from customer volume discounts will be met by the general reserves in AADS Fund 0700.
DISCUSSION:
AADS is an active disposal facility owned, managed, and operated by the County since the early 1970's. The site is located in the western part of the County, approximately 17 miles southwest of Fresno on American Avenue, between Highway 145 and Placer Avenue in Kerman, California.
On February 10, 2015, the Board adopted the amended Master Schedule of Fees Ordinance for AADS, which contains a tiered pricing schedule. The recommended agreement is consistent with the tiered pricing schedule and with the current three-year agreement with MVD that was approved by the ...
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