Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Amending Appendix A - Schedule of Fees of the Code of Ordinances of the City of McKinney with Amended Fees for Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste and Recyclable Material in the City; Providing for the Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances; Providing for a Severability Clause; and Providing for an Effective Date
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence (2B: Balance Available resources to accommodate the growth and maintenance needs of the city)
MEETING DATE: December 19, 2023
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
CONTACT: Steve Tilton, Assistant City Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approve ordinance
ITEM SUMMARY:
* The ordinance would approve the residential service cost "pass through" of the 2024 Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments allowed as part of the amendment.
* The cumulative total of these CPI increases is 6.50% or $0.69 per month as part of an amendment to the City's agreement with Waste Connections, Lone Star, LLC. The amendment was approved at the May 4, 2021, City Council meeting.
* The original amendment allowed for the following increases to two (2) different components of the agreement:
o Residential Collection: $1.60 increase per month per home (and subsequent CPI increases)
o Commercial Collection: 25% increase over three-year period (10%, 10% and 5%).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* Relationship with original company (IESI/Progressive Waste/Waste Connections) dates back to 1996. (Through subsequent mergers and acquisitions, parent company is now Waste Connections.)
* Current contract agreement executed in 2008 with termination in September 2017, amended in 2013 extending expiration date to September 30, 2024.
* 2016 - Waste Connections merged with Progressive Waste Solutions and Waste Connections took over management of the agreement.
* 2018 (Feb.) - City receives request from Waste Connections for rate increases. (Similar request made to Frisco, another full-ser...
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