2021-046 - Approving An Exclusive Agreement for the Collection and Handling of Soild Waste

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WHEREAS, the City currently contracts with Waste Management Collection and Recycling, Inc., a California corporation dba Waste Management of Orange County for exclusive collection and handling of solid waste; and WHEREAS, the City intends to award to Republic Waste Services of Southern California, LLC dba Republic Services a new, exclusive agreement for the collection and handling of solid waste, following issuance of Request for Proposals No. 20-097, dated March 24, 2020, and under the terms and conditions described therein, as further negotiated by the parties; and WHEREAS, the new agreement allows Republic Services to provide exclusive solid waste collection and related services within the City from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2032, with option for extension; and WHEREAS, following a duly noticed public hearing pursuant to Section 1303 of the City Charter, at which Republic Services agreed to further terms and conditions, the City Council awards the new agreement under the authorities specified above and subject to further compliance with California Constitution Article XIIID (Proposition 218) and the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act (Govt. Code Sections 53750 et. seq.); and WHEREAS, given that the agreement will provide for the continued collection of solid waste in the service areas as it currently exists, the City Council finds and determines that the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") have been satisfied, and this action on part of the City Council is exempt from CEQA pursuant to the sections of the State CEQA Guidelines cited below. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana as follows: Section 1. The agreement attached to this resolution as Exhibit A and incorporated by this reference is hereby approved subject to further compliance with California Constitution Article XIIID (Proposition 218) and the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act (Govt. Code Sections 53750 et. seq.), and the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the City of Santa Ana. Section 2. The City Council finds and determines that this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to the following sections of the State CEQA Guidelines: Section 15301 (operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use); Section 15307 (actions by regulatory agencies for protection of natural resources); Section 15308 (actions by regulatory agencies for protection of the environment); and Section 15061(b)(3) (common sense exception). Resolution No. 2021-046 Page 2 of 4