Item 20 - Solid Waste Services Proposers

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Attachment 4 Proposal Summary – CR&R INCORPORATED February 9, 2021 4 ‐ 9 City of Santa Ana Stanton and Perris. CR&R will continue our commitment to financial and volunteer support of this important community organization. Both CR&R and our strategic partner, Taormina Industries, have demonstrated our commitment to the Boys and Girls Club in the communities we have served. CR&R helped to build the Stanton Club, and Taormina Industries helped build the Anaheim Club. We look forward to continuing our support of the Boys and Girls Club in Santa Ana. o Goodwill Industries ‐ CR&R has met with Goodwill Industries in Santa Ana to discuss future opportunities for partnership. Not only will Goodwill Industries be an ideal partner for delivery of the Reusable items identified through the Bulky Item program, but the organization is also seeking assistance for potential employment of program participants. CR&R considers this an excellent opportunity to connect these underemployed Santa Ana residents, including veterans and disabled community members, with appropriate job openings within our company. o Educational Opportunities ‐ As the undisputed industry leader in technology development, CR&R will offer internships, field trips, and guest lecturing for Santa Ana youth served at the Samueli Academy and Orangewood Foundation. In addition to the Anaerobic Digestion facility in Perris, CR&R is excited to introduce students to our project on Catalina Island, where in conjunction with the USC Marine Biology Institute based on Catalina Island, CR&R was successful in converting farm grown kelp into renewable natural gas. Both CR&R and Taormina Industries have a long history of supporting community organizations. In addition to these community involvement examples, CR&R and Taormina have identified several other charitable organizations such as Santa Ana Elks Lodge #794, WISE Place Women’s Shelter, Project Youth, La Academia, Santa Ana Zoo, Senior Citizens Center and Neighborhood Associations and many others that both CR&R and Taormina Industries will support with membership involvement, fundraising, as well as in‐kind and monetary donations.  Street Sweeping: CR&R is able to provide street sweeping services for the City as an extension of the existing solid waste franchise agreement when the current provider's contract expires in 2024. With only a slight increase in customer collection rates (estimated to be 2.25%) to cover our costs, the City will be able to utilize the current $1 million spent on street sweeping services in other areas.  New, Regional Processing Facility in Santa Ana: A municipality the size of Santa Ana should consider the establishment of a Resource and Recovery Center campus within the City to control the City's waste stream and associated costs, provide local jobs and generate revenue. While this type of project is not within the scope of the City's RFP, CR&R would like to work with City Staff to explore a public/private partnership of this type. o Benefits of a Local Waste Processing Facility in Santa Ana o Hundreds of new local jobs at all skill levels. o Millions of dollars in new real and personal property taxes. o Millions of dollars of new revenues from host fees for use of the facility by other municipalities. o A fresh, well planned location for citizen and student tours wherein environmental learning could take place in cooperation with regional schools. o A long‐term solution that will place the city in control of its waste stream for decades with dedicated capacity for processing of all materials. o A source of civic pride that will amplify the city of Santa Ana's as a regional leader in environmental responsibility. CR&R states that there will be no impact on proposed services and/or rates if the regional processing facility is not developed. Workers Compensation Experience Modification Rate 2017 2018 2019 0.64 0.66 0.66