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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE; MAY 19, 2016 TITLE; RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: 99 7-m W- A ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1°t Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2 n Reading ❑ implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For! CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an amendment to the Waste Disposal Agreement with the County of Orange, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney, to extend the terms of the Waste Disposal Agreement through June 30, 2025, to allow for the continued Importation of waste at the County's three landfills, and secure a portion of future net importation revenues to support solid waste and recycling program implementation. The disposal of solid waste at the Orange County landfills is governed by a 2009 Waste Disposal Agreement (WDA). in this agreement, Orange County cities agreed to deposit their solid waste at the three County landfill facilities in return for low, stable disposal rates. The agreement also set parameters for the importation of waste from outside the County into these landfills. The term of the current WDA began on July 1, 2010, and runs through June 30, 2020, with importation of waste from outside the County set to expire on June 30, 2016, The WDA is a fine example of the County and cities working in collaboration and strategically leveraging a countywide asset. Solid waste revenues are utilized by the County to maintain the landfill system, preserve funds for landfill closure costs, address post - closure maintenance, and mitigate long -term risk and environmental liabilities. The cities in the County benefit from additional services provided by the County, including permanent household hazardous waste collection facilities, green waste acceptance at no charge to cities to assist with compliance with state recycling mandates, and support of city programs to meet state diversion requirements. With the success of waste diversion and recycling in recent years combined with slow recovery from the Great Recession, in- County waste generation has dramatically decreased which, in turn, has created a reduction in revenues. A committee of City Managers representing Orange County cities participated with the County in preparing a framework to address the reduction In revenues and to ensure rate stabilization for local residents and businesses, The proposed Amendment to the WDA offsets revenue reductions by extending importation past the June 30, 2016, expiration date and establishing a fair -share allocation of net importation revenues to cities through June 30, 2025. A review of County resources concluded that the amount of Imported waste combined with in- County waste will remain below total disposal tonnage 2513-1