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Contract Renegotiation <br />Client: City of Oceanside, CA <br />Contact: Peter Weiss, City Manager, (760) 436.3066 <br />Project: Negotiation of Solid Waste & Recycling Agreement (2010.2011) <br />The City of Oceanside engaged the services of Sloan Vazquez to negotiate its agreement with <br />its existing solid waste and recycling services provider. Sloan Vazquez negotiated directly with <br />the contractor and prepared a draft service agreement for use as a basis for negotiation. As a <br />result of our negotiations, the City obtained significant service enhancements, rate adjustment <br />containment guarantees and over $1,000,000 in new, annual franchise fee revenue. <br />Municipal Solid Waste Operation, Assessments <br />Client: City of Pasadena <br />Contact: Carmen Rubio, Program Coordinator II, (626) 744.7162 <br />Project: Municipal Franchise Compliance Audit (2006 -2009, 2013 - present) <br />Sloan Vazquez conducts financial and operational audits of thirteen franchise haulers to ensure <br />contract compliance including the proper reporting of diversion and payment of franchise fees, <br />each year from 2013 to the present. The audits include a field visit during which original records <br />are reviewed to ensure that the monthly reporting is accurate and in compliance with the <br />requirements of the franchise agreement. Additional review and analysis is performed on the <br />tonnage of materials collected and facilities where is it is taken to ensure compliance with the <br />diversion requirements of the City. From 2006 through 2009, the City of Pasadena also chose <br />Sloan Vazquez to conduct financial and operational audits. The City of Pasadena operates <br />under a non - exclusive franchise arrangement with multiple haulers to provide for commercial <br />waste and recycling services. Under this arrangement, the City has required each franchised <br />hauler to divert at minimum 50% of the waste it collected or pay the City liquidated damages. <br />Over four years, Sloan Vazquez identified over $180,000 in fees and liquidated damages due to <br />the City. <br />Client: City of Berkeley, CA (201112012) <br />Contact: Ken Etherington, Manager of Solid Waste & Recycling, (510) 981.6369 <br />Project: Operational Review of Solid Waste Division <br />Sloan Vazquez completed an operational review for the City of Berkeley's Solid Waste <br />Management Division. To complete this engagement, Sloan Vazquez personnel reviewed all <br />division operational functions and workflow process for each area; reviewed the scheduling and <br />routing system; evaluated the current vehicle fleet, including condition and replacement <br />schedules and repair scheduling and costs based on industry standards; assessed the use of <br />outside contractors for curbside collection of recyclable materials and operation of materials <br />processing facilities; assessed the non - exclusive franchise arrangement used by the City to <br />service the commercial sector. Our experience in solid waste management and operations was <br />Important to City in the selection decision. <br />Prepared for Ure City Of Santa Aria 4. � � prnposa! lar 3olld Waffie Consarltlrrg sarvrses <br />September 29, 2015 <br />251 -56 <br />