GREAT WESTERN RECLAMATION, INC.- A-92-152 & A-92-153

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Amendment and. Agreement with Great Western Reclamation December 7, 1992 Page 5 2 . Franchise fee of 5% to be paid to the City. Presently part of the residential fee is utilized to support the refuse collection program. This agreement extends a similar fee (which is built into the rate) to commercial and apartment accounts. Effective July 1993 the City will receive 5% of gross revenues from commercial/apartment accounts. This will generate approximately $300,000 in new revenue for the City per year. 3 . 15-19% reduction in commercial bin rates on July 1, 1993 . Commercial rates paid by 4400 customers will be reduced effective July 1, 1993 by 15 - 19 percent, subject only to county landfill increases. Commercial rates are shown on Exhibit 2 during the recycling phase -in period. With this agreement, commercial customers (businesses) will save $1.27 million during the 1993-94 fiscal year. 4. No increase in apartment bin rates on July 1, 1993 . Apartment rates paid by 2000 customers will remain the same on July 1, 1993 and are subject only to county landfill increases. The last apartment rate increase was in July 1991. Apartment rates are shown on Exhibit 3 during the recycling phase-in period. Apartment rates were determined separately from commercial rates .due to the differences in .tonnages. During a sample test period apartments generated 14 percent more refuse than commercial generators. The City is presently having an independent audit performed to substantiate the differences in apartment versus commercial tonnages. CITY SERVICES 1. Collection of refuse on city arterials. To enhance the cleanliness of the City' s arterials, containers will be placed in the more heavily trafficked areas in the city. This refuse will be collected by Great Western once per week at no charge. 145 12P