DATE: November 11, 2014
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Russ Truell, Assistant City Administrator/CFO
Becky Caldwell, Sanitation and Environmental Services Director
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Consideration of Interlocal Agreement Between Marshall County and the City of Franklin For the Processing of Recyclables (COF Contract #2014-0305)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memo is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning changes to the processing of our blue bags collected from curbside in our residential recycling service.
Background
Williamson County requested bids for contractors to operate their county-owned recycling facility in September of 2014. The County bid documents included the requirement for the contractor to accept City blue bags (residential recycling), but did not limit the tip fee associated with accepting and processing blue bag recyclables. The County stated the chosen vendor would need to work directly with the City to solidify the arrangements for processing of blue bag recyclables. On October 13, 2014, the contract for operating the Williamson County recycling facility was awarded to P&H Properties.
In parallel with the County process, the City's Sanitation and Environmental Services (SES) team working with Purchasing staff sought quotes to handle the City's recycling directly. The County understood that the City would be exploring options in addition to the County contractor. Becky Caldwell, Director of SES, and City Administrator Eric Stuckey met with County Mayor Rogers Anderson and County Solid Waste Director Nancy Zion to discuss the process and mutually agreed to this approach.
In pursuing options for processing the City recyclables, SES Director Caldwell met with Morgan Thomas, Marshall County Solid Waste Director, to explore an intergovernmental agreement to accept Franklin's recyclables. Marshall County recently purchase...
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