A. Exclusive Franchise: The city shall enter into an exclusive franchise agreement with no more than one waste disposal firm for the collection of solid waste, recyclable materials, and yard waste for all single-family dwellings and multiple-family dwellings with individual collection of waste and billing for each dwelling unit within the building or complex. No person shall hire, retain, use, or engage any waste disposal firm for the collection of solid waste, recyclable materials, or yard waste from such residential dwellings, other than the city's waste collection franchisee pursuant to this section. Use of the city's waste collection franchisee shall not be mandatory for multiple-family dwellings with unified collection and billing for all dwelling units within the building or complex, or any commercial, office, or industrial property. The city may negotiate, and include in its franchise agreement, collection rates with its waste collection franchisee to be offered to multiple-family dwellings with unified collection and billing, commercial, office, and industrial properties on an optional basis.
B. Provisions Of Franchise: The franchise agreement with a waste disposal firm, hereinafter, the "franchisee", referred to in subsection A of this section shall include, at a minimum, the following provisions:
1. The initial term shall not exceed seven (7) years.
2. A requirement that the franchisee must offer and make available to all of the customers it serves the collection and processing of recyclable materials.
3. Direction as to where the franchisee must or must not dump or dispose of the solid waste, recyclable materials, and yard waste it collects.
4. A requirement that the franchisee prepare and deliver to the city monthly reports detailing the amounts of solid waste, recyclable materials, and yard waste collected, for the purpose of maintaining adequate and sanitary collection.
5. A rate schedule and service standards established by the city.
6. A requirement for the posting of either a performance bond with an adequate surety to carry out the purposes of the franchise agreement or an irrevocable letter of credit from a bank with sufficient capital assets to ensure that the purposes of the franchise agreement will be carried out.
7. A requirement that all residential dwellings be served no less often than once each week. (Ord. M-4-14, 2-3-2014; amd. Ord. M-15-22, 4-18-2022)