(A) The City may contract for Discarded Material services, and such services may be the exclusive right of the Franchise Hauler. Subject to provisions and exclusions as reflected in a written agreement between City and Franchise Hauler. The agreement shall, at a minimum, identify the services to be provided for, including, but not limited to: type of material to be collected, frequency of collection, and planned disposition of material following collection. The agreement shall additionally describe effective date of the agreement, the term, and shall identify any and all options for term extension, and the rates and/or fees to be charged to ratepayers as approved by council. If a conflict is discovered in relation to the exclusive franchise with Franchise Hauler, the franchise agreement, and any amendments thereto, shall control.
(B) Exclusive Franchise Hauler providing residential, commercial, or industrial Discarded Material collection services to generators within the City’s boundaries, shall meet the requirements and standards established by the City Council as a condition of approval of an agreement.
(C) All Discarded Materials collected within the City’s boundaries, shall be delivered to transfer, processing and disposal facilities under such conditions as the City Council may designate and in accordance with applicable law.
(D) The City Manager or his/her Designee shall have charge and supervision of such Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials, and Organic Material handling services from the various parts of the City so as to conform to the provisions of this Chapter. Franchise Hauler shall report routes and days of collection as required in the Franchise Agreement, should any routes be changed at any point, Franchise Hauler shall give notice thereof in such manner as City Manager or his/her Designee deems best.
Every person shall place and keep Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials, and Organic Materials in the City Containers as required in this Chapter.
(E) The exclusive Franchise Hauler shall comply with education, equipment, signage, Container labeling, Container color, contamination monitoring, reporting and other requirements contained within its franchise agreement entered into with City.
(F) The City and its duly authorized agents, servants and employees, or any other contractors with whom the City may at any time enter into a contract or franchise therefor, and the agents, servants and employees of such contractors, while any such contract shall be in force, shall have the exclusive right to services as identified in this Chapter, and in the Franchise Agreement, from all premises in the City (unless otherwise noted herein or in the Agreement); and no person shall provide services, convey or transport any material in, along or over any public street, Alley or highway in the City, or take any materials from any Container in which the same may be placed for collection or removal, or interfere with or disturb any such Container, or remove any such Container from any location where the same is placed by the owner thereof. (Ord. 837-20, 8-18-2020)