STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Environmental & Sustainability
AGENDA DATE: September 14, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): NA
DEPARTMENT: Department of Sanitation Services
EXECUTIVE: Carl Simpson
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a twelve-month Interlocal Agreement, with options to extend the agreement for four additional twelve-month periods Dallas County for the operation and management of a regional (16 cities), Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 - Not to exceed $1,171,900.00 - Financing: Sanitation Operation Fund (subject to appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
The City's stormwater permit requires control of the quality of stormwater discharged within the City. Specifically, the permit requires implementation of programs to collect and recycle, reuse, or properly dispose of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and to make those programs available to the residential sector. This program meets those permit requirements and prevents collected HHW from being improperly disposed of and entering the storm drainage system, including local and regional creeks, streams, rivers, and lakes.
Since FY 1994-95, Dallas County, with support from area cities, has taken an active role in addressing the safe disposal of HHW regionally. The City of Dallas (the City) is one of the cities which participate in the Dallas Area HHW Network, a consortium of 16 participating Dallas County cities. The participating cities enter into an interlocal agreement, or renew an existing one, with Dallas County each year. The City's current five-year (initial year with four 1-year renewal options) interlocal agreement will be expired at the end of FY 2021-22. This agenda item seeks approval to enter into a new interlocal agreement for FY 2022-23, with options to renew for four additional years, consistent with Dallas County's terms for an interlocal agreement with participating citie...
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