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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members Date: November 21, 2021
of the City Commission
Subject: Commercial Solid Waste
�--e--- Management Advisory Committee
From: Todd B. Hannon References: Agenda for December 9, 2021
City Clerk
Enclosures: List of members
The Commercial Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee was created (1) to provide
advice and recommendations to the city commission concerning solid waste management, in
conjunction and cooperation with the Department of Solid Waste; (2) to provide advice and
recommendations regarding the levy of fines or warnings (as established by the Commission or the
Department of Solid Waste), and suspension and revocation of nonexclusive franchises for failure of
a hauler of commercial solid waste to comply with City ordinances and regulations related to solid
waste management; (3) to make recommendations related to the establishment of suggested
guidelines consistent with or more stringent than those currently established by the Commission or
Department of Solid Waste relating to the business of commercial solid waste management; (4) to
perform any other duties as may be specifically requested by the Commission or City Manager as
relates to the Department of Solid Waste; (5) to adopt bylaws and resolutions consistent with the
powers delegated to the Committee by the Commission; (6) to negotiate directly with haulers
applying for or renewing valid nonexclusive franchises, with the assistance and input of the City
Manager, when requested by the Manager; (7) to provide for voluntary in -kind contributions of
commercial solid waste management services, as determined by a formula established by the
Committee based upon each participating hauler's proportionate volume of the business within the
City, for City Special Events, such as the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, the Calle Ocho Parade, the
Orange Bowl Parade, the Three Kings Parade, and those events where the costs for waste removal is
waived by the Commission as well as any other special event identified by the Committee in
conjunction with the Department of Solid Waste and the Commission; (8) to provide quarterly
written reports to the Commission and the Department of Solid Waste setting forth a review of the
status of commercial solid waste management in the City; and (9) to provide a detailed report of all
recommended actions taken by the Committee against haulers within the City including warnings,
citations, fines and permit suspension and revocations; and suggestions for improvement of the
provision of both residential and commercial solid waste management services within the City,
including financial projections setting forth specific savings to the City that such improvements
would be expected to provide.
One (1) appointment is required at this time:
• Commission -At -Large has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, incumbent, whose term expired on
January 23, 2021.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said committee. By
copy of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the
December 9, 2021, Commission Agenda.
TBH:ne
Cindy Baez, Liaison
Juan C. Perez, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator