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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Date: June 15, 2017
Subject: Commercial Solid Waste
Management Advisory Committee
References: Agenda for July 13, 2017
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
Depaitinent 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 Depaitinent 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) term waiver is required at this time:
• Jason Neal, a hauler representative handling a volume of 25 percent or more of the total
commercial solid waste management business within the city, has serve as a member since
June 27, 2005, and requires a term waiver by a unanimous (5/5) vote of the Commission.
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 July 13,
2017, Commission Agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Gina Marquez, Liaison
George K. Wysong, Assistant City Attorney, Supervisor
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator