SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a purchase order to Pinellas County Solid Waste for an operating expenditure of $4,300,000 for the disposal of solid waste at the Pinellas County waste-to-energy plant/landfill for the period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 as provided in the city’s Code of Ordinances, Section 2.564 (1) (d), Services provided by Other Governmental Entities, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute the same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
Pinellas County Solid Waste operates the only waste-to-energy plant and landfill in the county. All putrescible solid waste collected by the city is taken to this facility. The increase from $4,200,000 in FY19/20 to $4,300,000 in FY20/21 will accommodate a 6% increase in disposal fees imposed on all disposal by the county. It will also accommodate the increased tonnages resulting from a consumer shift from store purchases to home delivery and consumption, representing an increase of approximately 2,300 additional tons of waste.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funds are available as part of the FY 2020/21 Operating Budget of the Solid Waste Fund. The expenditure allocation is as follows:
• 4242082-543500 (Solid Waste - Residential Collection Dump Fees) $1,633,000
• 4242083-543500 (Solid Waste - Commercial Collection Dump Fees) $1,700,000
• 4242089-543500 (Solid Waste - Roll-Off Collection Dump Fees) $967,000