/011&-M@k Req.#6533
SUBSTITUTE
RESOLUTION NO. 33826
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 32719 passed August 2, 1994, the
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Council of the City of Tacoma waived competitive bidding for contracting of the
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4 City's solid waste disposal services and authorized the proper officers of the
5 City of Tacoma to execute an amended and restated agreement (hereinafter
6 "Agreement") with Land Recovery, Inc. (LRI), for the disposal of a portion of the
7 City's municipal solid waste (hereinafter "MSW") at the Hidden Valley Landfill
8 and to transport and dispose of a portion of the City's MSW to a regional
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landfill in Klickitat County, and
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1 1 WHEREAS this Agreement is scheduled to expire on October 31, 1997,
12 which was the scheduled date for closure of the Hidden Valley Landfill, and
13 WHEREAS LRI has recently been granted an extension by the
14 Department of Ecology; said extension now allows the Hidden Valley Landfill to
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remain open until December 31, 1998, and
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17 WHEREAS the City is currently disposing approximately 125,000 tons
18 per year, or about 59% of its waste stream, to LRI at a cost of $41.50 per ton,
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20 WHEREAS, if the City authorizes an extension to the existing
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Agreement from October 31, 1997, to December 31, 1999, LRI has agreed to a
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23 revised disposal cost of $32.95 per ton, and setting a disposal rate not to
24 excee...
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