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<br />ORDINANCE 08-1249 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, <br />FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A <br />COOPERATIVE PURCHASE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT <br />WITH WASTE PRO OF FLORIDA, INC., FOR <br />RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES; <br />PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry is dedicated to providing cost-effective solid waste <br />collection services for its residents; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the current Franchise Agreement with Republic Services, Inc., for residential <br />solid waste collection services is reaching the end of its term; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, contract negotiations with Republic Services, Inc., to renew said Franchise <br />Agreement were unfavorable to the City; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, City staff pursued other means to obtain reasonable, cost effective solid waste <br />collection services, and found that Seminole County had a favorable Franchise Agreement with <br />Waste Pro of Florida, Inc., ("Waste Pro"); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Seminole County selected Waste Pro under a competitive bid process in <br />February 2005, to provide exclusive solid waste collection services for a specific portion of <br />unincorporated Seminole County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Waste Pro has agreed to extend those same terms and conditions in the <br />Seminole County Franchise Agreement to the City of Casselberry; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City's purchasing policy allows for a cooperative purchase, or <br />"piggyback"; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the agreement with Waste Pro provides for an annual consumer price index <br />(CPI) increase for the period of January I through December 31 of the previous year; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in lieu of adjusting the rates twice within a three month period, the <br />incorporation of a 4% CPI adjustment is recommended to coincide with the new rates adopted with <br />this ordinance; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the new rates charged to the City's residential solid waste customers will <br />increase from $ 16.35/month to $ 18.48/month (for regular and special collection services), and from <br />$22.69 to $28.48/month (for side door collection services); and <br />