5281 - 78 Intent to cooperate W/ county re solid waste disposal

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RESOLUTION NO. 5281 BY: Messrs. Magnotto, McBride, Salmon, Usher, Brown, Chinnock A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the City of Lakewood to cooperate with the Commissioners of Cuyahoga County concerning municipal solid waste d~isposa%~ WHEREAS, the Commissioners of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, have indicated an f~tention to ac~ as the prime sponsor of a resource recovery facility which would~ use, ~as~ its raw materials, the solid waste generted in and by the City of Lakewood~Rnd~'' in other municipalities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and ~ u nu~,: WHEREAS, the creation of such a facility will require extensive technoto'gical~*~it~. legal, financial and other planning by the County for the benefit of the County and participating municipalities, and WHEREAS, the feasibility of creating and operating such a facility will dep~n~,~ u~ on the long-term commitment of the municipalities within Cuyahoga County deliver adequate amounts of processable solid waste to such a facility and'~. ~,~n paYing an adequate and equitable fee for processing such solid waste~and,. ~. ~x~ WHEREAS, the Commissioners of CuyahOga County require formal expressions of interest by those municipalities who wish to consider long-term contractS, so that the Commissioners might determine the feasibility of such a project before, committing themselves to extensive planning costs or contractual obligations; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF!OHIO: Section 1. That the City of Lakewood hereby expresses an interest in c~onside~ring a Contract of at least twenty years' duration for the delivery of all.the solid waste collected by the City or its contractee, now estimated to be at least one ~u~dred thirty(130) tons per day, according to a fee schedule to.be: determined in the future, which fee schedule would permit the timely retirement of indebtedness and payment of ooerating costs arising from this project. Section 2. That this Council hereby authorizes the Administration to enter into discussions with representatives of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, leading to an agreement subject to approval of Council by ordinance, to be entered into between this City and Cuyahoga County, Ohio gnd/or its designee, which agreement shall (a) provid'e for the disposal of all of this City's solid waste, (b) provide for the payment of the City's service fees required in connection therewith, (c) be in operation for a duration beginning with the date of its execution and ending on the date to be set for the retirement of the indebtedness arising from this project, (d) provide a formula for service fees which takes into acco,nt ~he debt service and operating costs arising from the project, and (e) be conditioned upon the substantial completion of the project so that it is able to receive solid waste for processing. Section 3. That the City of Lakewood acknowledges that the Commissioners of ~ Cuyahoga County, Ohio, will use this expression of interest to help them determine the feasibility of the contemplated solid waste recovery and processing project. Section 4. That this resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and shall remain effective until agreement of the kind described above is entered into, or to December 31, 1978, whichever event shall first occur. Adopted: ~/~t/ ~ /~/~ Approved: