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Sponsored by: Hunt *Wm CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION 2012 -068 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, APPROVING A FRANCHISE FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE AND REFUSE WITH ALASKA WASTE - KENAI PENINSULA, LLC, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE VOTERS OF SEWARD AT THE OCTOBER 2, 2012 REGULAR CITY ELECTION WHEREAS, the Seward City Charter ( "Charter ") and Code of Ordinances ( "Code ") provides for the sanitary, economic, and efficient collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and waste material in the City and its service area, and permits, pursuant to such Charter and Code and voter approval, the use of a contractor to provide such services; and WHEREAS, the City of Seward ( "City ") currently contracts with Waste Connections of Alaska, Inc. dba Alaska Waste — Kenai Peninsula LLC, for the collection and disposal of garbage and refuse, with said contract set to expire December 31, 2012; and WHEREAS, the City solicited a request for proposals to provide solid waste collection services, and received three responsive and responsible proposals, and based on the scoring of those proposals, the administration recommends approval of a contract with Alaska Waste — Kenai ift .. Peninsula, LLC, subject to voter approval at an election to be held on October 2, 2012, and subject to successful negotiations between the City and the proposer; and WHEREAS, the administration recommends entering into a seven -year contract with an option to extend for up to three additional years, subject to approval by the City Council; and WHEREAS, this franchise agreement provides for automatic annual adjustments in the Rate Schedule based on 140% of the CPI', with such automatic increases not subject to further approval, and with all other changes to rates and conditions of service subject to City Council review and approval; and WHEREAS, the agreement provides for new services such as a bulky -item curbside pickup service for appliances and furniture, and through a levelized rate schedule, encourages the use of bear - resistant containers and bear - resistant dumpster lids to reduce bear /human/garbage encounters, and includes a franchise fee to be paid to the City, equal to 3% of the gross revenues collected by the contractor; and 1 Consumer Price Index (CPI) means the consumer price index (CPI -U), all items, 1982 - 1984 =100 for urban wage earners and clerical workers, Anchorage, Alaska area, as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (initial release). The 2014 Rate Schedule will be adjusted utilizing the CPI data from the calendar troy year 2012.