CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities, or designee, to execute an interlocal agreement with King County to receive payments for the disposal of residual waste from material recovery facilities in the City of Seattle; amending Ordinance 126955, which adopted the 2024 Budget; changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, recyclable materials collected within King County's solid waste jurisdiction, which does not include materials from The City of Seattle ("City"), are sent to material recovery facilities within the City; and
WHEREAS, when the material recovery facilities within Seattle sort the collected material to separate recyclables, a residual volume of materials collected within the County's solid waste jurisdiction cannot be recycled and need to be disposed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council on April 11, 2023, approved Ordinance 126796 authorizing General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities or designee to execute an interlocal agreement with King County to receive payments for the disposal of residual waste from material recovery facilities in Seattle; and
WHEREAS, the interlocal agreement authorized pursuant to Ordinance 126796 was subsequently modified to provide additional clarity on how the program support payments will be calculated; and
WHEREAS, the City and King County are authorized to enter this agreement regarding the disposal of those residuals under chapter 39.34 RCW (the Interlocal Cooperation Act); and
WHEREAS, a cooperative agreement regarding the disposal of residuals will benefit both parties and their ratepayers; and
WHEREAS, it is beneficial to the City to enter into a...
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