Record No: CB 120538    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 120538
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 4/11/2023
Ordinance No: Ord 126796
Title: 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 126725, which adopted the 2023 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.
Sponsors: Alex Pedersen
Attachments: 1. Att 1 - Interlocal Agreement Disposal of Solid Waste
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Presentation, 3. Signed Ordinance 126796, 4. Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
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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 126725, which adopted the 2023 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 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 an agreement with King County regarding solid waste disposal of residuals; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities, or designee, is authorized to execute, for and on behalf of The City of Seattle, the Interlocal Agreement for Disposal of Residual Solid Waste, substantially in the form of the Interlocal Agreement attached to this ordinance as Attachment 1.
Section 2. In order to pay for nec...

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