Columbus, Georgia

Agenda Item #_____







Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting



06/27/02



Agenda Report # _________







TO: Mayor and Council



SUBJECT: Acceptance of Household Waste from Harris County and Cusseta, Georgia



INITIATED BY: Department of Public Services





Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to enter into negotiation and

contract with Harris County and Cusseta, Georgia to accept their household

garbage into Pine Grove Landfill at a minimum tipping fee of $27.00 per ton

subject to rate increase as may so be designated by Council.



Background: In April and May 2002, Cusseta, Georgia and Harris County

requested a proposal from Columbus Consolidated Government to accept solid

waste from their respective communities. Harris County generates approximately

12,000 tons of garbage annually and Cusseta, Georgia generates approximately

600 tons of garbage annually.



Analysis: Pine Grove Landfill was designed and constructed to provide for

approximately 30 years of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) disposal at a rate of

90,000 tons per year. The disposal rate for the past two (2) years has been

reduced to 70,000 tons per year of MSW.

This rate reduction is due primarily to a reduction in commercial customers.

With this reduced rate, the estimated Landfill life has been extended to

approximately 40 years. Accepting Harris County and Cusseta, Georgia MSW would

reduce the Pine Grove Landfill?s life six (6) years over a 30 year period.

Thus, accepting MSW from these communities at the current rate would reduce the

life of the Landfill from 40 to 34 years.



Financial Consideration: One (1) MSW Cell has the capacity of approximately

80,000 tons of waste with a construction cost of $707,000 per cell. It will

take six (6) years of waste from these communities to fill one cell while

generating $2,041,200 in revenue.



MSW capacity per cell 80,000 tons

Construction cost per cell $707,000

Tons Per Year (TPY) from Harris County and Cusseta, Georgia 12,600 tons



12,600 TPY X 6 years = 75,600 Tons @ $27.00 Per Ton = $2,041,200



Legal Considerations: None



Recommended Action: Recommend the Council adopt the attached proposed

Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into negotiation and contract

with Harris County and Cusseta, Georgia to accept household garbage from these

communities into Pine Grove Landfill at a minimum rate of $27.00 per ton.



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A RESOLUTION



NO.________



A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATION AND

CONTRACT WITH HARRIS COUNTY AND CUSSETA, GEORGIA TO RECEIVE HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE

FROM THOSE COMMUNITIES INTO PINE GROVE LANDFILL AT A TIPPING FEE OF $27.00 PER

TON SUBJECT TO RATE INCREASE AS MAY BE SO DESIGNATED BY COUNCIL.



WHEREAS, Columbus Consolidated Government operates Pine Grove Landfill a

sub-title ?D? facility permitted by the Georgia Environmental Division to

dispose of municipal solid waste; and



WHEREAS, Harris County, Georgia and Cusseta, Georgia have requested a

proposal from Columbus Consolidated Government to receive solid waste from

their respective communities; and



WHEREAS, The acceptance of solid waste from Harris County, Georgia and

Cusseta, Georgia will not significantly reduce the life of Pine Grove Landfill;

and



WHEREAS, The revenue generated by accepting solid waste from Harris County,

Georgia and Cusseta, Georgia will offset operational cost.



NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS

FOLLOWS:



That the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into negotiation

and contract with Harris County, Georgia and Cusseta, Georgia to receive at

Pine Grove Landfill household garbage from their respective communities. The

funds generated will be revenue for the City and deposited into the Integrated

Waste Fund.



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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held

the ____day

of _________, 2002 and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote of

_______

members of said Council.



Councilor Allen voting __________.

Councilor Henderson voting __________.

Councilor Hunter voting __________.

Councilor McDaniel voting __________.

Councilor Rodgers voting __________.

Councilor Smith voting __________.

Councilor Suber voting __________.

Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.

Councilor Woodson voting __________.





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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Bobby G. Peters,

Mayor