Item 24 - Alternative Purposes and Objectives for a Permanent Solid Waste Governance Entity
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! AGENDA REPORT ,"i OF ti'
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CITY OF POW A Y
TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
James L. Bowersox, City Mana~
Stephen M. Eckis, City Atto~
October 26, 1993
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Alternative Purposes and Objectives for a Permanent
Solid Waste Governance Entity
BACKGROUND
During the past several months, the Interim Solid Waste Commission has been
discussing factors which would be included within a possible governance plan
for dealing with solid waste issues. On October 1, 1993, one of the Interim
Commission's workshop agenda items was devoted to developing alternative
purposes and objectives for a permanent entity.
FINDINGS
Attached for City Council review is a summary of the alternative purposes and
objectives for a permanent solid waste entity. These alternatives should be
discussed by the City Council in order to provide direction for Mayor
Higginson and Councilmember Cafagna for the next workshop on November 5-6,
1993.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council review the alternative purposes and
objectives for a permanent solid waste entity and provide direction to the
Council's representatives to the Interim Solid Waste Commission.
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Attachment: Report from Roger Krauel and Steve Eckis
ACTION:
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OS NOV 93 WORKSHOP
TO:
Solid Waste Interim Commission
FROM:
Roger W. Krauel and steve Ecxis
SUBJECT: Alternative Purposes and Objectives For A Permanent
Entity Identified at OCT 1st Workshop. For Discussion at November
5-6 Workshop.
various ideas concerning the purpose and objectives for a
permanent entity were put forward by the Commissioners at the OCT
1st Workshop. These items should. be considered by each member
agency prior to November 5-6. The member agency's Commissioner
should be prepared on November 5-6 to present the member agency's
position on these items and any other new ideas concerning the
purpose and objective of a permanent entity.
On November 5-6, it is intended that the Interim Commission
will reach consensus on the primary policy issues concerning the
purpose and objectives of a permanent entity. Once consensus is
reached on purpose and objective, alternative governmental forms
will be prepared for consideration by the Interim Commission.
At the Oct 1st Workshop, the Interim Commission members
presented the following possibilities:
A. Alternative purposes/Objectives For Permanent Entity_
1. No change in existing structure. No entity formed.
County continues to operate its system as a "provider of
service" to individual cities.
2 .
County system is privatized.
review rates.
Entity formed only to
3. Entity formed solely to advise County operation.
"Management" entity formed to oversee County's
operation of County system.
ItUser"
rights
county
entity formed with certain contractual
to address management issues concerning the
system.
4. Entity only a "User." Elected officials will not have
the expertise (nor the longevity to develop the
expertise) to run a complicated system. County conti nues
to operate its system.
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5. Entity formed with sufficient flexibility to be an
"operator" or I'user."
Regional entity that deals with subregional
problems.
Entity lacks ability to be an "operator" at this
time. Entity starts as a "user" and phases in as
an "operator.."
6.
Entity formed to take
operates and possibly
system.
over County system. Entity
phases out (closes) the County
Entity would not take
once. The existing
gradually disappear as
County system.
Entity operates County system for awhile, closes
the County system and becomes a user.
over County system all at
operational system should
the new Entity takes over
7. SANDAG takes over County operation of the existing
system.
8. SANOAG-type entity takes over County operation of the
existing system.
9. several, subregional entities are formed that address
subregional problems.
One or more cities form an "operator."
One or more cities form a "user."
B. Operational Decision Making. [Not addressed]
C. Bonding/Tip Fees/Assessments.
1. Entity has bonding authority.
2. Entity members share costs based on population (but
retain one agency/one vote on decision making. )
J. Entity has power to impose fees.
4. Entity has power to assess member agencies.
D. staffing (Not Addressed]
E. withdrawal (Not Addressed]
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F. Executive Committee for Entity.
1. Elected officials who represent a subregion within the
region.
G. voting.
1. one agency/one vote.
2. One agency/one vote, but safeguards for more populated
members.
H. Elected/Appointed Board Members (Not Addressed)
I. Miscellaneous
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