R-94-01-27-9E - 1/27/1994Mayor
Charles Culpepper
Mayor Pro -(em
Robert St(aka
Council Members
Rod Morgan
Rick Stewart
Earl Palmer
Martha Chavez
Jimmy Joseph
City Manager
Robert L. Bennett, Je
City Attorney
Stephan L. Sheets
February 9, 1994
EcologyAction of Texas, Inc.
c/o Bob Russell
210 Industrial Blvd. #8
Austin, TX 78745
Dear Mr. Russell:
Resolution No. R- 94- 01 -27 -9E was approved by the Round Rock City
Council on January 27, 1994.
Enclosed is a copy of the resolution and the original agreement for
your files. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
4410c
Joanne Land,
Assistant City Manager/
City Secretary
Enclosures
THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK
221 East Main Street
Round Rock, Texas 78664
512- 255 -3612
Fax 512- 255 -6676 1- 800 - 735 -2989 (TDD) 1- 800 -735 -2988 (Voice)
RESOLUTION NO. R-94/ - DI- oS 7 96
WHEREAS, the CITY is responsible for solid waste services for
its residents, and such solid waste contains recyclable material; and
WHEREAS, the availability of landfill space is limited, and the
recycling of solid waste reduces the need for landfill space and other
disposal methods; and
WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Section 361.422 of the
Texas Health & Safety Code, provides that it is the State's goal to
achieve recycling of at least 40 percent of the State's total
municipal solid waste; and
WHEREAS, Ecology Action of Texas ( "EA ") provides recycling
services and education, and is willing to enter into an agreement to
provide those services to CITY; and
WHEREAS, CITY desires to utilize EA's recycling and educational
services, and is willing to enter into an agreement with EA for EA to
provide those services; Now Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS,
That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute on
behalf of the City an agreement with Ecology Action of Texas for
recycling and educational services, a copy of said agreement being
attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes.
RESOLVED this 27th day of January, 1994.
KS/RESOLUTION
RS01274E
ATTEST:
JO
E
LAND, City Secretary
2.
CHARLES CULP =- ", Mayor
City of Round ock, Texas
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON
of
CITY; and
KS/ROUNDROCK
AORERECY
RECYCLING SERVICES AGREEMENT
between
ECOLOGY ACTION OF TEXAS AND
CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
§
This AGREEMENT is made and entered into on this the pt1 - day
1994, between the City of Round Rock,
Williamson, Texas, ( " CITY ") a municipal corporation and body
politic with its principal office located at 221 East Main Street,
Round Rock, Texas, and Ecology Action of Texas ( "EA "), a non - profit
Texas Corporation with its principal offices located at 210 -B
Industrial Boulevard, Austin, Travis County, Texas 78745.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the CITY is responsible for solid waste services
for its residents, and such solid waste contains recyclable
material; and
WHEREAS, the availability of landfill space is limited, and
the recycling of solid waste reduces the need for landfill space
and other disposal methods; and
WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Section 361.422 of
the Texas Health & Safety Code, provides that it is the State's
goal to achieve recycling of at least 40 percent of the State's
total municipal solid waste; and
WHEREAS, EA provides recycling services and education, and
is willing to enter into an agreement to provide those services to
WHEREAS, CITY desires to utilize EA's recycling and
educational services, and is willing to enter into an agreement
with EA for EA to provide those services;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
covenants contained herein, EA and the CITY agree as follows:
I.
EA shall provide and site for CITY one (1) self- contained
recycling container to collect, at a minimum, aluminum cans,
tin /steel cans, glass bottles and jars, plastic milk jugs and water
jugs (translucent HPDE type), and plastic soft drink bottles (PET
type). At EA's sole discretion, EA may provide and site self -
contained recycling containers for other materials. EA will well -
mark these containers with signs identifying which materials are
acceptable, which are not, and what should be done with each
material.
II.
CITY, at CITY's expense, shall provide an appropriately paved
location at which to site recycling container. CITY shall be
responsible for all land rights necessary for said location, and
shall provide for access to EA, its employees, contractors and
agents.
EA shall provide to CITY, for CITY's distribution, literature
and educational materials to inform local citizens of how to use
the center and why using it is helpful to their community and the
environment: at least one program announcement flier per local
2.
household and one educational item per classroom for local schools.
An EA representative shall make a minimum of one initial local
public appearance to announce and promote the program and to
provide training session for local volunteers, and at least two
additional appearances for each year that this agreement is in
effect.
N.
CITY is responsible for site operations, maintenance and
clean -up and will notify EA in writing or by telephone when the
container is in need of a pick -up. EA will provide pick -up within
two (2) working days after each notification. EA will provide
ongoing advice for CITY in organizing and sustaining a local
volunteer group to help with site maintenance.
V.
A. CITY shall pay EA at the address in paragraph IX by the
15th day of each month for the services provided in the previous
month, according to the following designated options of the City:
V ( a fixed monthly service charge of $300.00 (with two
pulls per month average, subject to adjustment if
EA determines that loads are significantly more
frequent or contaminated), or;
a fixed monthly service charge of $150.00 plus
$75.00 per pull.
B. If EA determines that a load is contaminated, a penalty
may be added to the pull fee. A load is "contaminated" if any
compartment has more than five (5) percent extraneous materials by
volume, or any prohibitive contaminants such as motor oil.
3.
C. EA may, without prior notice, suspend service to the
CITY, or terminate this AGREEMENT if CITY is over thirty days late
in its payments to EA.
VI.
Either party may terminate this AGREEMENT upon thirty (30)
days written notice to the other party. EA shall be compensated on
a pro rata basis for all work performed prior to the termination.
All rights, duties, liabilities, and obligations accrued prior to
termination shall survive termination.
VII.
This AGREEMENT constitutes the entire agreement of the parties
and supersedes any prior understanding or oral or written
agreements between the parties regarding recycling services. No
other agreement, statement or promise that is not contained in this
AGREEMENT shall be binding except by written modification signed by
both parties. Neither party may unreasonably withhold consent to
written amendments or modifications of this AGREEMENT.
VIII.
Should any one or more provisions of this AGREEMENT be held
void, voidable, or for any reason whatsoever of no force and
effect, such provision(s) shall be construed as severable from the
remainder of this AGREEMENT and shall not affect the validity of
all other provisions of this AGREEMENT, which shall remain in full
force and effect.
IX.
All notices and communications under this AGREEMENT are
effective upon actual receipt by the other party, unless delivery
4.
is through U.S. mail, in which case notices shall be the earlier of
actual receipt of three (3) days following delivery to the U.S.
Postal System. All notices and communications under this AGREEMENT
to be delivered to either party shall be sent to the following
addresses and persons, unless and until the other party is notified
in writing of a change:
TO EA: Ecology Action of Texas
210 -B Industrial Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78745
ATTENTION: Scott Beaver, Executive Director
TO CITY: City of Round Rock
221 E. Main Street
Round Rock, Texas 78664
ATTENTION: Bob Bennett, City Manager
X.
It is agreed and understood that EA may use subcontractors in
its performance of this AGREEMENT, and that no additional prior
approval of CITY is necessary for EA to hire subcontractors to
assist in performance of EA's duties under this AGREEMENT.
XI.
EA represents that no CITY officer, employee, or agent has
been compensated in any way with respect to this AGREEMENT and its
consideration by CITY. In no event will EA pay a fee to, or in any
other manner compensate CITY officers, employees, or agents in
connection with the approval or performance of this AGREEMENT. A
breach under this paragraph shall result in automatic termination
of this AGREEMENT.
5.
The validity of this AGREEMENT and any of its terms or
provisions, as well as the rights and duties hereunder, shall be
governed by the laws of the State of Texas. All amounts due under
this AGREEMENT, including damages for its breach, shall be paid in
Williamson County, Texas, said Williamson County, Texas being the
place of performance as agreed to by the parties to this AGREEMENT.
In the event any legal proceeding is brought to enforce this
AGREEMENT or any provision hereof, the same shall be brought in
Williamson County, Texas.
XIII.
The term of this agreement shall be for a period of one year
from the day and date first written above. This agreement may be
extended by signed consent of both parties for additional periods
of one year each.
In witness whereof, the parties acting under authority of
their respective governing bodies have caused this AGREEMENT to be
executed in several counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an
original and as of the date and date first written above.
CITY 'F ROUND ROCK
ATTEST:
NNE LAND, City Secretary
6.
CHARLES CULP P: �r Mayor
A ' EST:
SHELLIE EOTT, Secretary
Board o Directors,
Ecology action of Texas
7.
ECOLOGY ACTION OF TEXAS
i
SCOTT / BEAVER, Executive D3rPr•tnr
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DATE: January 25, 1994
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting, January 27, 1994
ITEM: 9E. Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an
agreement with Ecology Action of Texas to provide recycling
services.
STAFF RESOURCE PERSON: Jim Nuse
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Please see the attached agreement regarding Ecology Action taking over recyclable
collection services at the Deepwood Site.
A presentation will be made at the meeting.
Staff recommends acceptance.