HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 19 - Household Hazardous Waste ProgramMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 15, 2013
SUBJECT: INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CITY OF FORT WORTH
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
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City Council consider approving an interlocal agreement with the City of Fort Worth for
continued participation in their Environmental Collection Center and Household Hazardous
Waste Program, authorize the City Manager to execute said agreement and take any
necessary action.
FUNDING SOURCE:
Funds are available in the FY14 Budget account 100 - 44540- 415 -5; Professional Services in
an amount of $102,569.
Grapevine has participated with Fort Worth in providing a Household Hazardous Waste
(HHW) collection facility and program for the past several years. The City of Fort Worth
Environmental Collection Center (ECC) accepts HHW from citizens of participating cities
directly, provides for local collection events, and provides logistical support for the sound
disposal of hazardous waste.
The cost charged by the ECC for each household that utilized the service was
$47 /household for Fiscal Year 2013 and will remain $47 /household for Fiscal Year 2014. In
Grapevine, 951 households have participated in the program so far through three quarters
in FY 2013 at a disposal cost of $44,697. The City of Grapevine committed sufficient
resources to host a local collection event on March 30, 2013 with 705 households
participating during the event, and 622 dropping off HHW for disposal. Adequate funds
have been earmarked for FY 2014 to provide for 1,095 households.
The HHW program provides our citizens with an environmentally sound method of disposal.
Without this alternative, hazardous waste could be illegally disposed of in the solid waste
collection system, stormwater drainage system, or the wastewater collection and treatment
system. The United States and the State of Texas have promulgated rules that require
cities to manage pollution in stormwater runoff; and the HHW Program is utilized as a
component of the comprehensive Storm Water Quality Management Program.
Staff recommends approval of the Interlocal Agreement that will continue Grapevine's
participation in Fort Worth's Environmental Collection Center and Household Hazardous
Waste Program.
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