Amador County – The Plymouth City Council on Tuesday will consider approving the sale of its city waste services franchise to ACES Waste Service of Pine Grove. The council earlier this month heard from ACES president and owner Paul Molinelli Senior about his company’s bid to take ownership of the franchise agreement from Waste Connections, which they are trying to close on Thursday, July 1st. City Manager Dixon Flynn told the council June 10th that he had reviewed all related documents and found everything in line, and he told the council that a resolution would be prepared and placed on the next agenda. City Attorney Laura Hollender in a report last week recommended approving the resolution to transfer the franchise to ACES. The exclusive franchise was awarded in July 2005 for solid waste and recycling services. On May 5th of this year, Waste Connections sent a letter “seeking approval to assign the Franchise Contract to ACES.” City staff members and Councilman Jon Colburn met with ACES on May 18th to discuss the company’s abilities to serve the city, Hollender said. Staff asked for and received more information about the company, and determined ACES “has the financial competency, equipment inventory, and performance and service record to provide” the city with services. The attorney said there was no fiscal impact as the “terms of the franchise contract are not being amended” in the reassignment process, and the existing contract will remain in place. The council Tuesday could also finalize its 2010-2011 budget, and will consider an ordinance that would amend the Transient Occupancy Tax code to keep recreation vehicle parks at a 6% TOT. Other lodging room rentals would be subject to a proposed increase of 4%, which will go to city voters in November. The council will also hear from Charles Field about Amador County Transportation Commission’s annual report on its Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee Program. The program’s oversight committee is calling for another $100,000 to be put toward the Plymouth intersection of Highway 49 and Main Street, although the solution there is yet to be decided. The council will also consider an amendment to the Lodge Hill lease agreement with the county and Amador County Recreation Agency; and Richard Prima will present a “Safe Routes To School” grant application. The council has a special meeting day this week because last week’s meeting was postponed, due to lack of a quorum. The council meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (June 29th). Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday, 28 June 2010 06:08
Plymouth Could Assign Franchise to ACES Waste Service
Amador County – The Plymouth City Council on Tuesday will consider approving the sale of its city waste services franchise to ACES Waste Service of Pine Grove. The council earlier this month heard from ACES president and owner Paul Molinelli Senior about his company’s bid to take ownership of the franchise agreement from Waste Connections, which they are trying to close on Thursday, July 1st. City Manager Dixon Flynn told the council June 10th that he had reviewed all related documents and found everything in line, and he told the council that a resolution would be prepared and placed on the next agenda. City Attorney Laura Hollender in a report last week recommended approving the resolution to transfer the franchise to ACES. The exclusive franchise was awarded in July 2005 for solid waste and recycling services. On May 5th of this year, Waste Connections sent a letter “seeking approval to assign the Franchise Contract to ACES.” City staff members and Councilman Jon Colburn met with ACES on May 18th to discuss the company’s abilities to serve the city, Hollender said. Staff asked for and received more information about the company, and determined ACES “has the financial competency, equipment inventory, and performance and service record to provide” the city with services. The attorney said there was no fiscal impact as the “terms of the franchise contract are not being amended” in the reassignment process, and the existing contract will remain in place. The council Tuesday could also finalize its 2010-2011 budget, and will consider an ordinance that would amend the Transient Occupancy Tax code to keep recreation vehicle parks at a 6% TOT. Other lodging room rentals would be subject to a proposed increase of 4%, which will go to city voters in November. The council will also hear from Charles Field about Amador County Transportation Commission’s annual report on its Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee Program. The program’s oversight committee is calling for another $100,000 to be put toward the Plymouth intersection of Highway 49 and Main Street, although the solution there is yet to be decided. The council will also consider an amendment to the Lodge Hill lease agreement with the county and Amador County Recreation Agency; and Richard Prima will present a “Safe Routes To School” grant application. The council has a special meeting day this week because last week’s meeting was postponed, due to lack of a quorum. The council meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (June 29th). Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Latest from
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