Broken Arrow Municipal Authority
Meeting of: 06-18-2018
Title:
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Approval of the Waste Management landfill refuse tipping fee rate of $23.43 per ton, an increase of $0.74 per ton, and the waste water treatment plant sludge tipping fee rate of $26.64 per ton, an increase of $0.85 per ton, plus the applicable Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality fee of $1.25 per ton
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Background:
On October 18, 2016 the Broken Arrow Municipal Authority entered into a contract with Waste Management for disposal of the City's solid waste not taken to the Covanta Energy from Trash Plant and for wastewater treatment plant sludge.
The contract provides for annual tipping (dumping) fee cost increases from Waste Management based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all Urban Consumers, Water, Sewer and Trash Collection, as the basis for the rate increase. The rate increase for this year is 3.3%
The rate for refuse will increase from $22.69 per ton to $23.43 and the rate for wastewater treatment plant sludge will increase from $25.79 per ton to $26.64. The $1.25 per ton fee imposed by the State of Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) will be in addition to the rate. Attached is a letter from Waste Management and the CPI index data detailing the increase. The new rates become effective July 1, 2018.
Cost for this service is funded from the Sanitation Division budget and the Sewer Plant Division budget.
Cost: Approximately $289,540 - based on fiscal year 2018 landfill use
Funding Source: 020 5125 436 4030 and 020 5410 435 4030
Requested By: Lee Zirk, General Services Director
Approved By: Michael L. Spurgeon, City Manager
Attachments: Annual rate adjustment letter from Waste Management, June 12, 2018
Consumer Price Index data, Water, sewer and trash collection services
Recommendation:
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Approve the tipping fee rate increase to $23.43 per ton for refuse and $26.64 per ton for sludge plus the applic...
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