08 - ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT TO SANITATION SOLUTIONS, INC

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Draft ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT TO SANITATION SOLUTIONS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF COLLECTING AND /OR TRANSPORTING SOLID WASTE FROM COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; FINDING A PUBLIC NECESSITY AND CONVENIENCE FOR ISSUANCE OF SAID PERMIT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Section 16 -33 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, requires any person or entity engaging in the business of collecting or transporting solid waste from commercial and industrial units within the city limits to obtain a solid waste collection permit from the City; and WHEREAS, Sanitation Solutions, with offices located at P. 0. Box 6190, Paris, Texas 75461 -6190, has made application for a solid waste collection and transportation permit in accordance with Sec. 16 -34 of the City Code of Ordinances; and WHEREAS, following review of the application and proof of insurance and upon a finding of public necessity and convenience for issuance of the permit, the City Council of the City of Paris hereby finds by a two- thirds (2/3) majority vote of the City Council that the permit should be issued to Sanitation Solutions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That a solid waste collection permit is hereby issued to Sanitation Solutions for a one -year period effective October 1, 2015. Section 3. That the referenced solid waste collection permit issued to Sanitation Solutions shall be effective as of October 1, 2015 and shall expire September 30, 2016, unless further application for re- issuance of the permit is made by the applicant in conformance with the City Code. Section 4. That each holder of a permit issued pursuant to Sec. 16 -34 of the City Code of Ordinances shall pay the City of Paris a street use fee for the privilege of operating on the City streets, alleys, and thoroughfares equal to eleven percent (11 %) of the gross receipts earned from the waste collected, hauled or disposed of from within the City limits.