12 & 13 - SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMITItem Nos. 12 & 13
memorandum
TO: Mayor & Council
John Godwin, City Manager
FROM: Janice Ellis, City Clerk
SUBJECT: SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT
DATE: September 6, 2016
BACKGROUND: Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris regulates the
collecting and transporting of solid waste from commercial and industrial units within the City of
Paris. Chapter 16 requires that a person or entity must first obtain a solid waste collection permit
from the City prior to using the public streets, alleys or thoroughfares within the corporate limits
of the City. Solid waste collection permits expire September 30th of each year.
STATUS OF ISSUE: County Waste Collections, LLC and Sanitation Solutions are both
currently permitted, have filed an application, submitted the required Certificate of Liability
Insurance and are current on use fees.
BUDGET: NA.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste
collection permit to County Waste Collections, LLC and Sanitation Solutions.
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 COUNTY WASTE COLLECTIONS, LLC, D /B /A TRASHY BUSINESS, 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, County Waste Collections, L.L.C. d /b /a Trashy Business, with offices
located at P.O. Box 800, Powderly, Texas 75473, 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 County Waste Collections, L.L.C. d /b /a Trashy Business.
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 County Waste
Collections, L.L.C. d /b /a Trashy Business for a one -year period effective October 1, 2016.
Section 3. That the referenced solid waste collection permit issued to County Waste
Collections, L.L.C. d /b /a Trashy Business shall be effective as of October 1, 2016 and shall
expire September 30, 2017, 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.
Section 5. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the
ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain
in full force and effect.
Section 6. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
guilty of a Misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in accordance with the
provisions of Section 1 -6 of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, and each and every day's
continuance of any violation of the above - enumerated sections shall constitute and be
deemed a separate offense.
Section 7. That this ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and
publication as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of September, 2016.
A.J. Hashmi, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney
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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, INC., 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, Inc. 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, Inc.
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, Inc. for a one -year period effective October 1, 2016.
Section 3. That the referenced solid waste collection permit issued to Sanitation
Solutions, Inc. shall be effective as of October 1, 2016 and shall expire September 30, 2017,
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.
Section 5. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict
with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the
ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain
in full force and effect.
Section 6. That any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
guilty of a Misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in accordance with the
provisions of Section 1 -6 of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, and each and every day's
continuance of any violation of the above - enumerated sections shall constitute and be
deemed a separate offense.
Section 7. That this ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and
publication as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of September, 2016.
A.J. Hashmi, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney