10 - Solid Waste Permit to Waste Connection of Northeast TexasItem No. 10
TO: Mayor & Council
John Godwin, City Manager
FROM: Janice Ellis, City Clerk
SUBJECT: SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT
DATE: January 29, 2018
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 lit -nits
of the City. Solid waste collection permits expire September 30t�'of each year.
STATUS OF ISSUE: Raymond Tabor d/b/a Waste Connection ofNortheast Texas has filed an
application, and submitted the required certificate of liability insurance, Waste Connection of
Northeast Texas is located in Mt. Vernon, Texas
BUDGET: NA.
RECOMMENDATIOM Consider an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste
collection permit to Raymond Tabor d/b/a Waste Connection of'Northeast Texas.
Draft
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT
TO WASTE CONNECTION OF NORTHEAST TEXAS 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 Cade 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, 'Waste Connection of Northeast Texas with offices located at 31.44 US
Hwy. 67 East,. Mt. pleasant,, 'Texas 75457 (P. O. Box 444), 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 1N That the findings set out in the preamnble to this ordinance are hereby in
all things approved.
Section 2. 'That a solid waste collection permit is hereby issued to 'Waste
Connection of Northeast Texas for a one-year period effective October 1, 2017.
Section 3. That the referenced solid waste collection permit issued to 'Waste
Connection of Northeast Texas shall be effective as of October 1, 2017 and shall expire
September 30, 201€3, unless further application for re -issuance of the permit is made by the
applicant in conformance with the City Code.
Section 4. That each holden 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 pet -son 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 February, 2018.
Steven J. Clifford, M.D., Mayor
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Janice I.-I'llis, City Clerk
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Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney