14-16 - Solid Waste Collection PermitsItem Nos. 14-16
memorandum
TO: Mayor & Council
Gene Anderson, Interim City Manager & Finance Director
FROM: Janice Ellis, City Clerk
SUBJECT: SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMITS
DATE: September 3, 2019
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 30"' of each year.
STATUS OF ISSUE: Sanitation Solutions, Inc.; County Waste Collections, LLC d/b/a Trashy
Business; and Raymond Tabor d/b/a Waste Connection of Northeast Texas are 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 Sanitation Solutions, Inc.; County Waste Collections, LLC d/b/a Trashy
Business; and Raymond Tabor d/b/a Waste Connection of Northeast Texas
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, 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 2146 S. Church Street,
Paris, Texas, 75460, 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 Jason Stephens, General Manager of 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 effective October 1, 2019.
Section 3. That the referenced solid waste collection permit issued to Sanitation
Solutions shall expire September 30, 2020, 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 anv 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 9th day of September 2019.
Steven J. Clifford, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney
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 SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, 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, Solid Waste Collection, LLC, d/b/a Trashy Business, with mailing address
of 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 Solid Waste Collection, LLC, 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 Solid Waste
Collection, LLC, d/b/a Trashy Business effective October 1, 2019.
Section 3. That the referenced solid waste collection permit issued to Solid Waste
Collection, LLC, d/b/a Trashy Business shall expire September 30, 2020, 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 S. 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 9th day of September, 2019.
Steven J. Clifford, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney
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 RAYMOND C. TABOR D/B/A 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 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, Waste Connection Of Northeast Texas, with offices located at 2144 US
Hwy. 67 East, Mt. Vernon, TX 75457, 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 Raymond C. Tabor d/b/a Waste Connection of Northeast Texas.
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 Raymond C. Tabor
d/b/a Waste Connection of Northeast Texas effective October 1, 2019.
Section 3. That the referenced solid waste collection permit issued to Raymond C.
Tabor d/b/a Waste Connection of Northeast Texas shall expire September 30, 2020, 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 9th day of September, 2019.
Steven J. Clifford, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney