16 - Turn Key Dumpster Rental Application for Solid Waste Collection PermitItem No. 16
TO: Mayor & Council
Grayson Path, City Manager
FROM: Janice Ellis, City Clerk
SUBJECT: SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT
DATE: April 26, 2021
BACKGROUND: Chapter 12 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 12 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: Frank Friesen, owner of Turn Key Dumpster Rental, has filed an
application and submitted the required certificate of liability.
BUDGET: NA.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a solid waste
collection permit to Frank Friesen.
This item will require a separate vote and requires five affirmative votes for passage.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A SOLID WASTE COLLECTION PERMIT
TO FRANK FRIESEN OWNER OF TURN KEY DUMPSTER RENTAL 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, Turn Key Dumpster Rental, with offices located at 475 Timberlakes Drive,
Powderly, TX 75473, has made application for a solid waste collection and transportation
permit in accordance with Chapter 12, Section 12.04.041 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 Frank Friesen, owner of Turn Key Dumpster Rental.
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 Frank Friesen,
owner of Turn Key Dumpster Rental effective April 26, 2021.
Section 3. That the referenced solid waste collection permit issued Frank Friesen,
owner of Turn Key Dumpster Rental shall expire September 30, 2021, 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 Chapter 12, Section
12.04.047, and appendix A, Section A.10.012 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 Chapter 12, Section 1.01.009 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 26th day of April, 2021.
Paula Portugal, Mayor Pro -Tem
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney