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Bill 190469

Authorizing the Streets Commissioner and Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City to enter into an Agreement with Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. pursuant to which Waste Management will receive municipal solid waste to be collected by or on behalf of the City, and transfer and dispose that municipal solid waste, over a four-year term, with three one-year renewal terms at the sole discretion of the City.

Introduced May 23, 2019Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Council President ClarkeCouncil President ClarkeCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember Squilla

How members voted

  1. Vote on Jun 13, 2019 · CITY COUNCIL

    Aye (17)

    Council President ClarkeCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember BlackwellCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember HenonCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCouncilmember BassCouncilmember ParkerCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember DombCouncilmember GreenCouncilmember GreenleeCouncilmember GymCouncilmember OhCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCouncilmember Taubenberger

From the floor

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  1. “190445, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Designation of Bicycle Lanes,' to authorize bicycle lanes on Germantown Avenue, from North 2nd Street to Master Street"; and Bill No. 190449, entitled "An ordinance amending Title 11 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Streets,' to prohibit the construction of bay windows and balconies in and around the Point Breeze and Grays F…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, June 6, 2019 · Jun 6, 2019 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. May 23, 2019Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Jun 5, 2019HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  3. Jun 5, 2019HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Jun 5, 2019AMENDED · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Jun 5, 2019REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  6. Jun 6, 2019SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Jun 6, 2019ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Jun 6, 2019READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Jun 13, 2019READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  10. Jun 19, 2019SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Authorizing the Streets Commissioner and Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City to enter into an Agreement with Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. pursuant to which Waste Management will receive municipal solid waste to be collected by or on behalf of the City, and transfer and dispose that municipal solid waste, over a four-year term, with three one-year renewal terms at the sole discretion of the City. ..Body WHEREAS, Pursuant to Section 304 of the Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101), 53 P.S. 4000.304, the City is responsible for the collection and disposal of municipal waste generated or present within its boundaries, and is expressly authorized to contract with any person to satisfy its responsibility for the collection and disposal of municipal waste generated or present within its boundaries; and WHEREAS, The Mayor of Philadelphia has appointed a Solid Waste Advisory Committee ("SWAC") to develop a Solid Waste Management Plan pursuant to the requirements of the Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988; and WHEREAS, The Streets Department, acting with the Procurement Department and with the advice of the SWAC, developed a comprehensive request for proposals to secure the required waste disposal contracts; and WHEREAS, The responses to these requests have been evaluated by the City to select those vendors of transfer stations and disposal capability which are best qualified in terms of cost, environmental impact, neighborhood impact, and operational efficiency; and WHEREAS, Based on this evaluation, Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. has been selected to dispose of a part of the City's Municipal Solid Waste; now, therefore, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The Streets Commissioner and the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, are hereby authorized to enter into an Agreement for waste disposal services with Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc., which Agreement shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. SECTION 2. The Economic Opportunity Plan for the Agreement, which will be an exhibit to the Agreement, is attached hereto as Exhibit "B." SECTION 3. The City Solicitor is hereby authorized to review and approve the agreements necessary to effectuate this Ordinance, and to impose such terms and conditions on them as the City Solicitor may deem necessary and proper to protect the interests of the City and to carry out the purpose of this Ordinance. SECTION 4. The Chief Clerk of City Council shall keep all Exhibits to this ordinance on file and make them available to the public for inspection and copying during regular office hours. [Note: Exhibits to this Bill are on file in the Office of the Chief Clerk.] ..End