§ 7-160. Special provisions.

(1)

Regular service for city owned or operated facilities: The contractor shall make, at no charge to the city, the collection, transportation, and disposal of waste accumulated by the city at city owned, operated, or other city designated sites. Regular service shall include the free provision, collection, and hauling of dumpsters and/or roll-off containers as requested by the city for special events and ongoing or special projects. In the event that the city's containers are full and are in need of a special disposal, the contractor shall accommodate the city when possible.

(2)

Recycling services at city facilities: The contractor shall provide carts (approximately sixty-four-gallon in size) for each city building for employee participation in single stream recycling equivalent to residential service with once a week pick up by contractor.

(3)

Christmas tree recycling/mulching program: The contractor shall provide annual Christmas tree mulching by the second weekend in January of each year. The city will market and advertise that residents can dispose of Christmas trees at a designated site(s) up to the second weekend in January. At this time, the site will be shut down and the contractor will mulch all trees. The contractor will provide the mulching equipment, and mulched trees will be available to regular solid waste customers at no charge, or may be used by the city. Any storage and disbursement of the mulched trees will be the responsibility of the city. In an effort to eliminate contamination of the mulch, The contractor will take caution to not mulch trees containing stands, tinsel, or other decorations.

(4)

Commercial customer billing: At the city's direction, the contractor agrees to bill all regular commercial front-load, roll-off customers and hand load customers, remit all franchise fees to the city on a monthly basis with a report on billings and collections, and remit all appropriate sales tax to the State Comptroller's Office. The contractor may, with prior notification to the city Manager, discontinue service for failure to pay delinquent accounts. The city shall pursue all legal means, including the disconnection of water service, to ensure payment to the contractor in an effort to maintain the health and safety of the community. The contractor agrees to collect and remit all appropriate sales taxes on services to all regular commercial front-load and roll-off customers to the State Comptroller's Office.

(5)

Open landfill/transfer station: The contractor shall provide free landfill disposal to all city residential customers on the first Saturday of each month, excluding legal holidays, upon presentation by such customers of their most current water bill and a valid driver's license. The city shall have free dumping privileges at the contractor's transfer station during the term of said agreement. All materials to be disposed of must not fall outside of any regulations pertaining to hauling/disposal of waste.

(6)

Storm debris management program: In the event of a major storm or other natural disaster beyond the city's control, the contractor shall provide storm debris management at the request of the office of the city manager. The contractor shall provide at least one (1) truck and three (3) employees for clean up under this section. The contractor crew(s) will clean-up streets and locations specified by city. The fees associated with this service shall be no more than one hundred thoirty-five dollars ($135.00) per hour, plus a disposal fee per ton. Contractor and the city agree that contractor does not have the exclusive right to clean up the material generated within the city as a result of a storm event as the city may choose to augment the collection by the use of city forces and/or another contractor to expedite the removal of storm event debris.

(7)

Community policing and crime prevention training program: All drivers and workers servicing the City of Keller will be required to participate in a one-hour training program provided by the Keller Police Department. The training program is designed to educate contractor employees on how to identify and report potential crimes.

(Ord. No. 1506, § 2, 5-18-10; Ord. No. 1739, § 2, 5-19-15)