City Council

14. ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE\nSOLID WASTE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT\nAND MAKE FINDINGS THAT THE APPROVAL OF THE THIRD\nAMENDMENT IS EXEMPT FROM CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL\nQUALITY ACT\nRecommendations:\n(1) Authorize the City Manager to execute the third amendment to Agreement #13-\n65 between the City and USA Waste of California, Inc. dba Waste Management of\nOrange County, extending the expiration date to June 30, 2024, and for an\nadditional amount not-to-exceed $613,000;\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to make non-substantive changes to the third\namendment if needed;\n(3) Adopt the attached Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING\nA THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF\nLAGUNA BEACH AND USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC. DBA WASTE\nMANAGEMENT OF ORANGE COUNTY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY\nMANAGER TO EXECUTE THE THIRD AMENDMENT;”\n(4) Approve the findings that the approval of the third amendment is exempt from\nthe California Environmental Quality Act; and\n(5) Direct the City Manager to include $613,000 from the Solid Waste Landfill\nImportation Revenue Fund in the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Solid Waste Budget to offset\nrate increases on residential ratepayers.\nStaff Report