HomeMy WebLinkAbout17-109RESOLUTION NO. 17-109
A RESOLUTION INCREASING THE FEES FOR PROCESSING AND
DISPOSING OF YARD WASTE AT THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY GLADES
ROAD LANDFILL AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES; AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. 16-035; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida (the "Board"),
finds:
1. The County owns and operates a solid waste management facility ("Facility")
located at 6120 Glades Cut -Off Road in the City of Fort Pierce, Florida. The County's Facility
includes a Class I landfill, a disposal area for construction and demolition debris, a recycling center,
and related facilities that are used for processing, recycling, and disposing of various types of solid
waste, including yard waste.
2. On March 1, 2016, the Board adopted Resolution No. 16-035, which established
certain "tipping fees" (i.e., disposal fees) and charges that the County will bill and collect for
processing, disposing of, or otherwise managing solid waste and recyclable materials at the
County's Facility. The Board now wishes to amend Resolution No. 16-035 to increase the tipping
fees for yard waste, effective October 1, 2017. The current tipping fee for yard waste has not
been increased for approximately eight years and it is no longer sufficient to cover the costs that
the County incurs when the County receives, processes, and manages yard waste at the Facility.
Accordingly, this resolution authorizes new tipping fees for yard waste. The new rates are
highlighted with underlining; the current rates are shown as stricken ( en). All of the other
rates and provisions in Resolution No. 16-035 will remain in effect and will be unchanged.
3. The new fees for yard waste are reasonable and appropriate — i.e., the rates fairly
compensate the County for the services it provides when processing, disposing of, or otherwise
managing yard waste at the County's Facility. The new fees are necessary for the County to
protect the public health, safety, and welfare, and thus the fees are in the public interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, that the following fees and charges concerning the use of the County's Facility are
hereby approved and adopted:
SECTION A:
Section A.2.c of Resolution No. 16-035 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Yard Waste - vegetative matter resulting from landscaping, yard maintenance, and land
clearing activities:
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Regular fee $35.00 26.09 per ton
Uncovered fee/Unsecured $70.00 52 AA per ton
SECTION B.
Municipalities and approved operators shall pay the fees specified in Section A of this
Resolution on a monthly basis, following their receipt of the County's bill for the use of the
County's solid waste management facility.
SECTION C.
All other users of the County's solid waste management facilities shall pay the fees specified
in Section A of this Resolution when they deliver their solid waste or recyclable materials to the St.
Lucie County Landfill, unless the user has entered into a Landfill Use Agreement with the County
and posted the required security.
SECTION D.
Effective October 1, 2017, this Resolution shall amend Section A.2.c of Resolution No. 16-
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SECTION E.
The rates authorized in this Resolution shall take effect on October 1, 2017.
After a motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows:
Chairman Chris Dzadovsky
AYE
Vice Chairman Tod Mowery
AYE
Commissioner Linda Bartz
AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson
AYE
Commissioner Cathy Townsend
AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 16th day of May, 2017.
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ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLO A
BY:
Chairman
APPROVED M TO FORM AND
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BY:
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