Approval of an Amendment to an the Existing Professional Services Agreement with Bestway Recycling Inc. to Purchase Recycling Material from the City Public Works Environmental Programs and Operations Division for an Additional One Year Period. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 12/12/11 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Approval of an Amendment to the Existing Professional Services Agreement with Bestway Recycling Inc. to Purchase Recycling Material from the City for an Additional One Year Period. Contact Person/Dept.: Damian Skinner/Public Works Fiscal Impact: Yes x No Phone Number: (310) 253 6421 General Fund: Yes No x Item Number: C 6 Public Hearing: Action Item: Attachments: Commission Action Required: Yes No x Date: _______________ Public Notification: Meetings and Agendas City Council (12/08/11); Sustainability and Environmental Issues (12/08/11) Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson (12/01/11) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (12/08/11) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (12/07/11) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (12/08/11) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council approve an amendment to the existing professional services agreement with Bestway Recycling to purchase aluminum paper glass corrugated cardboard and plastics (recyclable material) generated by the City s recycling programs for an additional one year period. Inc. BACKGROUND: As part of the City s waste diversion programs EPO operates a commercial and a residential curbside mixed recyclables collection program. The mixed recyclables program allows Culver City businesses and residents to combine all of their recyclable material into one container rather than separating them into several containers. Commercial businesses are provided a two or three cubic yard bin and homeowners are provided a large 96 gallon blue recycling container to deposit their recyclable material. DISCUSSION: Bestway has been an ideal partner...
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