To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH HF&H CONSULTANTS, LLC FOR SOLID WASTE CONSULTING SERVICES TO PROVIDE ANALYSIS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S SOLID WASTE HANDLING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ARAKELIAN ENTERPRISES, INC., DBA ATHENS SERVICES, INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $80,000 FOR A NEW TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $120,000
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends that HF&H Consultants, LLC (HF&H) contracted scope of work be expanded to include review and analysis of additional revisions to a proposed amendment to the City's existing Solid Waste Handling Services Agreement with Arakelian Enterprises Inc., dba Athens Services (Athens). The expanded scope of work would allow HF&H to review and provide input on the revised draft second amendment proposed by Athens Services and provide analysis related to possible impacts to ratepayers as well as the City's solid waste and recycling programs. Funding for the contract with HF&H is available in the City's Solid Waste Enterprise Fund.
BACKGROUND
Athens Services is the exclusive franchise hauler for solid waste handling services in the City of Redondo Beach. The City signed the first amendment to the Agreement effective July 1, 2019. The City is currently in year seven of the nine-year Agreement with Athens Services with the option to extend the term monthly for up to 24 additional months.
On December 8, 2023, Athens Services advised the City that they anticipated significant challenges meeting their contractual diversion requirements. Athens Services advised they are unable to meet the 13,000 tons of disposal via waste-to-energy or meet the 75% contractual diversion target due to the closure of the regional alternate waste to energy facility in Commerce and disruptions at the Southeast Resource Recovery Facility (SERRF) in Long Beach. Subsequently, Athens submitted a proposed second amendment to...
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