HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-7 - Granting a Non-Exclusive Solid Waste Franchisees to Provide Solid Waste Collection Services Upon the City Streets and Within the City of Newport BeachORDINANCE NO. 2007 -7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH GRANTING A NOW
EXCLUSIVE SOLID WASTE FRANCHISE TO
FRANCHISEES TO PROVIDE SOLID WASTE
COLLECTION SERVICES UPON THE CITY STREETS
AND WITHIN THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: Findings
A. Article XIII of the City Charter, Chapter 12.63 of the City of
Newport Beach Municipal Code, and Sections 49300 and 49500 -49523 of the
Public Resources Code, authorize the City to enter into non - exclusive franchise
agreements for commercial solid waste handling services with private solid waste
enterprises.
B. The City Charter and Chapter 12.63 establish requirements and
procedures to grant a franchise to provide solid waste handling services within
the City of Newport Beach.
C. In compliance with the City Charter, a duly noticed public hearing
was held on March 13'" and 27`" 2007 to consider the granting of a franchise to
those persons and entities listed in Exhibit A ( "Franchisees ").
D. Having considered all oral and documentary evidence presented
to the City Council at the public hearing, the City Council has determined that
the granting of a non - exclusive franchise to each of the Franchisees is in the
public interest.
SECTION 2: Definitions
Unless defined herein, all words, terms, phrases in this Ordinance shall
have the meanings set forth in Section 12.63.020 of Chapter 12.63 of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code.
SECTION 3: Franchise Agreements
A. Grant of Franchise. There is hereby granted . each of the
Franchisees listed in Exhibit A, a non - exclusive franchise to operate, maintain
and provide solid waste handling services along, across and over the public
streets, alleys, public ways and public places dedicated for public use in the City.
B. Non -exclusive Grant. The right to use City streets, alleys,
public ways and places for the purposes set forth in this Ordinance, shall not be
exclusive and the City reserves the right to grant a similar use of streets, alleys,
public ways and places to any person at any time during the term of this
franchise.
C. Term of Franchises. The term of the franchise per Section 2
of the Franchise Agreement ( "Agreement') attached hereto as Exhibit B,
Commercial Solid Waste Collection Nonexclusive Franchise Agreement between
the City of Newport Beach and Franchisee is hereby adopted, approved and
incorporated into this Ordinance by reference, shall commence at 12:01 a.m., on
March 1, 2007 and expire on March 1, 2017. The franchise shall take effect on
the date specified above provided that the applicable franchisee has filed written
notice of acceptance in accordance with the requirement of Section 4 of this
Ordinance.
D. Franchise Fees.
(1) During the term of the franchise, Franchisees shall
pay to City franchise fees for the privilege of providing commercial solid waste
handling services in the City of Newport Beach and for the use of public streets,
right -of -ways and places for such purposes. The franchise fee that each
franchisee shall pay to the City shall be ten and a half percent (10.5 %) of the
gross receipts for all commercial solid waste handling services provided by the
applicable franchisee in the City of Newport Beach ( "Franchise Fees "). One half
percent (.5 %) of the Franchise Fees shall be attributable to the maintenance and
implementation of the Citys Source Reduction and Recycling Element "SRRE,"
and shall be separately accounted for, and used only for the costs stated in
Public Resources Code Section 41901 or any successor provision.
(2) The fee that each franchisee shall pay to the City
Environmental Liability Fund shall be five and a half percent (5.5 %) of the gross
receipts for all commercial solid waste handling services provided by the
applicable franchisee in the City of Newport Beach ( "Environmental Liability Fund
Fee "). Payment of the Environmental Liability Fund Fee shall be made
concurrently with the payment of the Franchise Fees specified in Section 4 of the
Franchise Agreement.
E. Inclusion of Franchise Documents. Franchisees shall
comply with and shall be bound by all of the terms, provisions and conditions
contained in the City Charter, this Ordinance, Chapter 12.63 of the Newport
Beach Municipal Code and the Franchise Agreement.
SECTION 4: Effective Date
This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days from and after the date
of its adoption; provided, however, franchises granted by this Ordinance shall not
become effective unless and until the applicable franchisee files written
acceptance of the franchise with the City Clerk, and delivers to the City all bonds
and insurance policies required to be furnished in accordance with the
requirements of the Franchise Agreement. The written acceptance shall be in
form and substance as prescribed by the City Attorney and shall operate as an
acceptance of each and every term, condition and limitation contained in this
Ordinance, the Franchise Agreement, Article XIII of the City Charter, and Chapter
12.63 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code. Each franchisee shall file written
acceptance of the franchise no later than ten (10) days after the adoption of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 5: CEQA Exemption
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach finds that this Ordinance
is categorically exempt under the California Code of Regulations Sections 15301
and 15308 defined as "existing operations and facilities' and as "actions by
regulatory agencies for protection of the environment" respectively. Use of the
above exemption classifications are appropriate because this Ordinance does
not change nor expand existing solid waste operations and facilities within the
City. The Ordinance is also consistent with the goals of California State
Assembly Bill 939, The California Solid Waste Management Act as well as the
objectives of the City's Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE). The
City Manager is authorized to execute and the City Clerk to file a Notice of
Exemption with the Orange County Clerk.
SECTION 6: Severability
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this
Ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective
of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or
phrases be declared unconstitutional.
SECTION 7: Adoption of Ordinance
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach, held on the 13th day of March 2007 and adopted on
the 27th day of March 2007, by the following vote to wit:
AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS Henn, Curry, Selich,
Webb, Daigle, Gardner, Mayor Rosansky
NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSTAINED, COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSENT, COUNCIL MEMEBERS None
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
City of Newport Beach
LICENSED & FRANCHISED COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE HAULERS
Russell Dix, General Manager
Republic Services/Consolidated
12949 Telegraph Road Santa Fe
Springs, CA 90670
Phone(714)238 -3300 Fax(714)238 -3304
Don Shubin, President
Federal Disposal
PO Box 14730
Irvine, CA 92623
Phone(714)259 -0908
George Lazaruk
CR&R
11292 Western Avenue
Stanton, CA 90680
Phone(714)890 -6300
Fax (714) 259 -0284
Fax (714) 890 -0961
Jesus Roberto
Robert's Waste Recycling Inc.
926 W. Pomona Street
Santa Ana, CA 92707
(714) 557 -2533
Fax (714) 664 -2946
Daniel Agaianian
Direct Disposal
5901 Warner Ave #229
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Phone(323)262 -1604
Fax (714) 848 -5056
Jerry Moffatt, Assistant Vice - President
Rainbow Disposal
17121 Nichols Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Phone(714)847 -3581 Fax(714)841 -4660
Judith Ware, President
Ware Disposal
P.O. Box 8206
Newport Beach, CA 92658
Phone (714) 834 -0234 Fax (714) 664 -0696
David Ross, District Manager
Waste Management of Orange County
1800 S. Grand Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone (714) 480 -2300
John Katangian, President
Key Disposal, Inc.
1141 South Taylor Avenue
Montebello, CA 90640
Phone(323)721 -5441
Fax(714)559 -1742
Fax (323) 721 -8601
Newport Beach Municipal Code 12.63.030 Franchise to Operate Required - No person shall provide commercial
solid waste handeling services or conduct a solid waste enterprise in the City without having first been awarded
a franchise and entered into a franchise agreement with the City.
03/22/2007
City of Newport Beach
OTHER FRANCHISED SOLID WASTE HAULERS (Construction & Demolition)
Robert T. Hall, Vice President
American Wrecking, Inc.
2459 Lee Ave.
South El Monte, CA 91733
Phone (626) 350 -8303 Fax (626) 350 -8322
Bud Greenleaf, Owner
Greenleaf Grading Company
7702 Yukon Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone (714) 842 -7655
Kevin Ray
Kevin Ray Demolition
David Lane, Owner
The Lane Company
5113 W. Kent Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92704
Phone(714)775 -6905
Telford T. Cottam, President
Tight Quarters, Inc.
2031 S. Anne Street
Santa Ana, CA 92704
Phone (714) 557 -7901
Fax (714) 241 -3820
David Thomas, President
West Coast Land Clearing, Inc.
580 Explorer Street
P. O. Box 90126
Brea, CA 92821
Long Beach, CA 90809 -0126
Phone(714)990 -8937 Fax (714) 990 -8941
Phone(562)599 -2882 Fax(562)599 -2787
Nick Cousyn, Owner
Rich B. Holt
Cousyn Grading and Demolition
Pacific Earthworks
2034 N. Capella Court
34249 Camino Capistrano # 216
Costa Mesa, Ca 92626
Capistrano Beach, CA 92624
Phone(714)557 -1566 Fax(714)557 -1212
Phone(949)496 -1660
David Roche, Owner
Roche Excavating
1051 East 6th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone(714)953 -1650
Fax(714)953 -1663
Tim Greenleaf
Tim Greenleaf Engineering
18685 Main Street, Suite A -371
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone (714) 964 -1753 Fax(714)964 -1783
Mark Sahagian
Southern California Environmental
25422 Trabuco Rd #105 -409
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Phone(949)770 -1768
Richard Ludt
IRS Demolition
9309 Rayo Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
Phone(323)357 -6900
Don Goodwin
Goodwin Enterprises
P.O. Box 7388
Capistrano Beach, CA 92624
Phone(949)498-4680
John Thomas
Progressive Land Clearing, dba Thomas Demolition
4505 Manhatten Beach Blvd.
Lawndale, CA 90260
Phone(310)263 -0400
Jodi Preston
Newport Coast Demolition
1278 Glenneyre St. #198
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Phone(949)645 -1479
John Branston
JB Services
PO Box 6982
Orange, CA 92863
Phone(714)547 -2555
Newport Beach Municipal Code 12.63.030 Franchise to Operate Required - No person shall provide commercial
solid waste handeling services or conduct a solid waste enterprise in the City without having first been awarded
a franchise and entered into a franchise agreement with the City.
COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH AND SOLID WASTE HAULERS LISTED IN EXHIBIT A.
This Nonexclusive Franchise Agreement for Commercial Solid Waste Handling Services
( "Agreement ") is entered into this 1" day of March 2007 ("Effective Date ") by and between the
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, a municipal corporation and Charter City organized and existing
under the laws of the State of California ( "City"), and SOLID WASTE HAULERS LISTED IN
EXHIBIT A. a [type of business, i.e., an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a California
Corporation or some other business entity] whose address is
, California ( "Franchisee ") and is made
with reference to the following:
RECITALS
This Agreement is entered into on the basis of the following facts:
A. Franchisee has provided or is capable of providing commercial solid waste
collection services in the City.
B. Pursuant to Article XIII of the City Charter, Chapter 12.63 of the City of Newport
Beach Municipal Code ("Code"), and Sections 49300 and 49500 -49523 of the Public Resources
Code, the City is authorized to enter into nonexclusive franchise agreements for commercial
solid waste handling services.
C. Pursuant to this Agreement, City desires to authorize Franchisee to provide
nonexclusive commercial solid waste handling services within the City. Franchisee shall fiunish
all personnel, equipment, and supplies necessary to collect, transport, or otherwise remove and
dispose of solid waste and recyclable materials from commercial, institutional, or industrial
premises within the City.
D. The City Council has determined that the grant of a nonexclusive franchise is in
the public interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, CITY AND FRANCHISEE DO HEREBY AGREE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GRANT OF FRANCHISE
A. By Ordinance No. 2007 -7, City has granted to Franchisee a nonexclusive
franchise authorizing Franchisee to provide commercial solid waste handling services for solid
waste kept, accumulated, or generated in the City of Newport Beach and to use the public streets
and public right -of -ways for such purpose ( "Franchise "). Franchisee acknowledges that the
Franchise is not exclusive and that the Franchise is subject to the provisions of Article XIII of the
City Charter, Ordinance No. 2007 -7, Chapter 12.63 of the Code, and the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
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B. Upon the Effective Date of this Agreement, the parties agree that any prior
authorization relating to the conduct of commercial solid waste handling services in the City
arising under and pursuant to any prior franchise issued to Franchisee shall be deemed to be
terminated and of no further force or effect.
SECTION 2. TERM OF FRANCHISE
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date, and shall terminate on
the 1st day of March, 2017 ( "Termination Date "), unless terminated earlier as set forth herein
( "Term ").
SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise defined herein, or if the use or context clearly requires a different
definition, all words, terms and phrases in this Agreement and the derivations thereof shall have
the meanings set forth in Section 12.63.020 of the Code.
SECTION 4. FRANCHISE FEES
A. During the term of the Franchise, Franchisee shall pay to City franchise fees for
the privilege of providing commercial solid waste handling services in the City of Newport
Beach and for the use of public streets, right -of -ways and places for such purposes. The
franchise fee that Franchisee shall pay to the City shall be ten and a half percent (10.5 %) of the
gross receipts for all commercial solid waste handling services provided by the Franchisee in the
City of Newport Beach ( "Franchise Fees "). One half percent (.5 %) of the Franchise Fee shall be
attributable to the maintenance and implementation of the City's Source Reduction and Recycling
Element "SRRE," and shall be separately accounted for, and used only for the costs stated in
Public Resources Code Section 41901 or any successor provision.
B Franchise Fees shall be paid quarterly on forms prescribed by the Administrative
Services Director.
C. Franchisee shall pay all required Franchise Fees to:
City of Newport Beach
Attn: Administrative Services Director
3300 Newport Boulevard
Newport Beach, CA 92658
D. Franchise Fees shall be due and payable on the thirtieth (30th) day of the month
following the end of each quarter. Because the Effective Date for this Agreement is starting in
the middle of a quarter, the first payment of the Franchise Fees due and payable to the City from
the Effective Date to the end of the first quarter (i.e. March 31, 2007) will be due and payable on
the thirtieth (30`h) day of April 2007.
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E. The parties hereto agree that Franchisee's failure to make Franchise Fee and
Environmental Liability Fund Fee, as set forth in Section 8 (hereinafter the Franchise Fee and
Environmental Liability Fund Fee shall collectively be referred to as "Fee(s)'), payments within
the time allowed will result in damages being sustained by City. Such damages are, and will
continue to be, impracticable and extremely difficult to determine. If Fees are not paid by
Franchisee when due then in addition to the Fees, Franchisee shall pay a late charge in an amount
equal to ten percent (10 %) of the amount of the Fee that was not timely paid by Franchisee. If
Franchisee fails to pay delinquent Fees within thirty (30) days of the date due, Franchisee shall
pay a second (2 "d) late charge in an amount equal ten percent (10 %) on both the amount of the
Fee outstanding and the first late charge. The second (2 "d) late charge shall be in addition to the
first (]s`) late charge. Execution of this Agreement shall constitute agreement by the parties that
the late charges set forth in this subsection is the minimum value of the costs and actual damages
caused by the failure of the Franchisee to pay the Fees within the allotted time. Such sum is
liquidated damages and shall not be construed as a penalty.
In addition to the late charges imposed on Franchisee for failing to pay Fees in
accordance with this Agreement, Franchisee shall pay interest on the amount of Fees and late
charges due and owing at the rate of one and one -half percent (1 %2 %) per month for each month
or portion of a month that the Fees and late charges remain unpaid.
F. In the event Franchisee believes that it has paid Fees in excess of the Fees due to
City, Franchisee may submit a request for refund to the Administrative Services Director on a
form provided by the Director. If proof of overpayment is satisfactory to the Director, the
Director shall refund to Franchisee any overpayment. Franchisee shall not apply any
overpayment as a credit against any other amounts payable to City unless specifically authorized
by the Administrative Services Director in writing.
G. Each Franchise Fee payment shall be accompanied by a written statement
described in Section 12.63.090 of the Code on a form provided by the Administrative Services
Director. No statement filed under this Section shall be conclusive as to the matters set forth in
such statement, nor shall the filing of such statement preclude the City from collecting by
appropriate action the sum that is actually due and payable.
H. Franchisee may separately list the actual Franchise Fee rate and Environmental
Liability Fund Fee rate as established by this Section, and any other fees required by this
Agreement, on its invoices to its customers. In no case may the Franchise Fee rate or
Environmental Liability Fund Fee rate listed by the Franchisee on the invoice exceed the actual
Franchise Fee or Environmental Liability Fund Fee rates imposed by the City.
SECTION 5. CASH DEPOSIT
Franchisee shall, prior to the placement of any commercial solid waste container on
public property, provide City with a cash deposit in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) to ensure compliance with the duties and obligations imposed by the provisions of
the Code, regulations adopted by the City Manager or his designee and this Agreement.
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SECTION 6. DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
A. Franchisee shall comply with all recycling and diversion requirements imposed by
law, ordinance, or regulation on the City and/or Franchisee. On a quarterly basis Franchisee shall
divert solid waste collected from landfills as follows: Year 1: fifty percent (50 %); Year 2: fifty -
one percent (51 %); Year 3: fifty -two percent (52 %); Year 4: fifty -three percent (53 %); Year 5:
fifty -four percent (54 %); Years 6 -10: fifty -five percent (55 %). In no event shall Franchisee
deposit more solid waste at any landfill during any calendar quarter than the required diversion
rate mandated by the City. In the event new or additional diversion requirements are imposed by
law, ordinance or regulation on City and/or Franchisee, the City shall have the right to require
Franchisee to divert additional solid waste from landfills by providing Franchisee with ten (10)
days written notice of the new diversion requirements. Upon request of the General Services
Director, Franchisee shall provide all documents and information requested by the General
Services Director to prove that Franchisee has complied with this subsection, any applicable law,
ordinance, regulation, or condition related to recycling and diversion of solid waste.
B. Franchisee shall dispose of solid waste collected or transported by Franchisee only
by taking such solid waste to a State certified/licensed landfill, State certified/licensed transfer
station, State certified/licensed recycling facility or State certified/licensed materials recovery
facility which is lawfully authorized to accept that specific type of solid waste material.
Franchisee shall not dispose of solid waste by depositing it on any land, (except a permitted
facility) whether public or private, or in any river, stream or other waterway, or in any sanitary
sewer or storm drainage system. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed as
authorizing Franchisee to operate a landfill, recycling center, or other solid waste disposal
facility.
C. All solid waste, in addition to recyclables, collected by Franchisee shall become
the property of Franchisee upon placement by the customer for collection. If Franchisee violates
the terms in Section 6(A) and Section 6(B) above, Franchisee agrees that the City has the future
right to direct that solid waste be delivered to a permitted disposal facility designated by City.
This exercise of "flow control" by the City shall be made upon at least 30 days prior written
notice to Franchisee, and written notice shall include the violation(s) prompting the City's action
regarding "flow control." Failure to comply with the recycling/diversion requirements and
delivery /disposal of materials to a certified/licensed facility shall be a material breach of this
agreement.
D. Franchisee shall include as a condition to its contractual agreement with its
customers a provision prohibiting disposal of hazardous waste in any of Franchisees vehicles or
disposal bins /containers, and other equipment.
E. Franchisee shall implement a load check program that includes, at a minimum, a
visual check of all containers to be emptied to protect against inclusion of hazardous waste and
shall prepare a written record of all hazardous waste discovered during the process. The records
shall comply with all State and Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations, shall be maintained for the
length of the term of the Franchise, and shall be made available to the City upon request.
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SECTION 7. REPORTS
A. Franchisee shall submit to City monthly reports stating the total amount (in tons)
of solid waste which Franchisee collected in the City of Newport Beach during the reportable
month; the total weight (in tons) of solid waste disposed of by Franchisee at landfills and transfer
stations which Franchisee collected in the City of Newport Beach dining the reportable month;
the total weight and the weight by material category (in tons) of solid waste disposed of by
Franchisee at recycling and materials recovery facilities during the reportable month which
Franchisee collected in the City of Newport Beach; the name and location of all solid waste and
recycling facilities where City of Newport Beach materials were delivered; such other tonnage or
other information as requested by the General Services Director including weigh tickets,
recycling records; and any complaints received by the Franchisee. Such monthly reports shall be
prepared on such form as required by the General Services Director. Each monthly report shall
be submitted on or before the 15th day of the month following the end of the month (i.e. report
due April 15 for first month after the Effective Date) and submitted to:
General Services Director
City of Newport Beach
3300 Newport Blvd.
Newport Beach, CA 92663
B. If the report required under Subsection A is not filed by the due date specified
above, the report shall be deemed delinquent. If the report remains delinquent for more than
fifteen (15) days, Franchisee shall pay to City a delinquent report charge in the amount of One
Hundred Dollars ($100). If the report remains delinquent for more than forty -five (45) days,
Franchisee shall pay to City a delinquent report charge in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars
($500). Such delinquent report charges shall be in addition to any Franchise Fees or other
charges payable by Franchisee under this Agreement.
C. Franchisee shall comply with all recycling and diversion requirements imposed by
law, ordinance, or regulation on the City. Monthly reports stating the total amount (in tons) of
solid waste which Franchisee landfilled, recycled and collected should accurately reflect the
diversion rate required by the City (Year 1- 50 %, Year 2- 51 %, Year 3- 52 %, Year 4- 53 %, Year
5- 54 %, Years 6 -10- 55 %). At the end of each quarter, monthly reports will be evaluated for
compliance with City diversion requirements. Failure to comply with the recycling and diversion
requirements shall be a material breach of this Agreement.
SECTION 8. ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY FUND FEE
A. City and Franchisee acknowledge the potential liability which can result from
commercial solid waste handling services under Federal and State environmental laws. City
intends to take reasonable actions to obtain protection and indemnification against future
environmental liability or solid waste generated within the City of Newport Beach and the
activities of Franchisee under this Agreement for handling such solid waste. To provide
protection and indemnification to City for Franchisee's solid waste handling activities in the City
of Newport Beach, Franchisee agrees to collect from its customers a fee for payment into an
Environmental Liability Fund which shall be a separate Fund established and maintained by City.
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The Fund shall be used to purchase insurance which will insure the City against environmental
liability which may be imposed upon City as a result of Franchisee's activities under this
Franchise and/or shall be used to pay environmental liability costs and expenses arising from or
related in any way to commercial solid waste handling services. The Fund shall not be
commingled with or included in the City's General Fund.
B. The fee that Franchisee shall pay to the City Environmental Liability Fund shall
be five and a half percent (5.5 %) of the gross receipts for all commercial solid waste handling
services provided by the Franchisee in the City of Newport Beach ( "Environmental Liability
Fund Fee(s)'). Payment of the Environmental Liability Fund Fee shall be made concurrently
with the payment of the Franchise Fees specified in Section 4 of this Agreement. Franchisee
agrees to pay late charges and interest as provided in Section 4(E) of this Agreement if
Franchisee fails to pay the Environmental Liability Fund Fee within the time frames set forth
herein.
C. Compliance with this obligation shall not limit Franchisee's indemnification as set
forth in Section 11, however, the indemnification provisions of 11(C) shall be secondary to the
Fund established by this Section or any insurance purchased with the funds provided.
SECTION 9. FRANCHISEE'S RECORDS
A. Franchisee shall keep and maintain books of account, income statements, tonnage
reports and supporting documents and all other documents that relate in any way to business
transactions conducted by Franchisee in connection with the commercial solid waste handling
services of Franchisee under this Agreement during the Term of this Agreement and for a
minimum period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by law, after the
Termination Date. Such records shall be kept at Franchisee's place of business and shall be
clearly identifiable
B. Franchisee shall allow a representative of City to examine, audit and make
transcripts or copies of the books of account, income statements, tonnage reports and supporting
documents, and all other documents that relate in any way to business transactions conducted by
Franchisee in connection with the commercial solid waste handling services of Franchisee under
this Agreement at Franchisee's place of business during normal business hours within three (3)
working days of the City Manager, or his designees request or demand to inspect and/or audit
these records. The purpose of such inspection and/or audit shall be for verification of the Fees
paid by Franchisee under this Agreement, and the accuracy thereof; and for verification of the
amounts of solid waste reported by Franchisee pursuant to this Agreement. Franchisee's books of
account, income statements, tonnage reports and other documents accessed by City shall be kept
confidential unless these documents are deemed necessary by City to enforce the terms of this
Agreement or are required to be produced pursuant to any applicable law.
C. The parties agree that Franchisee's failure to provide its records in accordance
with City's request to examine, audit and make transcripts or copies of the books of account,
income statements, tonnage reports and supporting documents in accordance with Subsection B
above, shall be considered a material breach of this Agreement and will result in damages being
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sustained by City. Such damages are, and will continue to be, impracticable and extremely
difficult to determine. The parties agree that if Franchisee fails to provide its records in
accordance with Subsection B above, the City may, in its discretion terminate this Agreement
and/or charge a late charge in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty and No /100 Dollars ($250.00)
for each working day that Franchisee does not provide said records. Execution of this Agreement
shall constitute agreement by the parties that the late charge set forth in this subsection is the
minimum value of the costs and actual damages caused by the failure of the Franchisee to
provide records in accordance with Subsection B above. Such sum is liquidated damages and
shall not be construed as a penalty.
D. Franchisee shall reimburse City for City's costs in performance of an audit if, as a
result of the audit it is determined:
1. There was any intentional misrepresentation by Franchisee with respect to
the amount of Fees due to the City, or
2. There is a one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or greater discrepancy in the
amount of Fees due to the City.
Such reimbursement shall be paid by Franchisee within thirty (30) days of the date City
notifies Franchisee in writing that the Franchisee is liable to reimburse the City in conformance
with this subsection and the amount of City's audit costs.
E. If Franchisee refuses to provide City's auditor with its records as required by
Subsection B above or disagrees with City's audit findings, then Franchisee may, within ten (10)
days after written request by City's designated representative for records disclosure, or within ten
(10) days after service of the audit finding, appeal the imposition of late charge or the audit
findings by filing a written appeal with the City Council specifying the basis of Franchisee's
failure to provide records, or the reason for its disagreement with City's audit findings. If
Franchisee fails to timely request such an appeal to the City Council, then the late charges and/or
discrepancy determinations shall be final and conclusive and the amounts shall become
immediately due and payable and/or the violation shall be deemed established.
SECTION 10. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Without limiting Franchisee's indemnification of City, Franchisee shall obtain, provide
and maintain at its own expense during the term of this Agreement, a policy or policies of
liability insurance of the type and amounts described below and in a form satisfactory to City.
A. Certificates of Insurance. Franchisee shall provide certificates of insurance with
original endorsements to City as evidence of the insurance coverage required herein. hisurance
certificates must be approved by City's Risk Manager prior to commencement of the Franchise.
Current certification of insurance shall be kept on file with City at all times during the term of
this Agreement.
B. Signature. A person authorized by the insurer to bind coverage on its behalf shall
sign certification of all required policies.
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C. Acceptable Insurers. All insurance policies shall be issued by an insurance
company currently authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact business of insurance in
the State of California, with an assigned policyholders' Rating of A (or higher) and Financial
Size Category Class VII (or larger) in accordance with the latest edition of Best's Key Rating
Guide, unless otherwise approved by the City's Risk Manager.
D. Coverage Requirements.
1. Workers' Compensation Coverage. Franchisee shall maintain Workers'
Compensation Insurance and one million dollars ($1,000,000) Employer's Liability Insurance for
his or her employees in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Any notice of
cancellation or non - renewal of all Workers' Compensation policies must be received by City at
least thirty (30) calendar days (10 calendar days written notice of non - payment of premium) prior
to such change. The insurer shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against City, its
officers, agents, employees and volunteers for losses arising from work performed by Franchisee
that relates in any way to this Agreement.
2. General Liability Coverage. Franchisee shall maintain commercial general
liability insurance in an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence for
bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage, including without limitation, contractual
liability. If commercial general liability insurance or other form with a general aggregate limit is
used, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to the work to be performed under
this Agreement, or the general aggregate limit shall be at least twice the required occurrence
limit.
3. Automobile Liability Coverage. Franchisee shall maintain automobile
insurance covering bodily injury and property damage for all activities of the Franchisee arising
out of or in connection with work to be performed under this Agreement, including coverage for
any owned, hired, non -owned or rented vehicles, in an amount not less than two million dollars
($2,000,000) combined single limit for each occurrence.
E. Endorsements. Each general liability and automobile liability insurance policy
shall be endorsed with the following specific language:
1. The City, its elected or appointed officers, officials, employees, agents and
volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds with respect to liability arising out of work
performed by or on behalf of the Franchisee.
2. This policy shall be considered primary insurance as respects to City, its
elected or appointed officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers as respects to all claims,
losses, or liability arising directly or indirectly from the Franchisee's operations or services
provided to City. Any insurance maintained by City, including any self - insured retention City
may have, shall be considered excess insurance only and not contributory with the insurance
provided hereunder.
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3. This insurance shall act for each insured and additional insured as though a
separate policy had been written for each, except with respect to the limits of liability of the
insuring company.
4. The insurer waives all rights of subrogation against City, its elected or
appointed officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers.
5. Any failure to comply with reporting provisions of the policies shall not
affect coverage provided to City, its elected or appointed officers, officials, employees, agents or
volunteers.
6. The insurance provided by this policy shall not be suspended, voided,
canceled, or reduced in coverage or in limits, by either party except after thirty (30) calendar days
(10 calendar days written notice of non - payment of premium) written notice has been received by
City.
F. Timely Notice of Claims. Franchisee shall give City prompt and timely notice of
claim(s) made or suit instituted arising out of or resulting from Franchisee's performance under
this Agreement.
G. Additional Insurance. Franchisee shall also procure and maintain, at its own cost
and expense, any additional kinds of insurance, which in its own judgment may be necessary for
its proper protection and prosecution of the work.
SECTION 11. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES AND INJURY/INDEMNIFICATION
A. Franchisee Responsibility. Franchisee shall be responsible for any damages
caused as a result of Franchisees acts or omissions including, but not limited to injuries to or
death of any person or damage to public and/or private property and damages public
improvements as a result of Franchisees placement and retrieval of the commercial solid waste
containers.
B. General Indemnification. Franchisee shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend
City, and each of its past, present and future elected officials, officers, employees, agents,
consultants, volunteers, affiliates, assignees, representatives, attorneys, subsidiaries, and
affiliated entities and their respective successors, heirs and assigns (collectively, "Indemnified
Parties ") harmless for, from and against any costs, expenses, damages, and losses, including
actual attorneys fees ( "Losses ") of any kind or character to any person or property arising directly
or indirectly from or caused by any of the following: (i) any act or omission of Franchisee or its
respective officers, directors, shareholder members, partners, employees, agents, contractors,
subcontractors, suppliers, representatives and affiliates ( "Franchisee Representatives "); (ii)
Franchisee's or Franchisee Representative's activities; (iii) any accident or casualty within or
arising out of the services /work performed under the Franchise and/or this Agreement; (iv) any
violation or alleged violation of any law, ordinance or statute now or hereafter enacted arising out
of services /work performed pursuant to the Franchise and/or this Agreement; (v) the negligence
or willful misconduct of Franchisee or any of Franchisee representatives in the performance of
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the services /work under the Franchise and/or this Agreement; and (vi) any breach of the
Franchise and/or this Agreement.
Franchisee shall not be required to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Indemnified
Parties from the sole negligence, active negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified
Parties. Nothing in this indemnity shall be construed as authorizing any award of attorney's fees
in any action on or to enforce the terms of this Agreement. This indemnity shall apply to all
claims and liability regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy limits
do not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by the Franchisee.
C. Hazardous Substances Indemnification. Franchisee shall indemnify the
Indemnified Parties from and against all claims, actual damages including, but not limited to,
special and consequential damages, natural resource damage, punitive damages, injuries, costs,
response, remediation, and removal costs, losses, demands, debts, liens, liabilities, causes of
action, suits, legal or administrative proceedings, interest, fines, charges, penalties and expenses
attorneys' and expert witness fees and costs incurred in connection with defending against any of
the foregoing or in enforcing this indemnity of any kind whatsoever paid, incurred or suffered by,
or asserted against, the Indemnified Parties or Franchisee arising directly or indirectly from or
caused by any of the following: (i) the violation of any Environmental Laws or the failure to clean
up and mitigate the consequences of the spill or release of any Hazardous Substance; and (ii)
Franchisee's activities under this Agreement concerning any Hazardous Substance at any place
where Franchisee stores or disposes of solid or hazardous waste pursuant to this Agreement, or
preceding Agreements between City and Franchisee. The foregoing indemnity is intended to
operate as an agreement pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act 42. U.S.C. Section 9607(e) and any amendments thereto; California Health and
Safety Code Section 25364, to insure, protect, hold harmless, and indemnify City from liability.
As used herein, the term "Environmental Laws" shall mean "any and all present and
future federal, state or local laws (whether common law, statute, rule, regulation or otherwise),
permits, orders and any other requirements of Governmental Authorities relating to the
environment or any "Hazardous Substance" or "Hazardous Substance Activity" (as defined
herein) (including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.) as amended from time to
time and the applicable provisions of the California Health and Safety Code and California Water
Code).
As used herein, the term "Hazardous Substance" shall mean "any (a) chemical,
compound, material, mixture or substance that is now or hereinafter defined or listed in, or
otherwise classified pursuant to any Environmental Law as a "hazardous substance ", "hazardous
material," "hazardous waste," "extremely hazardous waste," "infectious waste," "toxic waste,"
"toxic pollutant," or any other formulation intended to define, list or classify substances by
reason of deleterious properties or affect and (b) petroleum, petroleum by- products, natural gas,
natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, synthetic gas usable for fuel (or mixtures of natural gas
in such synthetic gas), ash, municipal solid waste, steam, drilling fluids, produced waters and
other wastes associated with the exploration, development and production of crude oil, natural
gas or geothermal resources."
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D. AB939 Indemnification. Franchisee agrees to meet all requirements of City's
Source Reduction and Recycling Element as to the portion of the solid waste stream handled by
Franchisee. Franchisee agrees to protect, defend, indemnify, and hold City harmless against all
fines or penalties imposed by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, or other entity,
arising from the failure of Franchisee to meet the Integrated Waste Management Act diversion
requirements with respect to the portion of the commercial waste stream collected by Franchisee.
E. Notice. City agrees to give notice to Franchisee when the City receives a claim
for damages or other liability for which Franchisee has provided indemnification under this
Section.
SECTION 12. COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES
A. Frequency of Collection. Franchisee shall collect all solid waste, including
recyclable materials, as authorized in this Agreement, on a schedule to be agreed upon between
the Franchisee and its customers. The schedule shall provide for collection service at least once
per week; provided, however, that such schedule shall not permit the accumulation of solid waste
in quantities that are unreasonable or detrimental to the public health or safety. Requests for
collection from premises with overflowing bins or containers, or from premises where there have
been missed pickups, shall be serviced within 24 hours of any such request by the customer or
City. If requested by the City at any time, Franchisee's collection schedule shall be submitted to
the City for its approval.
B. Hours and Days of Collections. No collection of solid waste shall occur in any
area of the City after 6:30 pm. and prior to 5:00 a.m. No collection of solid waste from
commercial premises within 500 feet of occupied residential premises, motels or hotels shall be
made by Franchisee, nor shall any of Franchisee's collection vehicles be operated in any
residential areas of the City except between the hours of 7:00 am. and 6:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, nor on any Saturday or Sunday, except between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00
p.m. Collection on Sundays shall be limited to the disposal of commercial waste from
commercial premises which require collection every day due to public health and safety
concerns.
SECTION 13. VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT
A. Any and all containers provided to customers of Franchisee for storage, collection
or transportation of commercial solid wastes shall meet the requirements designated by the
General Services Director as well as State of California minimum standards for solid waste
handling established under Public Resources Code Section 43020 and applicable health
requirements.
B. All containers and all vehicles used by Franchisee in the performance of
commercial solid waste handling services shall be marked with Franchisee's name and telephone
number in letters which are not less than four inches (4') high or which are easily read by the
general public.
C. Equipment.
1. Franchisee shall, at all times, provide such number of vehicles and such
equipment as will be adequate for the collection, transportation and disposal services which it is
authorized to provide under this Agreement. All vehicles utilized by Franchisee in the
performance of this Agreement shall be registered with the California Department of Motor
Vehicles. All vehicles must pass the required periodic `BIT" inspection and Franchisee shall
provide evidence of such to the General Services Department as requested. Upon request by the
City, Franchisee shall provide records from the most recent California Highway Patrol biennial
inspection of the terminal(s) responsible for the maintenance and repair of equipment used in the
City. All vehicles shall be properly maintained, kept clean and in good repair, and shall be
uniformly painted. All commercial solid waste containers used in the performance of this
Agreement shall be kept clean and in good repair and shall be uniformly painted to the
satisfaction of the General Services Director. All vehicles and equipment used by Franchisee in
the performance of this Agreement may be subject to inspection by the City upon twenty-four
(24) hours notice by the General Services Director. All drivers employed by Franchisee and
operating equipment in the City shall be properly licensed for the class of vehicle they drive,
enrolled in the Department of Motor Vehicles Employee Pull Notice (EPN) program, and abide
by all State and federal regulations for driver hours and alcohol and controlled substances testing.
2. Each vehicle shall be so constructed and used in a manner so that no
rubbish, garbage, debris, oil, grease or other material will blow, fall, or leak out of the vehicle.
All solid waste shall be transported by means of vehicles which are covered in such a manner as
to securely contain all solid waste and to prevent such solid waste from projecting, blowing,
falling or leaking out of the vehicles. Any solid waste dropped or spilled in collection, transfer or
transportation shall be immediately cleaned up by Franchisee. A broom and a shovel shall be
carried at all times on each vehicle for this purpose. In addition, each collection vehicle shall be
equipped with trash bags, masking tape and notice of non - collection tags for the purpose of
separating hazardous waste for return to the generator. A communications device such as a two -
way radio or a cellular telephone shall also be maintained on each vehicle at all times.
3. Franchisee shall not store any vehicle or equipment on any public street,
public right -of -way or other public property in the City of Newport Beach without obtaining a
Temporary Street Closure Permit from the Public Works Department and prior written consent of
the General Services Director.
4. Should the General Services Director at any time give written notification
to Franchisee that any vehicle does not comply with the standards hereunder, the vehicle shall be
promptly removed from service by Franchisee and not used again until inspected and authorized
in writing by the General Services Director.
5. Placement of containers and equipment shall be in accordance with the
standards set by the Director of Public Works and in accordance with the standards set forth in
Exhibit A which is incorporated herein by this reference. Any deviation from the standards set
by the Director of Public Works or the standards set forth in Exhibit A shall require written
approval from the Public Works Director.
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SECTION 14. ABANDONED CONTAINERS
A. If Franchisee abandons any commercial solid waste container within the City of
Newport Beach, the City may remove the container and/or dispose of the contents of the
container.
B. If City is required to remove a roll -off or compactor container abandoned by
Franchisee and/or disposes of the contents of any container abandoned by Franchisee, City may
charge Franchisee for City's costs incurred in such removal/disposal and for City's costs of
storage of the container. Franchisees who are engaged in providing roll -off containers shall
maintain a Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($5,000.00) cash deposit with City Revenue
Division to reimburse City for such costs within ten (10) days of the date of City's invoice for
such costs.
C. For the purposes of this Section, "abandoned" includes:
1. Franchisee's failure to remove the container within the time period
specified by the City Council upon termination of the Franchise pursuant to Section 12.63.140 of
the Code;
2. Franchisee's failure to remove the container within ten (10) working days
after the expiration of the Franchise granted to Franchisee, except in the case where Franchisee
has been granted an extension of the term of said Franchise or Franchisee has been granted a
subsequent franchise authorizing Franchisee to collect and transport the type or types of solid
waste for which the container was used pursuant to this Agreement.
3. Franchisee's failure to collect the container and dispose of the contents of
the container within five (5) calendar days after City's Director of General Services issues
written notice to Franchisee to dispose of the contents.
SECTION 15. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW
A. Franchisee shall perform all commercial solid waste handling services in
accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law, including Chapter 12.63 of the Code,
Article XIII of the City Charter, Ordinance No. 200_- and in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
B. During the Term of this Agreement, Franchisee and City agree. that the City's
ordinances may be amended as provided herein, as provided in Chapter 12.63 or as necessary to
permit the City to comply with changes to federal, state, and local legislative regulatory
requirements, which may affect or alter City's solid waste handling obligations or requirements
for solid waste management. Franchisee agrees to comply with any such amendment of the City's
ordinances.
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SECTION 16. PERMITS AND LICENSES
Franchisee shall obtain and maintain, at Franchisee's sole cost and expense, all permits
and licenses applicable to Franchisee's operations under the Franchise which are required of
Franchisee by any governmental agency. Payment of Franchise Fees and Environmental Liability
Fund Fees shall be in addition to any permit or license fees or business tax prescribed by the City
for the same period.
Franchisee shall obtain and maintain for the Term of this Agreement an account with the
Orange County landfills. If Franchisee disposes of solid waste at an Orange County landfills, the
Franchisee shall only dispose of Newport Beach solid waste at Orange County landfills utilizing
their account (no "cash only" disposal).
SECTION 17. PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
A. City and Franchisee shall cooperate in co- sponsoring not more than one
promotional event per year, as mutually agreed upon in advance by the parties, which is related to
the implementation of commercial solid waste handling services and recycling services.
B. Each year during the term of this Agreement, on an annual basis, Franchise shall
transmit promotional brochures or fliers to its customers, and to such prospective customers as it
may select, informing them of the commercial solid waste handling services and recycling
services which are provided by the Franchisee as well as hazardous waste disposal requirements.
C. All promotional brochures, fliers or other information distributed by Franchisee
hereunder shall be printed on recycled paper. All such informational materials shall be approved
in advance by the City's General Services Director.
SECTION 18. TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION
A. The franchise granted to Franchisee may be terminated by the City Council
pursuant to Section 12.63.140 of the Code.
B. In the event the Franchise is terminated pursuant to Subsection A above or the
term of this Agreement expires:
1. Franchisee shall have no right or authority to engage in commercial solid
waste handling operations in the City of Newport Beach, subject to the provisions of Sections
49520 -49523 of the Public Resources Code.
2. Franchisee shall, however, remain liable to City for any and all Franchise
Fees and Environmental Liability Fund Fees that would otherwise be payable by Franchisee, for
any and all late charges and interest assessed pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement, and for
any and all delinquent report/record charges assessed pursuant to Sections 7 or 9 of this
Agreement.
3. Franchisee shall have a continuing obligation to submit to City all reports
required by Sections 7 and 9 of this Agreement which relates to commercial solid waste handling
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services performed by Franchisee up to and including the date of termination, suspension, or
expiration.
4. Franchisee shall allow the solid waste generators served by Franchisee to
arrange for commercial solid waste handling services with a solid waste enterprise collector
authorized to perform such services, without penalty or liability for breach of contract on the part
of the generators, for such period of time as Franchisee is not authorized to perform such services
because of termination or suspension.
5. Franchisee agrees to continue to provide the indemnifications required in
this contract after its suspension or termination. Such indemnifications include, but are not
limited to, the hazardous materials indemnification and AB939 indemnification as set forth in
Section 11.
C. In the event this Franchise is terminated pursuant to Subsection A above, then
within the time period specified by the City Council, Franchisee shall remove all of Franchisee's
commercial solid waste containers, from all Franchisee's collection service locations and shall
properly dispose of all solid waste in such containers.
D. In the event the Franchise is terminated pursuant to Subsection A above or expires
without an extension of the term and without a grant of a subsequent franchise allowing
Franchisee to continue performing such services, then within ten (10) days of such termination or
expiration Franchisee shall either:
1. Submit to City's General Services Director a list of the names and
addresses of solid waste generators in Newport Beach for which Franchisee provided services as
of the date of termination or expiration (i.e. Franchisee's City of Newport Beach customer list);
or
2. Send written notification to each solid waste generator on Franchisee's
customer list that Franchisee is no longer authorized to provide commercial solid waste handling
services in the City of Newport Beach. Such notification shall be in the form provided by City's
General Services Director and shall be personally delivered or shall be sent by fast class mail,
postage prepaid, to the customers' billing addresses. Franchisee shall submit to City's General
Services Director an affidavit, signed under penalty of perjury, stating that the required
notification has been provided by Franchisee to all of Franchisee's City of Newport Beach
customers.
SECTION 19. ASSIGNMENT
Franchisee shall not assign, sell, subcontract, transfer or otherwise delegate its authority
to perform any portion of the solid waste handling services or obligations under the Franchise
without prior express consent of the City Council. This prohibition includes any transfer of
ownership or control of Franchisee, or the conveyance of a majority of Franchisee's stock to a
new controlling interest. City's consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. .
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SECTION 20. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
A. Notices. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices required by
this Agreement shall be given by personal service or by deposit in the United States mail, postage
pre-paid and return receipt requested, addressed to the parties as follows:
To: General Services Director
City of Newport Beach
3300 Newport Blvd.
Newport Beach, CA 92663
To Franchisee:
Notice shall be deemed effective on the date personally served or, if mailed, three
(3) days after the date deposited in the mails.
B. Inte arg ted Agreement. This Agreement represents the full and complete understanding
of every kind or nature whatsoever between the City and Franchisee, and all preliminary
negotiations and other agreements of any kind or nature are merged herein. No verbal agreement
or implied covenant shall be held to vary the provisions herein.
C. Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings between the parties and may not be modified or terminated orally, and no
modification, termination or attempted waiver of any of the provisions hereof shall be binding
unless in writing and signed by the party against whom the same is sought to be enforced.
D. AUnlicable Law. The laws of the State of California, and applicable Federal law,
shall govern this Agreement and all matters relating to it and any action brought relating to this
Agreement shall be adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of Orange.
E. Authori . The parties signing below represent and warrant that they have the
requisite authority to bind the entities on whose behalf they are signing.
F. Severabilitv. If any term or portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal,
or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
G. Waiver. A waiver by either party of any breach, of any term, covenant or
condition contained herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of the
same or any other term, covenant or condition contained herein, whether of the same or a
difference character.
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H. Interpretation. The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or against either party by reason
of the authorship of this Agreement or any other rule of construction that might otherwise apply.
L Equal Opportunity Employment. Franchisee represents that it is an equal
opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any authorized subcontractor,
employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, handicap,
ancestry, sex or age.
J. Compliance with Laws: Franchisee shall at its own cost and expense comply with
all statutes, ordinances, regulations and requirements of all governmental entities, including
federal, state, county or municipal, whether now in force or hereinafter enacted. Franchisee
agrees to obtain a business license from the City in accordance with the Code. The parties hereto
agree that the Franchise and this Agreement are the only authorizations to conduct solid waste
collection business in the City and that the issuance of a business license does not grant the
Franchisee a right to conduct solid waste collection or other business in the City.
K. Conflicts of Interest: Franchisee or its employees may be subject to the provisions
of the California Political Reform Act of 1974 (the "Act "), which (i) requires such persons to
disclose any financial interest that may foreseeably be materially affected by the work performed
under this Agreement, and (ii) prohibits such persons from making, or participating in making,
decisions that will foreseeably financially affect such interest.
If subject to the Act, Franchisee shall conform to all requirements of the Act. Failure to do so
constitutes a material breach and is grounds for immediate termination of this Agreement by
City. Franchisee shall indemnify and hold harmless City for any and all claims for damages
resulting from Franchisee's violation of this subsection.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day
and year first written above.
ATTEST:
LAVONNE M. HARKLESS
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
AARON C. HARP
Assistant City Attorney
"CITY"
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, a Municipal
Corporation
UTA
STEVEN ROSANSKY,
Mayor
"FRANCHISEE"
BY:
NAME:
(Print)
TITLE:
DATE:
BY:
NAME:
(Print)
TITLE:
DATE:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
ordinance, being Ordinance No. 2007 -7 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the
City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 27th
day of March 2007, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Henn, Curry, Selich, Webb, Daigle, Gardner, Mayor Rosansky
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 28th day of March 2007.
(Seal)
City Clerk
City of Newport Beach, California
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LAVONNE M. HARKLESS, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 2007 -7 has been duly and regularly published according to law and the
order of the City Council of said City and that same was so published in The Daily Pilot, a daily
newspaper of general circulation on the following date, to wit: March 31, 20,0,7. �f
In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed y name this / "! 1 / day of
2007.
City Clerk
City of Newport Beach, California