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URD INA CE NO. _j_
SERIES OF 2007/200
BY AU TH ORITY
COUNC IL BILL NO . 74
INT RODU CF.D BY COUNC IL
MEMBER OAKLEY
AN ORDINAN CE AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPT ER 7. SEC TION 11. OF TH E
ENGLEWOOD •I UN ICIPAL CO DE 2000. PERTAINING TO TH E EXTENS ION OF
THE LIMIT ED WAIV ER OF THE WASTE TRANSFER SUR CHARGE .
WHEREAS, the Ci ty Coun cil of the City of Englewood, Co lora do pas sed Ordi nance
No . 25 , Series 1987, instituting th e Waste Transfer Surcharge wh ich imposed a twent y cent
surcharge on each cubic ya rd or port ion the reof by eac h perso n disposing of trash at a
was te transfer fac ilit y; and
WHEREAS, th e Eng lewoo d Cit y Co un cil pa ssed Ordinance No . 30 , Serie s of 1993,
which granted a limit ed waiver of the Wa ster Transfe r Surcharge until Decemb er 31, 1995;
and
WHEREAS , the Englewood Ci ty Cou ncil passed Ordinance No. 22, Series of 199 5,
which authori zed a limited waiver of th e Wa ste Tran sfer Surcharge until December 3 1.
1998; and
WHEREAS , the Englewood City Co un ci l pass ed Ordinance No . 31 , Seri es of 1999,
whi ch granted a limited waiver of the Wa ster Transfer Surc harge until Dece mber 31 , 200 1;
and
WHEREAS , the Englewood Ci ty Council passed Ordi nanc e No. 14. Series 2002
ext ended the wa iver until Decem ber 3 1. 2004 ; and
WHEREA S, the Englewood Cit y Co uncil pa ss ed Ordinance No. 29 . Series 2005
ex tended the waiver of the surcharge unti l December 3 I, 2007; and
WHEREAS, th e r sage of th is proposed Ord in ance wi ll extend the waiver of the
su rcharge until December 3 1. 2009;
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORD AIN ED BY n m CIT Y COU NCIL OF THE GITY OF
ENGLE WOOD . COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS :
Section I. The Cit y Co unci l of th e Cit y of Englewood, Colorado hereby app roves an
Ordi na nce amenc!ing Tit le 4, Chapter 7. Subs ection 11 . with the extension of th e Limited
Waive r of 1h e Waste Tmn sfc r Surcha rge to read as fo ll ows ·
4-7-11 : Limited Wah•er of Surcharge : Th e rcqui , emep •s of thi s Chaptershall not app ly
durin g the month s of May , June . Jul y, Augu st anc! Sr~tember to any Municipalit y which
mee ts th e fo ll owi ng crit eria :
A. lnc:o rporatcd wi th il Ci ty Hall wi th in the boundaries ef Arapah oe Count y .
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B. Does not provide muni cipa l co ll ecti on of househ old soli d waste direct ly or
ind irec tl y.
C. Offe rs to its cit ize ns th e co ll ec ti on of household tras h on a li mit ed ba sis duri ng
th e mo nt hs of May , June, July, August and Se pt embe r.
This Sec ti on shall be effec ti ve onl y until Dece mber 31, ~ ~-after whic h ti me it
shall be null and rn id with out furth er ac tion of th e Cit y.
Sectio n' 2. Safety Clauses . Th e Cit y Co uncil here by find s, detenni nes, and dec lares
that thi s Ord inance is pro mul gated und er th e genera l poli ce power of th e Cit) of
Engle wood, th at it is promul gated for the hea lth , safety, an d wel fa re rf th e public , and
that thi s Ordin ance is necessa ry fo r th e prese rvati on of hea lth and s1fe ty and fo r th e
protec ti on of public co nvenience and wel fa re. Th e City Co un cil further determin es that
the Ordin ance bears a rati onal relati on to th e pro per leg islati ve object so ught to be
obt aia ed.
Sec ti on 3. Sevcrabili ty. If an y clause , sent ence , paragra ph , or part of thi s Ordinance
or the applicati on thereo f to an y pe rson or circumstanc es shall for an y reaso n Le
adjudged by a court of co mpetent jurisd ictio n inva lid. such judgment shall not affect,
imp air or in va lidate the remainder oflhis Ordinance or it appli ca ti on to other persons or
circumstances.
Secti on 4. Inconsi stent Ordinances. All oth er Ordin ances or poni ons thereof
inco nsistent or conflicting with thi s Ordinance or any poni on hereo f are hereby repea led
to th e ex tent of such inconsistency or confli ct.
Sec ti on 5. Effec t of repeal or mod ifi ca ti on. TI,e repea l or modifica ti on of any
pro vision of th e Cod e of th e Cit y of En glewood by th is Ordinance shall not release,
ext in1:,'l.li sh, alter. modi fy, or change in whole or in pan any penalt y, fo rfeitu re , or
liab ilit y, eith er civ il or criminal, which shall have bee n in curred 1, \'ti er such prov ision,
and eacl , provisio n shall be treated and held as still remaining in fo rce for the purposes
of ,;ustaining any and all proper acti ons, suit s, proceedings, and prosec uti ons for th e
en fo rcement of the penalt y, fo rfeiture, or liability, as we ll as fo r the purpose of
sustainin g any judb,m ent , dec ree , or ord er which ca n or may be rend ered, ent ered, or
made in such acti ons, sui ts , proc eedings, or prosec uti ons.
Sect ion 6. Pcnalt v. Th e Pen alt y Provi sion of Sec ti on 1-4-1 EMC shall ap pl y to each
and every violation of thi s Ordin ance .
Int rod uced, read in fu ll , and pass ed on fi rs t readi ng on th e 17th day of Dece mb er, 2007.
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Publi shed as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 21s t day of December, 2007.
Read by titl e and passed on fin al read in g on th e 7th day of January , 2008.
Published by title as Ordinan ce No. L. Series of 200712008, on the I Ith da y of
January , 2008.
I, Loucri shia A. Ellis, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Co lora do , hereby ce11ify
that the above and fo regoing is a true copy of the Ordinance pa ssed on final reading and
published by title as Ordinance No. _j_, Series of2007/20 8 .
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COUNCIL COMMUN IC/.TION
Date: Agenda Item: Subject :
D ece mber 17, 2007 9 a i Bill for an Ordinance to Ex tend th e Limited Wai ve r
of th e Was te Transfer Surcharge
Initiated By: I Staff So urce :
Depa rt ment of Finance an I Administrative Servi ces Frank Gryglewicz, Direc to r
CO UN CIL GOAL AND PRE VIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Th is ac tion furth ers in tergovernm ental coopera tion b etwee n the ci ties of Eng lewood, Littl eton and
Sherida n. Th e City Council passed Ordinance 30, Series of 1993 au th oriz in g a limited waive r of
was te tr ansfe r surcharge until D ecembe r 31 , 1995, anrl Ordinance 22, Series of 1995 authori zin g a
li mited waive r of waste transfer surcharge until D ecember 31, 1998. On Jun e 7, 1999, Co·inci l
approved Ordinance 31, Ser ies of 1999 on fi nal readi ng th at further ex tended th e wa ive r throu gh
200 1. O rdinance 14, Seri es of 2002 ex tend ed th e wa ive r until D ece mber 3 1, 2004. Ordinance 29,
Seri es of 2005 ex tend ed th e waive r until D ece mber 3 1, 2007.
RECOMMENDED ACTI ON
Staff re "·"'"'•~ds Ci ty Cou nc il adopt a Bill fo r an O rdin ance extending the was te transfer
su rcharge wai ve r unti l D ece mb er 3 1, 2009 (two su mm er seaso ns).
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTE RNATIVES IDENTIFIED
The Ci ty of En glewood initiall y passed Ordinance 75 Serie of 1987 o n April 20, 1987 insti tuting
th e W as te Trans fe r Surcharg e. Th e Surcharge imposes a n,. enty-ce nt surcharge on ea ch c u b ic ya rd
or portion th ereof by each person disposing of tras h at a was te tr ansfer faci lity. Th e defini t io n of
"person " in th e ordin ance includ es politica l subdivisions of th e State of Colorado.
The Ci ty of Eng lewood has re~eived reques ts to con tinu e th e waiver of the surc harge fo r publi c
p urposes. Englewood, Li :tl eton, and Sher idan have reques ted waivers for th eir annual "cl ea n-up "
p rog rams . Th e waiver sun se ts on D ecembe r 3 1, 2007 so th e waiver must be ex tended at thi s tim e
for th e 2008 and 2009 an nual cleanups .
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Th e waiver wil l reduce potential re ve nu es by an es t ima ted $1,000 annua ll y.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Bi ll fo , an Ordin ance