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ORDINANCE NO . &
SERI ES Oi' 2005
BY AUTHOR ITY
COUNCIL BILL NO . 28
INTRODUCED BY COUNC IL
MEMBER BRADSHAW
AN ORDINANCE AMEN DI NG TITLE 4, CHAPTER 7, SECTION 11 , OF THE
ENG LEWOOD MUNICIPAL CO DE 2000, PERTAINING TO THE EXTENS ION OF
THE LIMITED WAIVER OF THE WASTE TRANSFER SURCHARGE.
WHEREAS, the City Counci l of the City of Englewood, Co lorado passed Ordinance
No . 25, Series 1987 , insututing the Waste Tran sfe r Surcharge which imposed a twenty
cen t surc harge on eac h cubi c yard or poni on thereof by each person di spo sing of trash
at a waste transfer facility; and
WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council pru.scd Ordinance No. 30, Series of 1993,
which granted a limited waiver of the Waster Transfer Surcharge until December 31,
1995 ; and
WHEREAS , the Eng lewood City Council passe d Ordinance No . 22, Serie s of 1995,
whic h au thori ze d a limit ed waiver of th e Waste Transfer Surcharge until De ce mber 31,
1998; and
WHEREAS, th e Englewo od City Council pa ssed Ordinance No . 31, Series of 1999,
whi ch granted a limited waiver of the Waste r Transfer Surcharge until December 31,
2001; and
WHEREAS, the Englewood City Co un cil passed Ordinance No. 14, Series 2002
exte nd ed the waiver until De cemb er 3 1, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the passage of thi s proposed Ordinance will ex tend th e wa ive r of the
surcharge until December 31, 2007;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CIT Y
OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO , AS FOLLOWS:
~-The Ci ty Cou r,ci l of the Ci ty of Englewood , Colorado hereby approves an
Ordin a· .cc amending Title 4. Chapte r 7, Subsection 11 , with the extens ion of the
Limited Waiver of the Waste Transfer Surcharge to read as fo ll ows :
4-7-11 : Lir,1ited Waiver of Surcharge: The requirem ent s of thi s Chapter sha ll not
app ly duri ng the months of May, June, Jul y, August and September to any Municip ality
which meet s the fo llow in g crite ria :
A. In corporated with City Hall within the bou nd aries of Arapahoe County .
B. Doc s not provide Municipal co ll ec ti on of household solid was te directly or
indi rect ly .
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C. Offers to it s citi ze ns the co llection of' hou se hold tras h on a limit ed bas is
during th e month s of May, June, July , August and Sep tembe r.
This Sectio n shall be effective only until December 3 1, -2004 .2!lQ1, a0cr which tim e it
shall be null and void witho ut further action of th e Ci ty.
~ Safety Clauses The Ci ty Co unci l hereby find s, dete rmin es , and
declares 1hat thi s Ordinance is pro mul gated under the ge neral po lice power of th e Ci ty
of Eng lewood , th at it is prom ulga ted for th e health , safe ty, and welfare of th e public ,
and that th is Ordi n~1cc is necessary fo r 1h c preserva ti on of hea lth and sa fety and fo r
th e protection of pub lic co nvenience and welfare . The Ci ty Cou ncil further
de term ines th al th e 01dinancc bears a rational relation to th e proper leg islative
object so ught to be obtai ned.
~ Scvcrab ilit y If any clause, se nt ence , paragraph, or part of thi s
Ordinance or the applica ti on th ereof to any person or circums tances shall for any
reason be adjudged by a court of compe tent jurisdiction in va lid , such judgment sha ll
not afTcc t, impair or invalidate th e rema in de r of thi s Ord inance or it applic ation to
other persons or circum stances.
~. ln co nsjs tcn t Ordina nces All other Ordinances or porti ons th ereof
in co nsis tent or conflictin g with thi s Ordin ance or any portion hereof arc hereby
repealed to the extent of suc h incon sis tency or con flict.
~-Effec t of repeal or mod ifi cati on. The repea l or modification of any
provision of the Code of the City of Eng le wood by thi s Ordinance shall not release,
extinguish, alt er, modify , or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfe iture, or
li ability, e ith er civil or crimina l, whi ch shall have bee n incurred under such provisio n,
and eac h pro visio n sha ll be treated and held as still remaining in fo rce for the
purpo ses of sus tain ing any and all proper act ions, suits, pro cee dings , and prosecutions
for th e enforceme nt o f th e penalty , for feiture, or li ab ilit y, as we ll as fo r the pu rpose
of sustai ning any jud gme nt , decree , or orde r which can or may be rendered , ent ered,
or made in suc h actions, suits, procee din gs, or prosecutions .
Section 6. Penalty. The Penalty Prol'isio n of Sect;on 1-4 -1 EMC shall app ly to
each and every violation of th is Ordinance .
Int rod uced, read in full , and passed on fi rst reading on the 20 th day of June , 2005.
Published ns a Bi ll fo r an Ord ina nce on the 24t h day of June , 2005 .
Read by titl e and pas sed on fi nal reading on the 11 •> day of July , 2005 .
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Published by title as Ordinance No.~ Seri es of 2005 , on the 15 th day of July,
2005.
Loucrisllia A. Ellis, City Clerk
I, Loucri shia A. Ellis, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a true COPJ,J>f the Ordina pas sed on final
reading and published by titl e as Ordinance No. i!t.., Serie of .
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COUNCI L COMMUNICATION
Dale: Agend a ll em : Subject :
Ju ne 20, 2005 9 a iv Extension of th e Limi ted W aiver of th e
Was te Transfer Surcharge
Initiated By: I Staff Source :
D epartm ent of Fin ance and Ad mini stra ti ve Se rvice s Fra nk Gryglewicz, Director
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
This ac ti o n furth ers in tergove rnm ental coopera tio n b etwee n th e ci ti es of Eng lewood, Littl eton and
Sh eridan. Th e City Coun ci l p asse d Ordin ance 30, Se ries of 1993 auth ori zing a li m ited wa ive r of th e
W as te Tr ansfe r Su rc harge until D ece m b er 3 1, 1995, and Ordin ance 22, Se ,i es of 1995 auth o riz in g
a limited waive r of th e Was te Transfe r Sur charge until D ecember 3 1, 1998. On Jun e 7, 1999,
Coun ci l approve d Ordinance 3 1, Se ri es of 1999 on fin al readin g th at furth er ex tended the wa ive r
thro ugh 200 1. O rdin ance 14, Se ries of 2002 ex tended th e wa ive r until D ecember 3 1, 2004.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Reco mmendati o n fr om th e D ep artm ent of Fin ance and Administrati ve Servi ce s to ad opt a bill for
an o rdin ance ex tendin g th e limited wa ive r of th e W as te Tr ansfer Surcharge until D ecember 3 1
2007 (three summer seaso ns).
BACKGROUND, ANALYS IS, AND ALTE RN ATIVES IDENTIFIED
Th e City of Englewood passe d O rdin ance 25, Se ries of 1987 o n April 20. 1987 inSlitutin g th e WaSl e
Tr ansfe r Surcharge. Th e Surcha rge imp oses a twe nt y-ce nt surcharge on eac h cubi c yard or porti on
th ereof by each pe rs o n dispos in g of tras h at a w as te transfer fa ci lity. Th e defin iti on of "p erso n" in
th e ordin ance includes p olit ical subdivisions oi th e State o f Colorado.
Th e City of En glewood has received re quests for w ai ve r of th e Surc harge for ub li c purp ose s.
En glewoo d, Littl eto,1 , an d Sherida n have requ es ted wa ive rs fo r th eir annu al "dean-up " progra ms.
Th e City Cou nci l of En gl~w ood ap p roved O rd inance 3 1, Se ri es of 1999 to ap prove th e wa ive r of
the Surcharge. The wai ve r su nse t on D ece mb er 31, 2004 so th e wa ive r mu st be ex tend ed at thi s
ti me for th e 2005, 2006, and 2007 annual cleanups.
FINANC IAL IMPACT
Th e wa ive r w ill reduce p otent ia l reve nu es by an es timated $ !,000 annu all y.
U ST OF ATTAC HMENTS
for an O rd in ance