HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Increase Purchase Order for Waste Disposal Operations for Resource Recovery RESOLUTION NO. 23-372
RESOLUTION APPROVING INCREASE TO THE PURCHASE ORDER FOR WASTE
DISPOSAL OPERATION FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, on June 28, 2022, City Council approved a contract for joint and cooperative
action for waste disposal operations by Boone County and the City of Ames,Iowa. This agreement
provides for establishing the tonnage rates (tipping fees) at each facility. The period from July 1,
2022, through June 30, 2023, is the first of three 12-month contract periods; and,
WHEREAS, the approved FY 2022/23 budget contains $700,000 for this work. The
amount approved was based on an estimate of 13,000 tons of material requiring disposal at the
Boone County Landfill. Staff estimates the actual amount to be disposed by the end of June will
be 15,185 tons, for an additional cost of$120,000, bringing the amount of the current purchase
order from$700,000 to $820,000; and,
WHEREAS, the additional funding required for this change order will come from the
Resource Recovery Fund balance. Staff is reviewing the impacts of this change and on potential
natural gas purchase scenarios at the Power Plant to determine if adjustments to the budget and/or
fees will need to be made early in FY 2023/24.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the increase to the purchase order for waste disposal operation for Resource Recovery in the
amount of$120,000 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 27th day of June, 2023.
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Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Gartin
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27th day of June, 2023.