<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=09PFR2_1Gz0L7hr00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=09PFR2_1Gz0L7hr00" width="1024" height="683" >TRUCKEE, Calif. — The Town of Truckee is moving forward with the proposed transfer of its solid waste franchise agreement from Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal to Recology, directing staff Tuesday, Nov. 10, to draft amendments to the agreement and a resolution authorizing the conditional assignment.The action follows a request submitted by Tahoe Truckee Disposal Co., Inc., doing business as Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal (TTSD), and Recology in July to transfer the existing agreement as part of Recology’s purchase of TTSD. The agreement, approved in 2017, took effect July 1, 2018, and is scheduled to expire June 30, 2028, unless extended.Under the franchise agreement, the town must consent to an assignment to a new party. Town Council authorized a review of the proposed transfer in August, contracting with HF&amp;H Consultants to assess the assignment and determine whether it would serve the public health, safety and general welfare of Truckee.The review examined TTSD’s compliance with the current agreement, the proposed assignment terms, and Recology’s financial condition, experience, qualifications and performance. Based on the review and reference checks, town staff recommended approving the assignment subject to conditions.Proposed changes to the agreementAs part of the transfer, staff recommended amendments to bring the franchise agreement in line with services currently provided to Truckee residents and businesses, as well as to make the conditions of approval enforceable.The amendments would formally recognize existing collection practices, including extending curbside yard waste collection through November, replacing seasonal mixed recycling dumpsters with cardboard drop-off dumpsters, and continuing curbside orange bag collection for Truckee Day. The amendments would also remove references to food scraps collection in yellow bags.Other changes would establish additional requirements for Recology, including returning customer deposits by March 1, 2027, and prohibiting the collection of deposits for franchised services going forward.The amendments would also clarify how service interruptions caused by circumstances outside the company’s control are handled, including customer notification requirements and protections against overage charges when collection is delayed until the following week.Staff recommended requiring Recology to maintain a performance bond or other approved surety equal to 25% of gross receipts from the most recently completed rate year or $3 million, whichever is greater.Additional proposed requirements include town review of certain commercial service-level changes, ensuring nonpayment for non-franchised services does not interrupt franchised services, and clarifying residential service eligibility for properties paying the annual bundled residential The council’s direction Tuesday allows staff to begin drafting the agreement amendments and a resolution authorizing the conditional assignment to Recology. The transfer would be contingent on execution of the amended agreement.The resolution and amendments are expected to return to Town Council for consideration, most likely at its Dec. 7 meeting.</div></body>

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TRUCKEE, Calif. — The Town of Truckee is moving forward with the proposed transfer of its solid waste franchise agreement from Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal to Recology, directing staff Tuesday, Nov. 10, to draft amendments to the agreement and a resolution authorizing the conditional assignment. The action follows a...

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