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<br />R-13-27 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING REGIONAL EFFORTS TO MANAGE SOLID <br />WASTE IN SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS AFTER JANUARY 24, 2018, AND THE <br />CITY'S INTENT TO PURSUE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL <br />SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Southeastern Public Service Authority ("SPSA") was created by <br />concurrent resolution of the Cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and <br />Virginia Beach, and the Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton (collectively "the member <br />localities") in 1976 as a cooperative effort amongst the cities to dispose of the region's solid <br />waste, and; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, all of the member localities' Use and Support Agreements with SPSA will <br />expire on January 24, 2018 and; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, SPSA's contract with Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc., regarding the <br />disposal of municipal solid waste delivered to the RDF plant is scheduled to expire on January <br />24,2018. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in the event of SPSA's dissolution, its assets are to be distributed in <br />accordance with applicable provisions of the Virginia Water and Waste Authorities Act, but that <br />the current Use and Support agreement between SPSA and the City of Suffolk provides that the <br />Regional Landfill site shall be conveyed to the City of Suffolk upon permanent completion of the <br />operation of the landfill by SPSA for the disposal of solid waste, and; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth must always explore the most cost-effective method <br />of service delivery and waste disposal for its citizens and future generations, and; <br /> <br />and; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a regional approach, if cost-effective and feasible, is a desired outcome, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Chief Administrative Officers of the member localities have established <br />a Technical Committee to review and address disposal of waste after January 2018. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Portsmouth <br />supports and directs the City Manager to undertake all necessary actions to further explore and <br />select the most cost-effective method of solid waste disposal for its citizens, including but not <br />limited to, the development of a new Use and Support Agreement for solid waste disposal with <br />SPSA after January 24,2018. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution, while an expression of the City's <br />desire and support for the development of a cost-effective and feasible regional waste disposal <br />