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January 24, 2017 Ayes: Cherry, Clark, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Rowe Nays: None 17 - 58 - Adoption of a resolution unconditionally authorizing the City Manager to execute and deliver a Post-2018 Use and Support Agreement with the Southeastern Public Service Authority for the use and support of a regional solid waste disposal system. Vision Principle: Efficient Service Delivery. Background:  The Southeastern Public Service Authority (“SPSA”) is a political subdivision created by statute to address regional solid waste disposal and consisting of member localities Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Isle of Wight and Southampton.  The current member locality Use and Support agreements with SPSA expire in January 2018.  All of the other member localities have entered into substantially identical “Post- 2018” Use and Support Agreements to support the ongoing operations of SPSA after January 2018.  City Council and the citizens have expressed concerns and aspirations about the placement and engagement of facilities within the city.  City Council has authorized the City Manager to engage SPSA in a discussion of the provision of services cognizant of the present concerns and aspirations notwithstanding prior conditions previously mentioned in Council Resolutions. Discussion:  By various Resolutions adopted in 2016, City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a Post-2018 Use and Support Agreement, but the authority was subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.  City Council has expressed a desire to eliminate the conditions in the prior Resolutions and unconditionally to authorize the City Manager to execute the Post-2018 Use and Support Agreement with SPSA.  SPSA has expressed a commitment to eliminate all outstanding debt by 2018; to reduce overall tipping fees for the member localities to the greatest extent practicable; to ensure that private haulers are not offered lower tipping fees than the member localities; and to follow the guiding principles expressed in the SPSA Strategic Operating Plan. Financial Impact:  Executing the Post-2018 Use and Support Agreement will lock the City into the regional tipping fee schedule and ensure that the City does not have to fund an alternative solid waste system post 2018. Staff Recommends:  Adoption of the ordinance. Vision Principle: Efficient Service Delivery. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The City Manager will execute and deliver the Post-2018 Use and Support Agreement with SPSA. 1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, spoke in support of this item but voiced his concern with the Use and Support Agreement Resolution adopted by the previous City Council. Motion by Mr. Cherry, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: “RESOLUTION UNCONDITIONALLY AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER A POST-2018 USE AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTHEASTERN PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY FOR THE USE AND SUPPORT OF A REGIONAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM.