The request of staff for City Council is to review and consider for approval the attached waste hauler permit applications for the 2021 calendar year submitted by County Recycling, Inc. dba County Sanitation, Waste Pro of Florida, Inc. dba J.D. Parker & Sons, Waste Connections Inc., Waste Management Inc., of Florida, Republic Services of Florida Inc., dba Seaside Sanitation, and Peterson's Service Corporation.  Should City Council approve the applications, staff will proceed with executing agreements between waste haulers for waste hauling services in the City New Port Richey for calendar year 2021.

As Council is aware, the City Code requires City Council to consider for approval, submitted applications from waste haulers for City waste hauling services to its residents for the subsequent calendar year.  Six waste haulers have submitted applications to the City and are currently operating in the City under their 2020 waste hauling special permit agreements. Subsequent to staff's review, it has been determined that all waste haulers have completed and submitted to the City all documentation and fees required in the applications. Three (3) complaints were received this year by staff about two existing haulers violating the permitted operational time frame and permitted operating days as described in the attached ordinances No. 2013-2015 and No. 2017-2111. All existing vendors are currently collecting the 10% franchise fee mandated by the City to operate a waste hauling business within the City's Corporate Limits as described in the attached resolution No. 2017-02 however, not all of the companies are sending in their quarterly list of customers as required.  In the first quarter of 2020 all of the companies submitted their quarterly list of customers.  In the second and third quarters two companies failed to submit their quarterly list of customers.  Finally, all of the waste haulers have been sent certified letters notifying them about this public hearing. Included in the letter was a request by the City that a representative be present at this meeting in order to address any questions or concerns by residents, Council, and staff.