RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR GARBAGE AND RECYCLABLES COLLECTION SERVICES IN COUNTY SERVICE AREA 8 (NORTH FAIR OAKS) FROM ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES, INC. TO REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

 

WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo has a franchise agreement for garbage and recyclables collection services for County Service Area 8 (North Fair Oaks Area) with Allied Waste, Inc., which expires on December 31, 2010; and

 

WHEREAS, a formal merger between Allied Waste, Inc. and Republic Services, Inc. occurred on or about December 5, 2008, and became final in late 2009; and

 

WHEREAS, under the merger, Allied Waste, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Republic Services, Inc., and consistent with the franchise agreement, the merger is an assignment which requires the County’s consent; and

 

WHEREAS, the South Bayside Waste Management Authority Joint Powers Authority, of which the County is a member agency, has recommended that all of its member agencies consent to the assignment of their franchise agreements from Allied Waste, Inc. to Republic Services, Inc.; and

 

WHEREAS, the franchise agreement provides that the County may require that the Contractor provide proof that the assignee is responsible, has sufficient experience, and can fulfill the terms of the franchise agreement in a timely, safe and effective manner, and these assurances have been and will be made by modification of the required Guarantee and a Performance bond.

 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED THAT: the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo hereby consents to the assignment of the franchise agreement for garbage and recyclables collection services in County Service Area 8 from Allied Waste Industries, Inc. to Republic Services, Inc.

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