CC Resolution No. 7611283
RESOLUTION NO. 761
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS ENDORSING THE PRINCIPAL OF RESOURCE RECOVERY AND
ENERGY GENERATION FROM SOLID WASTE AND DECLARING AN
INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN A RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANT
ON A REGIONAL BASIS.
WHEREAS, the municipalities within Harris County face
an uncertain future with reference to their costs and
methods of disposing of solid waste; and
WHEREAS, a number of cities and states are planning or
building facilities to recover the resources in solid waste,
and to recycle them into reusable material and energy pro-
ducts; and
WHEREAS, in order for such a system to be economically
feasible in Harris County, it must be organized on a regional
basis; and
WHEREAS, Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority (hereinafter
referred to as "Authority") is preparing preliminary informa-
tion for the development of a regional resource recovery
facility to serve the needs of the residents of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, the preliminary Authority information indicates
that the establishment and operation of the facility would
provide substantial long-term benefits to the City and its
residents; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown,
declares its interest in entering into a long-term service
agreement with the Authority for the processing of its solid
waste at said facility; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution is subject to the following
conditions:
1. That the City of Baytown shall in no way be obli-
gated to furnish or repay any bonds issued for the
purpose of funding the construction of the facility;
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2. That the Authority shall submit a suggested long-
term service agreement for review, study, and, if
necessary, negotiation by the City of Baytown;
3. That Tricil Limited, the proposed full service
contractor for the facility, obtain a long-term
purchase agreement for the sale of recovered
energy;
4. That the revenues from the sale of recovered
energy and materials are shared, upon a mutually
agreeable basis, with all municipal users of the
facility; and
5. That this Resolution shall in no way commit the
City of Baytown to a contract, but merely declares
an interest in the processing of the City's solid
waste at the proposed Authority regional waste -to -
energy facility upon terms and conditions to be
agreed upon by the City of Baytown and the Authority.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1: That the City Council hereby endorses the
principal of resource recovery and energy generation from
solid waste.
Section 2: That the Mayor is hereby authorized and
directed to issue to the Authority a letter expressing the
City's interest in entering into a long-term contract with
the Authority for the processing of solid waste within the
control and jurisdiction of the City, subject to the provis-
ions of this Resolution.
Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown,
Texas.
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INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas on this the
day of `127 c 4-'--y , 1981.
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
RANDALL B. STRONG, City orney
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