City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 6, 2013
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER/s/
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Consideration of Extension of Waste Disposal and Service Agreement Among Alexandria and Arlington and Covanta Arlington/Alexandria, Inc. for the Alexandria-Arlington Waste-to-Energy Facility.
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ISSUE: City Council consideration of an action to exercise an option to extend the Waste Disposal and Service Agreement among the City of Alexandria and Arlington County (the "Jurisdictions") and Covanta Arlington/Alexandria, Inc. ("Covanta").
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council authorize the City Manager to exercise the "Extension Option" under Section 2.3(c) of the Waste Disposal and Service Agreement among the City of Alexandria and Arlington County and Covanta Arlington/Alexandria, Inc. dated January 24, 2012.
BACKGROUND: The Alexandria/Arlington Resource Recovery Facility (Facility) was jointly initiated by the City of Alexandria and Arlington County (Jurisdictions) as a public/private partnership to handle the waste from the two Jurisdictions. It has been in operation since February 1988, is operated by Covanta Arlington/Alexandria, Inc. (Covanta), and is capable of handling 975 tons of waste each day, while producing 21 megawatts (MW) of energy equivalent to powering approximately 20,000 homes. The Facility was determined to be the most environmentally sustainable means of disposing of waste generated by the Jurisdictions after reduction, reuse and recycling, and has had a stellar environmental record, achieving emissions well below U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permitted levels. The City and County have analyzed the useful life of the Facility, as well as other waste disposal alternatives and costs, and have concluded that the Facility's current good condition, repla...
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