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DRAFT1 <br />Memorandum of Understanding between the City of San Leandro and <br />Oro Loma Sanitary District for Refuse, Green Waste, and Recycling <br />Services in the L3 Area <br />This Memorandum of Understanding (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the <br />sixth day of September, 2022 by and between the City of San Leandro (“City”) and Oro <br />Loma Sanitary District (“District”). <br />RECITALS <br />WHEREAS, the City and the District wish to extend an existing mutual Agreement <br />regarding refuse, recycling, and green waste services within the City, presently provided <br />by the District through its franchise agreement with Waste Management of Alameda <br />County (WMAC), by entering into a new Agreement. The District has designated the <br />portion of the City that receives residential, commercial, and industrial refuse, recycling, <br />and green waste services by WMAC as the "L-3" area; and <br />WHEREAS, the City and District desire to enter into this Agreement to provide for the <br />terms of service and the continuation of the Franchise Fee for the privilege of providing <br />refuse services in the L-3 area; and <br />WHEREAS, this Agreement will represent the entire and integrated Agreement between <br />the City and District and, except as expressly set forth herein, will supersede all prior <br />negotiations, representations, agreements or approvals, either written or oral; and <br />WHEREAS, State law requires the City to be responsible for establishing and <br />monitoring recycling programs to achieve defined goals for reducing the amount of <br />refuse material that is placed in landfills. The City has the legal responsibility for <br />recycling activities, in order to comply with the provisions of state laws AB 939, AB 341, <br />AB 1826, and SB 1383. The City has authorized the District to provide a recycling <br />program in the L-3 area until August 31, 2024; WMAC presently provides this service for <br />residents and businesses as part of its refuse franchise agreement with the District. <br />The District is currently negotiating a new exclusive franchise agreement with WMAC <br />for refuse, recycling, and green waste service for an anticipated term of January 1, 2023 <br />to December 31, 2037; and <br />WHEREAS, the District wants to continue to provide refuse, recycling, and green waste <br />services in the L-3 area whether through an exclusive franchise with WMAC or another <br />service provider; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has the legal authority pursuant to its City Charter and the <br />provisions of Chapter 5-5 of the San Leandro Municipal Code to require payment of a <br />franchise fee for the privilege of providing refuse collection se rvices within the L-3 area; <br />and