CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Adopt the Resolution Approving an Addendum to the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Naperville and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to operate a long-term household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility.
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Dick Dublinski, Director of Public Works
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The city currently has funding agreements in place with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), DuPage County, Will County, Kane County and the City of Aurora for the Regional Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program operated at the Environmental Campus on Fort Hill Drive in Naperville. The facility was originally permitted in 1992 in cooperation with the IEPA as the first permanent Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off in the State of Illinois. The city and its funding partners (DuPage County, Will County, Kane County, and the City of Aurora) are responsible for operational costs of the HHW Facility, the City is responsible for capital costs of the Facility, and the IEPA is responsible for hiring a contractor to pick up, transport, and dispose of the household hazardous waste collected at the Facility. The current intergovernmental agreement between the City and the IEPA expires on December 31, 2017. The Funding Partner Agreements are described below.
DuPage County: The existing one-year agreement with DuPage County expired on November 30, 2017. The agreement provides $100,000 of funding for the facility. The 2018 agreement will be forthcoming for City Council approval.
Will County: The existing one-year agreement with Will County expires on December 31, 2017. The agreement provides $25,000 of funding for the facility. The 2018 agreement will be forthcoming for City Council approval.
Kane County: The existing Kane county agreement is for $10,000 annually to be used toward any costs associated with the HHW program. The Kane...
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