CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Adopt the resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Interim Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Naperville and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for the continued operation of the regional Household Hazardous Waste Facility
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Richard Dublinski, Director
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. The HHW program is 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 facility operational costs, the City is responsible for capital costs, and the IEPA is responsible for hiring a contractor to pick up, transport, and dispose of the HHW collected.
On June 22, 2018 the City of Naperville and the IEPA entered into a five-year Intergovernmental Agreement effective from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2023. At the same time the 2018 Intergovernmental Agreement began, the IEPA began implementing a funding cap for the transportation and disposal of material from the Naperville facility. This was the first time that the IEPA imposed a cap on the amount of funds that it would provide for household hazardous waste collection and disposal. Staff has worked closely with the IEPA to monitor disposal costs at the HHW facility and so far have been able to stay within the IEPA's annual funding cap.
DISCUSSION:
The IEPA is currently in the process of preparing a solicitation of bids for a new contractor agreement fo...
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