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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an interlocal agreement between the City of Killeen and the Central Texas Council of Governments (CTCOG) for pass through funding Services for a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) event.
SUMMARY
DATE: January 16, 2018
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: David Olson, Executive Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Interlocal Agreement for Household Hazardous Waste Event
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The City of Killeen Recycling Operations Division hosts annual Household Hazardous Waste ("HHW") events to provide residents a safe and legal means to dispose of a variety of caustic, corrosive, poisonous, and toxic materials commonly used in the home. These events help protect our surface and underground water sources, provide for the recycling or reuse of certain potentially hazardous materials, and protect solid waste workers and equipment. Funding from the CTCOG for the February 3, 2018, event will allow the citizens from the seven county CTCOG region to participate.
The City of Killeen has a history of hosting HHW events going back more than a dozen years. Some events have been sponsored by CTCOG with funds received from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and some sponsored solely by the City of Killeen. The City of Killeen also has an interlocal agreement with the City of Harker Heights for participation in similar events.
As the City and much of the CTCOG region share a common watershed, it is desired that all CTCOG region residents be able to participate in the February 3, 2018, HHW Collection event. The event will be held at the Killeen Special Events Center. Entering into this interlocal agreement that provides for pass through funding of $20,000 toward the cost of the event will facilitate this opportunity.
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