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SWDD Item <br />Indian River County, Florida <br />Solid Waste Disposal District <br />Board Memorandum <br />Date: June 23, 2022 <br />To: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />From: Sean C. Lieske, Director of Utility Services <br />Prepared By: Himanshu H. Mehta, PE, Managing Director, Solid Waste Disposal District <br />Subject: Approval of Fiscal Year 2023 Consumer Price Index Adjustment Request by Atlas Organics <br />Descriptions and Conditions: <br />On November 19, 2019, the Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) Board authorized the Yard Waste <br />Processing and Disposal Services Agreement (Agreement) with Atlas Organics Indian River, LLC (Atlas) for <br />a period of 10 years. The agreement approved the processing of yard waste at a rate of $11.49 per ton, <br />and the transportation and recycling of the yard waste at a rate of $12.45 per ton. The agreement <br />commenced on January 1, 2020. Article 4 of the Agreement provides a Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate <br />adjustment process specified in the referenced Exhibit A of said agreement. On August 17, 2021, the <br />SWDD Board approved a 3.00% rate adjustment for the processing of yard waste at a rate of $11.83 per <br />ton and the recycling of yard waste at a rate of $12.82 per ton effective October 1, 2021. <br />On May 27, 2022, Atlas submitted an annual rate adjustment request of 3.00% to be effective October 1, <br />2022, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/2023. This agenda item is requesting SWDD Board approval for the FY2023 <br />CPI adjustment request by Atlas. <br />Analysis: <br />Staff has reviewed, verified, and recommends the approval of the request by Atlas of 3.00% of the yard <br />waste processing and disposal services rates. In summary, here are the changes: <br />Based on the significant increase in development and landclearing projects, the incoming yard waste <br />materials and in turn the amount recycled has increased year after year. It is projected that approximately <br />97,000 tons of incoming yard waste materials will be processed by Atlas at a cost of $1,181,460. In <br />172 <br />SWDD Agenda - Approval of FY2023 CPI Adjustment Request by Atlas Organics Page 1 of 2 <br />FY2019/20 <br />FY2020/21 <br />FY2021/22 <br />proposed <br />Change from <br />Services <br />Rate <br />Rate <br />Rate <br />FY2022/23 Rate <br />Prior Year <br />% Change <br />(perton) <br />(perton) <br />(perton) <br />(perton) <br />(perton) <br />Processing <br />$11.49 <br />$11.49 <br />$11.83 <br />$12.18 <br />$0.35 <br />3.00% <br />Recycling <br />$12.45 <br />$12.45 <br />$12.82 <br />$13.20 <br />$0.38 <br />3.00% <br />Based on the significant increase in development and landclearing projects, the incoming yard waste <br />materials and in turn the amount recycled has increased year after year. It is projected that approximately <br />97,000 tons of incoming yard waste materials will be processed by Atlas at a cost of $1,181,460. In <br />172 <br />SWDD Agenda - Approval of FY2023 CPI Adjustment Request by Atlas Organics Page 1 of 2 <br />