TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jodi W. Phelps, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Brook M. Redding, Special Projects Manager
DATE: February 10, 2025
RE:
Title
Fort Liberty and City of Fayetteville Intergovernmental Service Agreement for Solid Waste
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Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
This item supports the following Strategic Goals:
II: Responsive City Government Supporting a Diverse & Viable Economy
III: Invested in Today and Tomorrow
V: Financially Sound City
VI: Collaborative Citizen and Business Engagement
Executive Summary:
The City of Fayetteville has a long and deep connection to our military as home to Fort Liberty, North Carolina (FLNC). At the October 2024 Work Session, Council provided consensus for staff to pursue the expansion of our intergovernmental services agreement (IGSA) with Fort Liberty to include Solid Waste and other opportunities to create efficiencies in service delivery.
City staff and the United States Army Garrison, FLNC, have reached an agreement presented to Council for approval for the City to manage solid waste collection services for the installation. The agreement includes payment to the City for operational costs, disposal fees, administrative and oversight fees and other direct costs of program management.
The total cost to the installation to provide this service annually will be $6,008,250.78 with provisions for cost adjustment due to inflation. This initial term of the agreement will be renewed annually for up to 10 years. With Council's approval of the IGSA, staff will bring back a contract with a highly qualified commercial municipal solid waste provider selected to perform the services for FLNC.
Background:
IGSAs are agreements between the Army and a state or local government that serve the best interests of both parties and improve installation support services for Mission, Soldier, and Family Readiness. For the mili...
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