RES 1311 08/23/2005 RESOLUTION#1311
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S
AMENDMENTS TO THE SAN ANTONIO MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
CODE, CHAPTER 14, SECTION 22, RELATING TO THE "WASTE
HAULER PERMITS" THAT WILL IMPOSE AN ANNUAL FEE OF
$2,250 ON ALL SOLID WASTE VEHICLES THAT SERVE THE CITY
OF CIBOLO AND CIBOLO'S NEIGHBORHING COMMUNITIES THAT
DUMP WASTE IN LANDFILLS LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO,TEXAS.
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Cibolo,Guadalupe County,Texas,passed and
approved Ordinance Number 628 on March 9,2004,thereby granting a solid waste franchise to
Bexar Waste, and
WHEREAS,Bexar Waste has contracted with BFI to dispose of solid waste at a landfill located
on I.H. 10 in the City limits of the City of San Antonio, and
WHEREAS,the landfill in which the City's solid waste is deposited is a privately owned and
operated facility, and
WHEREAS,Bexar Waste does not utilize any roads for which the City of San Antonio has
maintenance responsibility, and
WHEREAS,the proposed amendments to the Solid Waste Code cannot be applied and enforced
equitably for all commercial and industrial haulers that collect,transport or dispose of solid
waste within the corporate limits of the City of San Antonio, and
WHEREAS,the proposed amendments to the Solid Waste Code will apply a fee and directly
increase the cost to the citizens of Cibolo and other communities within the greater San Antonio
area that is unfair and inequitable,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CIBOLO,GUADALUPE COUNTY,TEXAS:
The City of Cibolo, Guadalupe County, Texas,hereby opposes the proposed amendments to the
City of San Antonio Municipal Solid Waste Code that will add additional fees and costs to the
City of Cibolo and fellow communities within the greater San Antonio area.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON THIS 23rd DAY OF AUGUST,2005.
2!54ohnny S n, Mayor
ATTEST:
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