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Carpinteria authorizes two‑year contract with Clean Harbors for household hazardous waste and emergency response
Summary
The council approved a two‑year agreement with Clean Harbors Environmental Services to provide four residential hazardous‑waste collection events per year plus emergency response capability; the contract is a two‑year agreement with a $70,000 annual cost and a two‑year not‑to‑exceed of $140,000, funded from AB939/household hazardous waste funds.
The Carpinteria City Council authorized the city manager to execute a two‑year agreement with Clean Harbors Environmental Services to provide residential household hazardous waste collections and emergency environmental cleanup services.
Staff said the agreement formalizes recurring collections (four events per year at $5,000 per event, $20,000/year) and provides an emergency response allowance ($10,000 per year) for incidents such as illicit discharges or oil spills. The total two‑year not‑to‑exceed amount cited in staff materials was $140,000; the first year is budgeted in the current fiscal plan and AB939 funds were identified as the source.
Staff reported that the program is popular, referencing participation numbers (the prior year had about 354 participants; this year 335 after a reschedule). Clean Harbors participates as a cooperative‑purchasing vendor through a public purchasing consortium and staff said the procurement complied with local purchasing policy.
Council approved the authorization; during the item council members asked questions about funding sources, the prevalence and stability of program participation, and emergency response scope. Staff confirmed that AB939 funds will be used and that the contract is intended to provide predictable pricing and an established emergency vendor.
The council action allows staff to finalize the agreement and execute the contract up to the authorized not‑to‑exceed amount. Staff said they will return with a summary of event participation and program metrics at a future meeting.
