HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7444 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7444
DoE 0*P To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 13, 1990
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Subject: OPTION YEAR OF AGREEMENT WITH BURLY CORPORATION FOR
gels THE PICKUP AND DISPOSAL OF, 1I:LEAA[L—"UMPEO' TIRES
On March 7, 1989 (M&C P-3295), the City Council authorized a purchase
agreement with the BURLY Corporation for the pick up and disposal of tires
that have been illegally dumped within the City limits. The agreement ran from
March 7, 1989 to March 6, 1990. The agreement allowed the City the option to
renew for one additional year.
The Department of City Services Code Enforcement and Solid Waste Management
Divisions, and the Transportation/Public Works Street Maintenance Division,
have utilized the services of BURLY Corporation during this first year.
Approximately 102,000 tires have been removed from vacant lots, secluded park
areas and other public right-of-way. it is estimated that during the second
year of the agreement, another 100,000 illegally dumped tires will be removed.
BURLY Corporation is responsible for picking up the tires at designated
locations and transporting them to his holding facility located on East
Belknap Street. The specifications require him to slice the tires within 30
days and dispose of the sliced tires in a TDH approved landfill . BURLY is
using Waste Management's (WMI) East First Street Landfill . The agreement
allows the City to review Burly's disposal tickets to verify that he is
taking them to the landfill. Inspectors from the City's Code Enforcement
op� Division make periodic inspections of his facility, and at the landfill , to
verify that the tires are being disposed of properly, The BURLY Corporation is
in compliance with all Texas Department of Health's (TDH) regulations
regarding tire disposal.
All tires collected under this agreement are being disposed of in WMI 's East
First Street Landfill in Fort Worth. This was a stipulation in the agreement
and periodic checks indicate that BURLY is complying. Although the BURLY
Corporation's home office is located north of Denton, near Era, Texas, no
tires collected under this agreement are being disposed of outside Fort. Worth.
The Solid Waste Management Division is considering the purchase of a tire
shredder to be used at the City's Southeast Landfill . if approved, the
shredder would not be operational until after March, 1991 . The agreement with
BURLY has allowed the City to cleanup some of the worst tire dump sites.
BURLY has performed according to specifications and therefore the Department
of City Services recommends exercising the option year.
DAVID A. IVORY
City Manager
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ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS