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ORDINANCE N0. :~96Q3 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE RECOVERY; EXTABLISHING LICENSING PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTING, TRANSPORTING AND CONVEYING SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS UPON THE STREETS WITHIN THE CITY; AMENDING SECTIONS 2.OI3, 2.235, 2.240, 3.005, 3.245, 3.250, 3.260, 3.265, 3.270, 3.275, 3.292, AND 3.995 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 191I; ADDING SECTIONS 3.241, 3.212, AND 3.254 TO THAT CODE; REPEALING SECTIONS 3.255 AND 3.280 OF THAT CODE; PROVIDING THE REVOCATION DATE OF CURRENT LICENSES; REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. I9419; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: It is declared to be the public policy of the City of Eugene to regulate solid waste collection to: I. insure safe, economical, and comprehensive solid waste collection service; 2. Insure service rates and charges that are just and reason- able and adequate to provide necessary public service through the establishment of aminimum-maximum rate range, the maximum to be no greater than 10% above the minimum; 3. Insure that curbside recycling is provided to each solid waste collection service customer within the City of Eugene by and through the solid waste collectors; 4. Recover regulatory and enforcement costs of administering the prOVisions of the Eugene Code, I97I adopted or amended herein; and 5. Encourage collection practices that reduce the amount of solid waste entering the wastestream. The regulations contained herein are in compliance with and in further- ance of Section 433} of the Eugene Charter of I976 which prohibits the granting of an exclusive citywide franchise to haul solid waste. Ordinance - I