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Consider and take action in approving an agreement with Republic Paperboard Company LLC, to implement new water, sewer, and solid waste rates with a retroactive effective date of April 1st, 2024.
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INITIATOR: Rusty Whisenhunt, Director of Public Utilities
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Rusty Whisenhunt, Director of Public Utilities , John Ratliff, City Manager
BACKGROUND: City of Lawton and Republic Paperboard Company LLC originally entered into a contract on June 9, 1998 for water, sewer, and solid waste services (“Legacy Contract”). The original contract does not expire until 2025, however Republic Paperboard Company LLC, has agreed to enter into a new contract to begin the implementation of raising these rates closer to those of other industrial users. This new agreement will replace the Legacy Contract. The first increase would be retroactively effective to April 1st, 2024. Contract is a five-year contract that will increase each year until rates are at current industrial water rates.
EXHIBIT: Agreement for Municipal Services, Exhibit “A” - Legal Description of Facility Site, Exhibit “B” - Rate Schedule
KEY ISSUES: Does City Council wish to approve an agreement with Republic Paperboard Company LLC, to implement raising their current water, sewer, and solid waste rates with a retroactive effective date of April 1st, 2024?
FUNDING SOURCE: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Approve an agreement with Republic Paperboard Company LLC, to implement new water, sewer, and solid waste rates with a retroactive effective date of April 1st, 2024