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7 RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGEMENT, OR A DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AN
ASSIGNMENT OF THE AGREEMENT FOR BUSINESS AND MULTI-FAMILY SOLID
WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE IN ZONE C BETWEEN THE CITY OF GLENDALE AND WASTE RESOURCES TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (CONTRACT R107072) ASSIGNING THE AGREEMENT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
WHEREAS, Section 8.56.170 of the Glendale Municipal Code, authorizes exclusive collection for solid waste collection services for business and multi-family properties through an exclusive franchise agreement authorizing and obligating the holder to provide collection services within a franchise zone. by resolution of the Council of the City of Glendale; and
WHEREAS, on July 27, 2021, the City Council authorized the establishment of four zones, granting exclusive commercial solid waste franchise for solid waste collection services and awarded a franchise agreement, Contract R107072, for Zone C to Waste Resources Technologies, Inc., (WRT); and
WHEREAS, the City and WRT executed Contract R107072 on September 1, 2021 and WRT has been performing the commercial collection services in Zone C; and WHEREAS, on July 9, 2025, WRT submitted a written request to the City Manager for consent to assignment of the franchise agreement from Waste Resources Technologies, Inc. to Waste Management of California, Inc.; and WHEREAS, any assignment of the franchise agreement would be subject to the assignment provision in Section 18 of the Agreement, which provides, in relevant part:
The right granted by this Agreement shall not be transferred, sold, hypothecated, sublet or assigned (collectively “transferred”), nor shall any of the rights or privileges in this Agreement be hypothecated, lease, assigned, sold or transferred, wither whole or in part, nor shall title thereto, either legal or equitable, or any right, interest or property therein, pass to or vest in any person, either by act of Contractor or by operation of law, without the prior consent of the City expressed by resolution. Any attempt to do any of the foregoing with respect to any of the rights in this Agreement without the consent of the City shall be void. For purposes of this Agreement, any dissolution, merger, consolidation, change in control or other reorganization of Contractor shall be deemed an assignment of this Agreement.
The decision to consent to any assignment shall be in the sole discretion of the City Manager, as approved by Resolution adopted by the City’s City Council.
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7 Any application for a transfer of rights shall be in a manner prescribed by the City Manager. The application shall include a transfer fee in an amount equal to fifty thousand dollars (50,000.00). The transfer fee shall be paid by Contractor or Contractor’s assignee upon any such transfer of this Agreement. If City does not receive the transfer fee within thirty (30) days of the transfer date, City shall have the right to terminate this Agreement.
WHEREAS, following receipt of the request for assignment, City staff initiated its due diligence to evaluate WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,’s qualifications and ability to perform under the contract; and WHEREAS, Waste Management of California, Inc., is the largest United States waste disposal company by revenue according to Waste360 and currently operates exclusive franchises in the cities of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Lancaster and County of Los Angeles County, as well as numerous other areas in Southern California, showing that they are well established in this region; and
WHEREAS, Waste Management of California, Inc., is a corporation in good standing according to the California Secretary of State that is incorporated in California, with their corporate headquarters are in Texas; and
WHEREAS, Waste Management of California, Inc., maintains multiple permitted solid waste facilities in the state, and they are experienced with CalRecycle reporting requirements.
WHEREAS, Staff met with representatives from WRT and Waste Management of California, Inc., to discuss the proposed reassignment to ensure that the transition between the two companies would occur seamlessly and that affected Glendale businesses and residents would be well informed along every step of the process; and WHEREAS, Waste Management of California, Inc., submitted a formal Transition Plan to the city that describes the steps and process of the transition from one company to the other, and that includes assurances to the commercial customers in Zone C that the transition will have no impacts to their rates nor to the services they are provided, which will remain consistent with the provisions of the existing franchise agreement; and WHEREAS, Staff has reviewed and is satisfied with the content of the Transition Plan and that services will proceed without operational impacts to multi-family and commercial customers within Franchise Zone C; and
WHEREAS, Staff believes Waste Management of California, Inc., has demonstrated the experience and corporate capacity operate one of Glendale commercial franchise hauler zones; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, the City Manager recommends consent to assignment of Contract R107072 from Waste Resources Technologies, Inc., to Waste Management of California, Inc.
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7 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA:
SECTION 1. Consent to the assignment of the Agreement for Business And Multi- Family Solid Waste Collection Service In Zone C Between The City Of Glendale And Waste Resources Technologies, Inc. from Waste Resources Technologies, Inc. to Waste Management of California, Inc., subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
SECTION 2. The transfer fee of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00). shall be paid by Waste Management of California, Inc.
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall have no force or effect unless and until a) the transfer fee in an amount equal to fifty thousand dollars, $50,000.00 is paid and received by the City of Glendale and Waste Management of California, Inc.
Adopted this day of 2025.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF GLENDALE )
I, Suzie Abajian, PhD, City Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. was Adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the day of , 2025, the same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
City Clerk