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CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS
RESOLUTION NO. 031-2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN
GARDENS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
CONSENTING TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE EXCLUSIVE SOLID
WASTE SERVICES FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FROM WASTE
RESOURCES, INC. TO USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC. AND
APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, WASTE RESOURCES, INC. (“WRI”), a California corporation, provides solid waste collection, disposal and recycling services to the City of Hawaiian Gardens (“City”) pursuant to that certain Exclusive Solid Waste Services Franchise Agreement, dated July 1, 2018, by and between the City and Commercial Waste Services, Inc., as assigned by the City Resolution No. 111-2019 to WRI, as subsequently amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Exclusive Solid Waste Services Franchise Agreement, dated September 28, 2021 and Amendment No. 2 to Exclusive Solid Waste Services Franchise Agreement, dated October 11, 2022 (collectively, the "Franchise Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, WRI and USA WASTE OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a Delaware corporation (“WM”), through their affiliates and/or related entities, have entered into a proposed transaction that includes the acquisition of WRI’s assets. Specifically, WASTE RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (“WRT”) has entered into that certain Plan of Reorganization and Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated March 31, 2025 (the "Asset Purchase Agreement"), with Waste Management WRT Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Waste Management WRT"), which contemplates the sale of the commercial, industrial and residential solid waste (including recycling material) collection and dumpster rental business of WRT and its subsidiaries, including WRI; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 10 of the Franchise Agreement, WRI may not assign the Franchise Agreement without prior written approval of the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to consent to the assignment of the Franchise Agreement to WM (“Assignment”).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. The City Council consents to the Assignment and approves Amendment No. 3 to the Franchise Agreement, in substantial form as attached herein and incorporated by this reference.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to undertake such acts as necessary to carry out this Resolution.
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Section 4. The Mayor is hereby authorized to affix his/her signature to this resolution signifying its passage and adoption by the City Council of the City of Hawaiian Gardens.
Section 5. The City Clerk or her designee shall attest and certify to the adoption of the Resolution and shall cause this Resolution and her certification to be entered into the Book of Resolutions of the City of Hawaiian Gardens.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS ON THIS 22ND DAY OF OCTOBER 2025.
CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS
ATTEST: DANDY DE PAULA
MAYOR
PABLO RUBIO
CITY CLERK