Title
A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Conditionally Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute The First And Second Amendments To The Interlocal Agreement For Solid Waste Disposal And Recyclable Materials Processing Authority Of Broward County, Florida.
Strategic Plan Focus
Resilience & Sustainability
Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The City of Hollywood is a party to the August 16, 2023, Interlocal Agreement (“ILA”) that, together with Broward County and 27 other municipalities (“Municipal Parties”), created the Solid Waste Disposal and Recyclable Materials Processing Authority of Broward County. The population of Broward County generates roughly 5,000,000 tons of municipal solid waste annually - which on a per capita basis is double the national per-person average-with generation projected to rise as the population increases by 33 percent over the next 40 years. At the same time, the County's only Class I landfill is nearing capacity and will stop accepting Class I waste at the end of 2026, its sole waste-to-energy plant is already at capacity, and the regional recycling rate has fallen to approximately 30 percent (well short of the 75 percent goal set by state statute) since the 2013 dissolution of the prior Resource Recovery System.
To address these challenges, the Authority's Governing Board adopted a Master Plan on April 17, 2026, establishing a 40-year, collaborative framework to reduce dependency on landfill and waste-to-energy disposal, promote a circular economy, expand recycling and recovery, optimize existing infrastructure, and improve regional governance and financial stability. For the Authority to continue, the ILA requires adoption of a "Facilities Amendment" within 36 months of the effective date; each municipality has 120 days to adopt a resolution approving it, and failure to do so constitutes withdrawal from the ILA. The amendment becomes effective once approved by the County and by municipalities representing at least 80 percent of the Municipal Parties' total population. The Authority's Governing Board recommended the First Amendment (“Facilities Amendment”) on March 20, 2026, and the Second Amendment (“Options to Withdraw”) on June 15, 2026.
This agenda item seeks City Commission approval to support the Master Plan, remain a Municipal Party of the Authority, and approve both the Facilities Amendment and Options to Withdraw to the ILA, attached as Exhibits "A" and "B" to the Resolution.
Fiscal Impact:
Approval of this Resolution will not fiscally impact the City.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Roberto Travieso, Assistant Public Works Director
Joseph S. Kroll, Director, Public Works
Jovan Douglas, Assistant City Manager