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- A. In the event that the City Administrator finds grounds for declaring a forfeiture, according to the terms of the franchise awarded by Ordinance No. 181666 and as amended by subsequent ordinances, the City Administrator will make a recommendation for Council action on the matter, following procedures specified in the City’s adopted rules.
- B. In preparing for the transfer of a forfeited franchise, the City Administrator will solicit applications following a public notification. The City Administrator will identify criteria to evaluate applicants’ qualifications to assume the franchise responsibilities, such as related experience; technical, financial, and operational capability; equity and diversity; sustainability; resiliency; and efficiency. The City Administrator may conduct an appraisal of the value of the forfeited franchise and give the selected applicant the opportunity to purchase the franchise from the City within a specified time period.
- C. In cases where a franchisee abruptly ceases to provide collection service, and there is insufficient time to conduct an appraisal and permanently transfer a franchise, the City Administrator may recommend that the Council appoint a temporary service provider. If the Council makes such an appointment, it may also guarantee a minimum level of revenue to that company, in order to encourage companies who would not otherwise be willing to assume this responsibility on a short-term basis. Such minimum level of revenue would be achieved by the City’s supplementing revenues received by the temporary service provider from its temporary customers.