<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>County of Santa Barbara - File #: 10-00255</title><link>https://santabarbara.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=653051&amp;GUID=25F76246-178C-4053-9304-19C9ADBB0847</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://santabarbara.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=25F76246-178C-4053-9304-19C9ADBB0847&amp;ID=653051&amp;M=LD" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>County of Santa Barbara - File #: 10-00255</title><link>https://santabarbara.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=653051&amp;GUID=25F76246-178C-4053-9304-19C9ADBB0847</link><guid isPermaLink="false">25F76246-178C-4053-9304-19C9ADBB0847-2025-03-12-21-52-38</guid><description>Title: HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the County of Santa Barbara’s Exclusive Franchise Agreements for Solid Waste Collection, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Districts, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)

a) Approve the following Subcommittee recommendations:

i) Approve franchise agreement term limits of 8 years with an expiration date of June 30, 2019 for franchises now under consideration in Zones 2, 4 and 5;

ii) Approve requiring a minimum of 2 service providers in the County unincorporated area, which will require a future amendment to County Code Chapter 17;

iii) Approve reconfiguring the service areas, Zones 4 and 5, in the North County;

iv) Approve maintaining the current Zone 2 boundaries on the South Coast and cooperating with the City of Goleta in the procurement process to the extent possible; and

v) Approve competitive procurement paths for both the northern and southern service areas that limit competition to the 3 existing service providers, Allied Industries, MarBorg Industries, and Waste Management; and

b) Direct the Solid Waste Franchise Proje</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:52:38 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>