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1 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BFiSNOHOMISH COUNTY, N&INGTON
2 SNOHOMISH COUNTY AND ITS CITIES AND TOWNS
3 REGARDING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
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6 WHEREAS, Snohomish County and each of the Cities and Towns
7 executing this Agreement are authorized and directed by Chapter 70.95 RCW to
8 prepare a Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, and are further
9 authorized by Chapter 39.34 RCW to enter into an Interlocal Agreement for the
10 administration and implementation of said Plan; and
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12 WHEREAS, Snohomish County prepared a Comprehensive Solid Waste
13 Management Plan for the County and Cities and Towns of the county in 1990, and
14 updated that Plan with the active involvement of the Cities and Towns in 2001; and
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16 WHEREAS, the 2001 Plan update calls for significant improvements to
17 and replacements for existing waste facilities, and the County has entered into a
18 waste export contract that expires in 2013, and in light of these factors long term
19 financial planning is desirable; and
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2 WHEREAS, providing the most effective and efficient system for
3 managing solid waste generated in Snohomish county, including its Cities and
4 Towns, requires use of the solid waste disposal system established by the County
5 and the Comprehensive Plan of the County to the fullest extent possible;
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7 NOW, THEREFORE, Snohomish County and each of the Cities and Towns signing
8 this Agreement agree as follows:
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10 1. This Interlocal Agreement entirely replaces the previous Interlocal Agreement- Solid
11 Waste Management that the parties entered into in 1990.
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13 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this Interlocal Agreement, the following definitions
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16 2.1."City"/"Town" means a City or Town in Snohomish County, Washington that is a
17 signatory to this Interlocal Agreement Between Snohomish County And Its Cities
18 And Towns Regarding Solid Waste Management.
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I 2.2."Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan" or "Comprehensive Plan"
2 means the Snohomish County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan issued
3 in March 2002 and as amended from time to time.
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5 2.3."County" means Snohomish County, Washington.
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7 2.4."Interlocal Agreement" means this Interlocal Agreement Between Snohomish
8 County and Its Cities and Towns Regarding Solid Waste Management.
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10 2.5."Person" means an individual, firm, association, partnership, political subdivision,
11 government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, or any other
12 entity whatsoever.
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14 2.6. "Solid Waste" means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semisolid
15 wastes including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, swill,
16 sewage sludge, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles or parts
17 thereof, and recyclable materials, with the exception of wastes listed in WAC 173-
18 304-015 as may be amended from time to time.
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I 2.7."Solid Waste Handling" means the management, storage, collection,
2 transportation, treatment, utilization, processing, and final disposal of Solid Wastes,
3 including the recovery and recycling of materials from solid wastes, the recovery of
4 energy resources from such wastes or the conversion of the energy in such wastes to
5 more useful forms or combinations thereof, and as such term may be modified by
6 amendments to RCW 70.95.030 (23).
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8 2.8. "System" means all facilities for Solid Waste Handling owned or operated, or
9 contracted for, by the County, and all administrative activities related thereto.
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11 3. Responsibilities for Waste Disposal and System For the duration of this Interlocal
12 Agreement, the County shall have the following responsibilities:
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14 3.1.The County shall continue to provide for the efficient disposal of all Solid Waste
15 generated within unincorporated areas of the County and within each of the Cities and
16 Towns signing this Agreement to the extent, in the manner, and by facilities as
17 described in the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan. The County shall not
18 be responsible for disposal of nor claim that this Agreement extends to Solid Waste
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1 that has been eliminated through waste recycling activities in conformity with the
2 Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan.
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4 3.2.The County shall provide for the disposal of household hazardous wastes
5 generated by residential households located in jurisdictions party to this Agreement at
6 the System's existing Moderate Risk Waste Facility, or in another reasonable and
7 similarly convenient manner.
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9 3.3.The County shall continue to operate the System in a financially prudent manner,
10 minimize fee increases, and use System revenues only for System purposes.
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12 3.4.The System shall continue to be comprehensive, and include educational and
13 other programs, as defined by the Comprehensive Plan.
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15 4. Comprehensive Plan. For the duration of this Interlocal Agreement, each City and
16 Town shall participate in the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan prepared
17 and periodically reviewed and revised pursuant to chapter 70.95 RCW as may be
18 amended from time to time, provided that any City or Town shall have the right to
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I assess a solid waste fee on its own residents. For the duration of this Interlocal
2 Agreement each City and Town, in conformity with RCW 70.95.080 (3), as may be
3 amended from time to time, authorizes the County to include in the Comprehensive
4 Solid Waste Management Plan provisions for the management of Solid Waste
5 generated within its corporate limits.
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7 5. City Desi nation of County System for Sand Waste Disposal. Each City and Town
8 shall, to the extent permitted by law, designate the County System for the disposal of
9 all Solid Waste generated within the corporate limits of that City or Town, and within
10 the scope of the Comprehensive Plan, and authorize the County to designate a
11 disposal site or sites for the disposal of such Solid Waste except for recyclable and
12 other materials removed from Solid Waste by waste recycling activities in conformity
13 with the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan. This designation of the
14 County System shall continue in full force until December 31, 2023. The designation
15 of the County in this section shall not reduce or otherwise affect each City or Town's
16 control over solid waste collection as permitted by applicable state law.
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18 6. Enforcement. The County shall be primarily responsible for enforcement of laws and
19 regulations requiring persons to dispose of Solid Waste at sites designated by the
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I County. Each City and Town shall cooperate with the County in its enforcement
2 efforts, and by ordinance shah provide that any person that disposes of Solid Waste
3 generated within that City or Town at a site other than a site designated by the County
4 will be guilty of a misdemeanor, except where such disposal may be otherwise
5 permitted by state law. To the extent legally possible, the County shall be responsible
6 for bringing enforcement actions against persons violating state statutes or County
7 ordinances relating to the disposal of Solid Waste at sites designated by the County.
8 However, in instances in which the County lacks legal authority to bring an
9 enforcement action, and any City or Town possesses that authority, the County may
10 request that City or Town bring such enforcement action. The City or Town shall
11 comply with any such request, or through the exercise of its authority under Chapter
12 35.21 RCW as may be amended from time to time, ensure that Solid Waste generated
13 within the City or Town is disposed of at those sites designated by the County. The
14 County shall pay as System costs all reasonable costs incurred by the City or Town in
15 taking such enforcement or other actions that are requested in writing by the County.
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17 7. Indemnifications.
18 7.1.The County shall indemnify and hold harmless and defend each City and Town
19 against any and all -claims by third parties arising out of the County's operations of
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I the System, and have the right to settle those claims by third parties, recognizing that
2 all costs incurred by the County thereby are System costs which must be satisfied
3 from disposal rates. In providing a defense for Cities or Towns, the County shall
4 exercise good faith in that defense or settlement so as to protect the City's or Town's
5 interests. The County's agreement to indemnify the Cities and Towns for any and all
6 claims arising out of the County's operation of the System extends to all claims
7 caused by the actions of officers or agents of the County, including but not limited to
8 actions which constitute misfeasance, or intentional misconduct or wrongdoing, even
9 if the cost of such claims is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to not be a
10 proper cost to the System. For the purpose of this paragraph, "claims arising out of
11 the County's operations" shall include claims arising out of the ownership, control or
12 maintenance of the System, but shall not include claims arising out of the collection
13 of solid waste within the Cities and Towns prior to its delivery to a disposal site
14 designated by the County or other activities under the control of the Cites or Towns.
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16 7.2.If the County acts to defend a City or Town against a claim, the City or Town
17 shall cooperate with the County.
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1 7.3. The County shall defend any City or Town against any challenge, whether
2 judicially or before an administrative hearings panel, to the Comprehensive Plan
3 elements adopted pursuant to this Interlocal Agreement.
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5 7.4.For purposes of this section, reference to a City or Town and to the County shall
6 be deemed to include the officers, agents and employees of any such party, acting
7 within the scope of their authority.
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9 8. Duration. This Interlocal Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect until
10 December 31, 2023, unless terminated as described in the following paragraph.
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12 9. Revision Amendment Supplementation or Termination. This Interlocal Agreement
13 shall be reviewed by the parties in conjunction with any review of the Comprehensive
14 Solid Waste Management Plan. The terms of the Agreement may be revised,
15 amended or supplemented, or the Agreement as a whole may be terminated only upon
16 the written agreement of all signatories to this Agreement executed with the same
17 formalities as the original. No revision, amendment, supplementation or termination
18 shall be adopted or put into effect if it impairs any contractual obligation of the
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2 10. Solid Waste Advisory Committee
3 Pursuant to RCW 70.95.165 (3) and RCW 39.34.030 (4), and Snohomish County
4 Code section 7.34, a Solid Waste Advisory Committee shall continue operating as
5 specified in Snohomish County Code. Each City or Town entering into this
6 Agreement shall be represented equally on the Committee, and shall have at least one
7 voting member.
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9 11. Miscellaneous.
10 11.1 No waiver by any party of any term or condition of this Agreement shall be
11 deemed or construed to constitute a waiver of any other term or condition or of any
12 subsequent breach whether of the same or of a different provision of this Agreement.
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14 11.2 This Agreement is not entered into with the intent that it shall benefit any city or
15 town not signing this agreement, and no other person or entity shall be entitled to be
16 treated as a third party beneficiary of this Interlocal Agreement.
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18 12. If any term or condition of this contract or the application thereof to any person(s) or
19 circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other terms, conditions
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1 13. This Agreement may be executed in counte arts each of which shall
2 constitute an on inai and all of which Co ether shall constitute one and the same
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4 14. Each of the individuals signinjz this Agreement on behalf of a munici al art
5 to this A reement certifies that his or her si riature has been authorized b
6 a ro riate action by ordinance resolution or otherwise pursuant to the law of that
7 munici alit to bind the munici DaIJ1I to the terms of this A Teement.
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9 This Interlocal Agreement has been executed by the parties shown below and is dated
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1 13. This Agreement May be executed in counte arts each of which shall
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4 14. Each of the individuals si in this A eement on behalf of a munici al art
5 to this A eement certifies that his or her signature has been authorized b
6 a ro riate action by ordinance resolution or otherwise pursuant to the law of that
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9 This Interlocal Agreement has been executed by the parties shown below and is dated
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I or applications which can be given effect without the invalid term, condition or
2 application. To this end, the terms and conditions of this contract are declared
3 severable.
4 13. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an
5 original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same document.
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this Agreement, certifies that his or her signature has been authorized by appropriate
action by ordinance, resolution or otherwise pursuant to the law of that municipality
to bind the municipality to the terms of this Agreement.
This Interlocal Agreement has been executed by the parties shown below and is dated
as of the, �,? r b day of , 2003.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY
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Deputy Executive
County Executive
APPROVED BY
SNOHOMISH COUNTY
ORDINANCE NO.
CITY OF ARLINGTON
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MOTION NO.
Or ORDINANCE NO.
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I or applications which can be given effect without the invalid term, condition or
2 application. To this end, the terms and conditions of this contract are declared
3 severable.
4 13. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an
5 original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same document.
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this Agreement, certifies that his or her signature has been authorized by appropriate
action by ordinance, resolution or otherwise pursuant to the law of that municipality
to bind the municipality to the terms of this Agreement.
This Interlocal Agreement has been executed by the parties shown below and is dated
as of the day of
SNOHOMISH COUNTY
Aaron Reardon
County Executive
APPROVED BY
SNOHOMISH COUNTY
ORDINANCE NO.
Appr ved as to form:
arol J. ei 1
Deputy Ppsecuting Attorney
2004.
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Chapter 7.70
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Sections:
7.70.010
Definitions.
7.70.020
Snohomish County system designated.
7.70.030
Unlawful disposal of solid waste.
7.70.040
Interlocal agreement approved.
7.70.010 Definitions.
A. "City" means the city of Edmonds, Washington-
B. "Comprehensive solid waste management plan" or "comprehensive plan" means the Snohomish
County comprehensive solid waste management plan, including a recycling element, as adopted by
Snohomish County Motion No. 90-004, and as amended from time to time.
C. "County" means Snohomish County, Washington.
D. "Interlocal agreement" means the interlocal agreement regarding solid waste disposal site
designation, attached and incorporated herein by this reference.
E. "Person" means an individual, firm, association, partnership, political subdivision, government
agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, or any other entity whatsoever.
F. "Solid waste" means solid waste as defined by RCW 70.95.030(16) and WAC 173-304-100(73) with
the exception of wastes excluded by WAC 173-304-015.
G. "Solid waste handling" means the management, storage, collection, transportation, treatment,
utilization, processing, and final disposal of solid wastes, including the recovery and recycling of
materials from solid wastes, the recovery of energy resources from such wastes or the conversion of
the energy in such wastes to more useful forms or combinations thereof, and as such term may be
modified by amendments to RCW 70.95.030(17).
H. "System" means all facilities for solid waste handling owned or operated or contracted for by the
county, and all administrative activities related thereto. [Ord. 2763 § 1, 1990].
7.70.020 Snohomish County system designated.
A. All solid waste generated within the corporate limits of the city of Edmonds shall be disposed of
through the county system as provided for in the comprehensive plan except as otherwise provided in
subsection D.
B. Snohomish County is authorized to designate disposal sites for the disposal of all solid waste
which is generated within the city of Edmonds subject to the applicable laws and regulations of the
Snohomish health district and the city if located within the city.
C. No solid waste may be diverted from the disposal sites designated by Snohomish County without
Snohomish County approval or as provided in the comprehensive plan.
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D. The provisions of the section shall not apply:
1. To the disposal of solid waste through the waste recycling element of the comprehensive plan
or any waste reduction or recycling plan approved by the county;
2. To the disposal of hazardous wastes or substances where disposal into the county system is
prohibited or where other provisions pursuant to state or federal law are made for the handling of
such wastes or substances;
3. Where disposal is otherwise provided for under state or federal law. [Ord. 2763 § 2, 1990].
7.70.030 Unlawful disposal of solid waste.
A. It is unlawful for any person to dispose of any solid waste generated in the city of Edmonds and
subject to this chapter unless they comply with the provisions of RCW 70.95.240, 70.95.500 and
70.95.610 which are hereby adopted by reference.
B. Any violation of the provisions of RCW 70.95.240 shall be a misdemeanor, and any person found
guilty thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment in jail not to exceed
90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any violation of the provisions of RCW 70.95.610
shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.
Any violation of the provisions of RCW 70.95.500 shall be punishable by a civil penalty which shall be
no less than $200.00 nor more than $2,000 for each offense. [Ord. 2763 § 3, 1990].
7.70.040 Interlocal agreement approved.
The city council of Edmonds authorizes and directs the mayor to execute the interlocal agreement on
behalf of the city. A copy of the comprehensive plan is on file with city clerk and is incorporated by
reference. [Ord. 2763 § 4, 19901.
The Edmonds City Code and Community Development Code
are current through Ordinance 4110, passed April 17, 2018.
Disclaimer: The City Clerk's Office has the official version of the
Edmonds City Code and Community Development Code. Users
should contact the City Clerk's Office for ordinances passed
subsequent to the ordinance cited above.
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