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-38- Councilmember Anderson stated that a 17 percent increase in two years seems quite high. Finance Officer Lund replied that the annual fee has been increasing $300 per year for the last few years and T.C. Field & Company is now doing more work for the City. She noted that if the Council is uncomfortable with the increase T.C. Field & Company would agree with the $3,500 fee. Councilmember Hendr/ksen stated that if T.C. Field & Company is willing to agree with the $3,500 then he would prefer to not approve the increase because the City approved a n/ne- percent increase in 2000. In the future he would recommend that increases be consistent with the Governments cost of living increase. Motion by Mayor Gamec, se~onded by Councilmember Zimmerman, to recommend that the City Council renew the agreement with.T.C. Fields as agent of record with the annual fee staying at $3,500. Further discussion: Mayor Gamec requeSted that staff work with T.C. Fields & Company to put together a standard rate increase program, Which would be closer to the cost of living increase. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Ma4~r_i'Damec, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Anderson, Hendr/ksen, and Kurak. Voting No: None. 2) Residential Curbside Recycling C°nt~act: City Administrator Norman stated that in Octobe:} of 199?,':the City solicited proposals for the residential curbside recycling program. The request :for proposals was advertised in the Anoka Com, ty Shopper for one week. They City recei~e'd one:responSe from ACE Solid Waste, Inc. The City entered into a three-year contact with a one-year renewal opti, pn with ACE Solid Waste on November 25, 1997. The current contract with ACE Solid Wast~.,inc. is set to expire on December 31, 2001. It has been the City's past practice to soliCit'proposals for the residential curbside recycling service that the City of Ramsey provides'.to~'residents. State Statue does not require the City to obtain competitive proposals since it i~ a contracted service and not the purchase of "supplies, materials, equipment, or rental, thereof, or the construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of real or personal property." The City has obtained proposals in the past to determine if they are receiving a comparable price for the contracted services. Staff obtained a market study that was completed by Anoka County Integrated Waste. The study shows what surrounding cities are being charged for residential curbside services. It was noted that the market study does not reflect the number of residents and services that are provided for the listed pr/ce. However, it appeared that the City has been receiving a competitive price from ACE Solid Waste, Inc. fbr the past several years. ACE Solid Waste, Inc. has been providing outstanding service to the City of Ramsey for many years. Mike Berkopec, from ACE Solid Waste, submitted a letter to the Mayor and City Councilmembers that outlines ACE's desire to continue servicing the City of Ramsey. ACE would like to enter into another recycling contract with the Finance Committee/October 23, 2001 Page 2 of 3 I I I I I I I I I I I i I I I i I I