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<br />Councilmember Specht asked if they moved to an open hauling system if they would still require <br />each hauler to report the tonnage of recycling that they collect so it can be reported to the County. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Anderson noted that the reporting would take more administrative time in an open <br />hauler system to track this information down. He added that they would also have to update City <br />Code to make it very clear that reporting is mandatory and failure to report could result in the <br />revocation of their license to operate in the City. He explained that if they were with an open hauler <br />system then the education on what can and cannot be recycled becomes more generalized as each <br />hauler will have different standards for what they will and will not pick up. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen asked how organics recycling would come into play with this. He asked <br />if this has to be available to residents through a County requirement. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Anderson said this is not yet a requirement; however, beginning in 2030, the seven- <br />county metro will have to have an option for curbside organics recycling per a State mandate. He <br />shared that they currently have an organics drop-off space at Public Works. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman asked if the last time they extended this contract it was for another five years. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Anderson said yes. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman said that he has experience with RFPs for work and he does not like them as <br />they end up paying more in the end because the companies have to build into this contract what <br />they estimate their costs will be in five years. He noted that the longer the term of the contract, the <br />more waste there is built in to accommodate for inflation and other unknowns. He asked if they <br />have ever done a year-by-year contract. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Anderson said they have done three-year contracts in the past with one-year <br />extensions so it will be up to the Council to determine the duration of a contract they would be <br />looking at. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman asked if they had ever requested three bids rather than going out for an RFP. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Anderson said no. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman noted that having three bidders seems to be an easier way to go about this rather <br />than having to go through the entire RFP process. He asked Councilmember Buscher what she <br />meant by wanting to add a labor agreement. <br /> <br />Councilmember Buscher explained this would require whoever is awarded the contract to remain <br />neutral if the haulers decide to unionize. <br /> <br />Mayor Heineman disagreed with this and noted that he does not believe it is the City’s business to <br />have a say in this. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / March 11, 2025 <br />Page 3 of 10 <br /> <br />