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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 13, 2024 have been made to the contract, providing a brief summary of some of the items that have been updated. He recognized that this contract is a significant part of the City's annual budget. Mayor Fischer appreciated the extension from a three-year to five-year contract. Gutierrez asked the reason the City is going from a one-year contract to a five-year contract. The City Administrator explained that the other cities were on a three-year contract and this new contract would now be effective for all contracted cities. He stated that if it is determined that the City desired to look for alternative options, that option would need to be identified, and notice could then be provided. Mayor Fischer introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2 024-11-131- APPR O VING THE A GREEMENT FOR CONTRA CT LA W ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY SER VICES WITH THE RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR JANUARY1, 2025 THROUGHDECEMBER 31, 2029 AS PRESENTED The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Kwapick. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. APPOINTMENT OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ORGANIZED COLLECTION REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) SUBCOMMITTEE The City Administrator stated that the City is in the middle of an RFP process to consider alternative haulers for its organized collection services. He stated that there are currently three haulers, and the RFP is due on November 215t. He stated that staff is working on the method to evaluate those proposals and would like to include a few members of the Council in that process. Mayor Fischer commented that earlier this year Gutierrez and T. Miller assisted in the RFP process for legal services and therefore recommended that Kwapick and D. Miller be involved in this RFP process. T. Miller introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2024-I1-132 — ESTABLISHING AN ORGANIZED COLLECTION CITY COUNCIL SUB COMMITTE AND APPOINTING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CHRIS KWAPICK AND DA VE MILLER TO SER VE ON SAID SUBCOMMITTEE The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Kwapick. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. PERMANENT CHANGE TO CITY HALL LOBBY HOURS ON FRIDAYS The City Clerk stated that staff discussed this potential change with the Council in July. She explained that because the city has a small staff and the walk-in traffic to City Hall has been reduced following COVID and with the implementation of online permit and license applications, temporary reduced hours for walk-in service on Friday afternoons were implemented. She noted that staff continues to work during that time, the lobby is simply not open to the public. She stated that there were no 5