12-04-2024 Workshop Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA DECEMBER 4, 2024 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a Workshop meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 4th day of December, 2024 in the Council Chamber of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Mayor Tom Fischer called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll call: ROLL CALL: In attendance were Mayor Fischer, City Council Members T. Miller, Gutierrez, Kwapick and D. Miller. Absent: None. ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Chris Heineman, Finance Director Sam Magureanu, Community Development Director Ben Harrington, Community Relations Manager Laura Linehan, City Clerk/HR Manager Heidi Heller, Gene Wegleitner from Gene's Disposal Service, Jason Hartman from Waste Management, Beverly Mathiasen and LaToya Moore from Republic Services. UPDATE ON ORGANIZED COLLECTION REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS The Community Relations Manager explained that the city is currently split into three zones with a different hauler serving each zone. She stated that Republic Services, Waste Management and Gene's Disposal Service are the current haulers that have been serving the city for many years. She reported that 10 proposals were received for trash and recycling services, noting that 1 of the proposals was only for recycling services. She stated that the organized collection committee made up of Council members Chris Kwapick and Dave Miller, the Community Relations Manager and City Administrator met on December 3 to review the proposals and determine a recommendation. She stated that the committee is recommending one hauler for trash, yard waste and bulky item services and a different hauler for recycling services. - The Community Relations Manager reviewed the scoring used to determine the recommended haulers, and the details for each proposal. She stated that Republic Services is the recommended hauler for trash, yard waste and bulky item services, and Waste Management is the recommended hauler for recycling services. She noted that both haulers can start on January 1, 2025, and Wednesday would remain the single pick-up day for both services. Kwapick provided comments from the organized collection committee meeting and reviewed some of the details that were. considered when making the recommendations. Dave Miller explained that cost was a factor in why the city decided to go through the request for proposal process to reduce the number of haulers the city used from three to one or two. FINAL REVIEW OF 2025 BUDGET & LEVY The Finance Director explained that at the September 11, 2024, City Council meeting, the Council adopted a preliminary tax levy increase of 9.51 %. He noted that the final levy may not be increased from the preliminary levy, but it may be reduced. He stated that the Council reviewed the budget in detail at the August 18, August 28 and September 11 City Council workshop. He reported that staff has worked on items to reduce the levy and are proposing a final 2025 levy increase of 7.84%.