02-08-89 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES City Council February 8, 1989 One committee member suggested that one day per week would be set for rubbage haulers in the City. He also informed the Council that one quote from Blaine Waste Management is out of proportion, because in Roseville they charge $13.00 and their quote for Little Canada is $8.00/month. The Mayor stated his own interpretation of the difference as individual versus City contract. He also said that he wants competitive rates. And that he is not interested in putting someone out of business. He said it's better for the County to have people thinking about garbage and recycling at the same time. He questioned if any of the current haulers were equipped to do recycling, and Sue from Bellaire said that they were. Jim Norman commented that White Bear's recycling is about 50-60%. They do a lottery where they pay $50.00/week to the City Council's drawing. They split the sale of the recyclables with the haulers. A hauler asked a question regarding a labor problem. He asked Norman if White Bear wouldn't be better with 2 or 3 haulers currently hauling, to avoid strikes by the Union within a big hauler's company. The Mayor asked the Attorney if the City could pick 3 haulers, without running into a legal problem. The Attorney said that litigation in Hennepin County has not been decided, and that under current law the City can do either individual or consortium. The Committee was asked if they had any more comments on that. Kathy Tipler said that the Committee and the haulers came together in good faith, and that the Committee does not feel qualified to set the rates for the haulers. The haulers however, have stated that they feel bound not to collude on prices, because of legislation. The Committee feels that they are just going in a circle. They feel that they should go with organized collection or if the haulers want to get together and bid as one hauler then that's the only way anything will get accomplished. Page 5