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Page 4 <br />Organized Collection <br />October 14, 1988 <br />2. Organized Collection With Three Haulers in Three <br />Different Areas: A consortium of existing haulers could be <br />formed as a negotiating and communications body with the <br />City. Service standards, collection routes, recycling <br />services, etc. would be negotiated by this group and the <br />City. All of the factors affecting organized collection <br />with one contractor as above would remain the same for <br />organized collection with three contractors in three areas. <br />a. Organized collection using a number of haulers would <br />require the City to get more involved in the planning <br />process. A question has come up as to whether a City can <br />legally require its existing collectors to work together at <br />setting prices and routes. BFI is challenging the <br />situation in court at present in order to clarify the law. <br />Little Canada would need to divide the City into zones <br />using the number of stops each hauler now has. The City <br />would take bids from each hauler, spelling out exact <br />services we require. The City would then average the bids <br />or negotiate them with the three haulers arriving at one <br />price for the entire City. Homes without existing service <br />and new homes would be divided on a percentage basis <br />between the haulers. No new haulers would be allowed <br />within the City under this system. <br />b. It would be necessary to determine that all three <br />haulers are in compliance with the law (e.g. dumping at <br />designated sites, accurate record keeping, legal equipment, <br />etc.). It would also be important to determine whether the <br />contractors affected would be able to fulfill their portion <br />of the contract. <br />c. If a consortium of existing haulers could legally be <br />formed as the County advises, it could relieve the City <br />from excessive involvement in the system and allow <br />negotiating and communicating with the haulers to be nearly <br />the same as it would be with one hauler. Service <br />standards, collection routes, recycling services, compost <br />pick up, etc. could be negotiated by the group and the <br />City. <br />d. Billing would continue to be handled by the haulers. <br />The City would need to get involved only on delinquent <br />accounts. These accounts could be billed to the sewer and <br />water bills or to property taxes. <br />Page 4 <br />