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establish an organized collection options committee to identify, examine, and evaluate various methods of collection and appoint the members of the committee; and WHEREAS, on January 8, 2024, the City Council established an organized collections options committee which met on January 17t", January 24t", and January 31St, and WHEREAS, the City and the haulers have continued to negotiate and met with the haulers on 9 additional occasions, January 111", 18t" and 25t", and February 5t" 8t" 12t" 19th 26t" , and 27t", and March 5t"; and WHEREAS, throughout the negotiation process the City produced 18 drafts of a Residential Solid Waste Contract, with the parties coming to a tentative agreement on contract language on February 26t"; and WHEREAS, the haulers sent a proposal for rates throughout the term of the contract to the City on the evening of February 26t"; and WHEREAS, on March 6, 2024, the City Council held a work session where it heard an update on the negotiations from City staff and legal counsel and reviewed the price proposal, rate increase proposal, and a comparison of that proposal to what is being paid by current Mounds View residents and in other cities; and WHEREAS, a representative of one of the haulers was present at the work session, but no other hauler representatives attended the session; and WHEREAS, the representative addressed the City Council, provided further information and feedback, and indicated that the haulers were willing to further discuss price and would consider a counter-offer from the City; and WHEREAS, the Council considered whether to continue to negotiate and directed staff to prepare a resolution to end negotiations with the currently licensed haulers and schedule further meetings with the organized collections options committee so that the council can determine whether to issue a request for proposals for collection services; and WHEREAS, the Council wants to ensure that the process to organize collection continues to move toward a signed agreement in a timely manner. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby ends negotiations with the currently licensed haulers; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council directs staff to convene further meetings with the organized collections options committee so that the committee can issue a report on its research, findings, and any recommendation to the Council; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Council directs City Staff to begin drafting a Request for Proposals, which will be further informed by and completed after the committee report, for Council consideration. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Minnesota this day of March, 2024. 2 MU210\313\938465.v1