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Mounds View City Council March 25, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 4 offer from the haulers was interesting as it changed the structure of the proposal in a meaningful way. She stated the proposal provided a fee for picking up the trash throughout the City but then proposed the City pay the disposal fee. She reported this would increase the overall fees charged by the City to residents and would increase administrative time to manage garbage hauling. She explained throughout the negotiation process, the City has made it clear to the haulers that they were to make their money on the actual picking up of the trash and not the disposal. She stated the proposed bid would have the haulers sending out bills for half of the work and the disposal fee would then have to be charged by the City. City Attorney Tierney indicated comparisons were run for the prices from the haulers and a spreadsheet was provided to the Council. She reviewed this spreadsheet in further detail with the Council. Based on this information staff has prepared two Resolutions for the Council to consider. She explained the Council could terminate negotiations with the haulers and pursue request for proposals. The other option available to the Council would be to continue negotiations with a deadline of May 13. Mayor Lindstrom asked if the City Attorney had ever seen a contract where the haulers require the City to pay the disposal fee. City Attorney Tierney stated this was not unheard of. She indicated the City of White Bear Lake has this arrangement. However in this case, it appears that White Bear Lake is paying the disposal rates, versus passing them along to its residents. Mayor Lindstrom indicated the first proposal that was put in front of the City was still higher than what they were charging other cities with the disposal fee. He feared the proposal really missed the mark on where the City was trying to get to and there would be no lowering of costs. He asked how the Council wanted to proceed with this matter. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9890, Ending Negotiations with the Current Licensed Haulers and Directing Staff to Convene the Organized Collection Options Committee. Council Member Meehlhause explained the City was asked to make a counter offer from the haulers original offer. He stated this rate was similar to the rate charged to the City of St. Anthony and the haulers choose to not support this offer. This said to him that further negotiations would not lead to the St. Anthony pricing. Mayor Lindstrom reported the City has been clear about its expectations. He expressed frustration with the fact the haulers came back to the City saying they were going to do nothing. He did not see that the haulers were making substantive movement in the right direction and therefore he supported the City ending negotiations. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 9. REPORTS A. Reports of Mayor and Council.