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RESOLUTION NO.9923
<br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
<br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY
<br />STATE OF MINNESOTA
<br />RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE AND
<br />RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES CONTRACTOR
<br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 115A.94 (hereinafter, the "Statute") authorizes the City of
<br />Mounds View (hereinafter, the "City") to organize solid waste collection and creates a procedure that cities must
<br />follow to do so; and
<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to the Statute, on August 14, 2023, the Council held a public hearing and directed
<br />staff to begin the mandatory 60-day exclusive negotiation period with the currently -licensed haulers in the City, and
<br />outlined the priorities to guide the negotiations; and
<br />WHEREAS, on October 12, 2023, the City began negotiations and met with the haulers on October 12,
<br />2023, October 26, 2023, November 12, 2023, November 9, 2023, November 30, 2023, December 14, 2023, and
<br />January 4, 2024; and
<br />WHEREAS, on January 8, 2024, the City Council established an organized collections options committee,
<br />which met on January 17, 2024, January 24, 2024, and January 31, 2024; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City and the haulers continued to negotiate and met on January 11, 2024, January 18,
<br />2024, January 25, 2024, February 5, 2024, February 8, 2024, February 12, 2024, February 19, 2024, February 26,
<br />2024, February 27, 2024, and March 5, 2024; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City held a meeting of the Options Committee on March 20, 2024; and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 25, 2025, after 165 days of negotiations with the haulers, the City Council
<br />determined that further negotiations with the haulers will not produce an acceptable Contract and terminated
<br />negotiations with the currently -licensed haulers; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Options Committee continued its work, meeting on April 3, 2024 and April 8, 2024, and
<br />on April 8, 2024 issued a report to the City Council in compliance with the Statute; and
<br />WHEREAS, on May 6, 2024, the Council reviewed and discussed a draft Request for Proposals for a
<br />contractor to provide Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Services and directed staff to complete the draft for
<br />Council consideration; and
<br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Mounds View directs
<br />staff to issue a Request for Proposal in substantially the form presented to the Council on May 13, 2024; and
<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council directs staff to evaluate all proposals and return to
<br />the City Council with a recommendation of whether to enter into a Contract for Solid Waste and Recycling Services
<br />with a contractor and, if so, a staff recommendation on which contractor should be awarded the Contract
<br />Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Minnesota this 13th day of May, 2024.
<br />ATTEST:
<br />0&Linder, Mayor
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<br />Nyle kmun City Administrator
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