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RESOLUTION NO 9953 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION TO RANK TOP RESPONSES TO ORGANIZED SOLID WASTE RFP <br />AND DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 115A.94 (hereinafter, the "Statute") <br />authorizes the City of Mounds View (hereinafter, the "City") to organize solid waste <br />collection and creates a procedure that cities must follow to do so; and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to the Statute, on August 14, 2023, the Council held a public <br />hearing and directed staff to begin the mandatory 60-day exclusive negotiation period <br />with the currently licensed haulers in the City, and outlined the priorities to guide the <br />negotiations; and <br />WHEREAS, on October 12, 2023, the City began negotiations and met with the <br />haulers; and <br />WHEREAS, the City held a meeting of the Options Committee on March 20, 2024; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, on March 25, 2025, after 165 days of negotiations with the haulers, <br />the City Council determined that further negotiations with the haulers will not produce an <br />acceptable contract and terminated negotiations with the currently licensed haulers; and <br />WHEREAS, the Options Committee continued its work, and on April 8, 2024, <br />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 <br />for proposals for a contractor to provide solid waste and recycling collection services (the <br />"RFP") and directed staff to complete the draft for Council consideration; and <br />WHEREAS, on May 13, 2024, the City Council approved the RFP and directed <br />staff to evaluate all proposals and return to the City Council with a recommendation of <br />whether to enter into a contract with a hauler and, if so a staff recommendation on which <br />contractor should be awarded the contract; and <br />WHEREAS, on June 24, 2024 the City Council, having received a staff report <br />recommending that the City enter into a contract for solid waste and recycling services, <br />appointed a Review Committee of two members of the Council to evaluate the RFP <br />responses; and <br />The Mounds View Vision <br />A Thrirint Deslrahle Community <br />,,..— _A <br />