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RESOLUTION NO. 9965
<br /> CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA
<br /> RESOLUTION REGARDING ORGANIZED COLLECTION IN THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
<br /> WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute § 115A.94, et. seq. (hereinafter "Statute") authorizes a
<br /> City to organize trash collection and creates a required procedure a City must follow; and
<br /> WHEREAS, on March 6, 2023, the Mounds View City Council (hereinafter "Council"),
<br /> directed City Staff to proceed with the research and planning process for establishing an
<br /> organized collection system; and
<br /> WHEREAS, on April 26, 2023, the City notified the public and all currently licensed
<br /> collectors of its intent to consider organized collection; and
<br /> WHEREAS, on May 31, 2023, the City held three public engagement sessions regarding
<br /> organized collection to determine which services and other factors related to trash collection
<br /> were important to residents; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the City also conducted a survey of residents regarding organized
<br /> collection to determine which services and other factors related to trash collection were
<br /> important to residents; and
<br /> WHEREAS, on June 26, 2023, the City invited all currently licensed collectors to a
<br /> council meeting for a "meet and confer", pursuant to the Statute, regarding trash collection
<br /> issues, where the parties discussed issues including but not limited to road deterioration, public
<br /> safety, pricing mechanisms, and contractual considerations unique to organized collection; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Council discussed the citizen survey results and the feedback from the
<br /> currently licensed collectors at work sessions held on July 5, 2023 and August 7, 2023; and
<br /> WHEREAS, on August 14, 2023, the Council held a public hearing and directed staff to
<br /> begin the mandatory 60-day exclusive negotiation period with currently licensed collectors, and
<br /> outlined the priorities to guide the negotiations; and
<br /> WHEREAS, on October 12, 2023, the City began negotiations and met with the currently
<br /> licensed collectors on 7 separate occasions on October 12tn and 26tn, November 9tn, 16tn, and
<br /> 30tn; December 14tn, and January 4tn; and
<br /> WHEREAS, on January 8, 2024, the City Council established an organized collections
<br /> options committee which met on January 17tn, January 24tn, and January 31st, and
<br /> WHEREAS, the City and the haulers continued to negotiate and met on 9 additional
<br /> occasions, January 11tn 18tn and 25tn, and February 5tn 8tn 12tn 19tn 26tn and 27tn, and March
<br /> 5tn; and
<br /> WHEREAS, on March 6, 2024, the City Council held a work session where it heard an
<br /> update on the negotiations from City staff and legal counsel and reviewed the price proposal,
<br /> rate increase proposal, and a comparison of that proposal to what is being paid by current
<br /> Mounds View residents and in other cities; and
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