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Resolution 9965 Page 2 <br />WHEREAS, the City held a meeting of the Options Committee on March 20, 2024; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 25, 2024, after 165 days of negotiations with the currently <br />licensed haulers, the City Council determined that further negotiations with the haulers will not <br />produce an acceptable contract and terminated negotiations with the currently licensed <br />haulers; and <br />WHEREAS, the Options Committee continued its work, and on April 8, 2024, issued a <br />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 <br />proposals for a contractor to provide solid waste and recycling collection services (the "RFP") <br />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 staff to <br />evaluate all proposals and return to the City Council with a recommendation of whether to enter <br />into a contract with a hauler and, if so a staff recommendation on which contractor should be <br />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 responses; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, City staff and the Review Committee agreed that the top responses to the <br />RFP are from, in order of preference: <br />1. LRS <br />2. Aspen Waste <br />WHEREAS, Staff held several negotiation sessions with LRS resulting in a draft contract <br />and proposed pricing. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Mounds <br />View hereby accepts the proposal from LRS of Minnesota LLC, as amended following <br />negotiations with staff, and approves the Contract in substantially the form presented to the <br />Council, and also approves any additional details or amendments that may be necessary and <br />appropriate of the Contract as approved by staff and recommended by the City Attorney; and <br />be it <br />FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Council authorizes the Mayor and City Administrator to <br />execute the Contract as described herein and approves all necessary actions to move forward <br />with implementation of organized collection. <br />2 <br />MU210\313\968783.v1 <br />