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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />August 12, 2014 <br />Page 3 <br />1 Act, thus prohibiting them in public spaces and pointed out the proposed Ordinance treats <br />2 electronic cigarettes just like tobacco. <br />4 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve first reading of <br />5 Ordinance 2014-02; an Ordinance Amending Chapter § 111.045 through § 111.057 Pertaining to <br />6 Tobacco. <br />Motion carried 4-0. <br />10 C. Organized Collection. Mark Casev City Manager, presenting. <br />11 <br />12 City Manager Casey explained that on June 29, 2014, the City completed its 60 day exclusive <br />13 negotiation period with Republic Services, Allied Waste, and Walters Recycling and Refuse, and <br />14 on June 30, 2014, the City Council received the collector's proposal which included a draft <br />15 agreement, and on July 8, 2014, the City Council received staff s analysis and directed staff to <br />16 meet with the collectors again regarding price and term of the proposal. He advised that <br />17 throughout the entire process the meetings have been productive and City staff felt the <br />18 negotiations were conducted in good faith and the collectors demonstrated a willingness to be <br />19 cooperative partners. He stated the Organized Collection Statute is a consumer -driven statute <br />20 and if the Revised Proposal is approved, residents will benefit from the collective bargaining to <br />21 receive consistent delivery of service, equitable pricing, and accountability in a transparent <br />22 manner and residents will not see additional add-on fees such as fuel surcharges, environmental <br />23 fees, or administrative fees, and the City will ensure that all provisions of the agreement are <br />24 enforced. He stated the collectors compared their proposed prices to three cities that operate as a <br />25 consortium and the collectors have proposed handling the billing, customer service, and public <br />26 education, therefore, the City does not have to manage the cash flow of billing. He advised that <br />27 City staff believes the sixteen priorities have been met and noted that the length of the contract <br />28 still needs to be determined, i.e., five years or seven years. <br />29 <br />30 Mayor Faust asked when the public hearing would take place. He also asked if all the documents <br />31 including the proposed prices would be posted on the City's website. <br />32 <br />33 City Manager Casey replied that the earliest date for the public hearing would be September 9, <br />34 2014. He also confirmed that all of the documents including the proposed prices would be <br />35 posted on the City's website. <br />36 <br />37 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to accept the Revised <br />38 Proposal for Comprehensive Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Services dated August 1, <br />39 2014, submitted by the City's licensed collectors and to direct staff to schedule a public hearing <br />40 on September 9, 2014, to consider the Revised Proposal. <br />41 <br />42 Councilmember Gray reminded residents to keep in mind that they might end up paying more for <br />43 refuse and recycling and some residents might be paying less, adding that the City Council's <br />44 primary goal was not only to get better prices. <br />45 <br />46 Motion carried 4-0. <br />47 <br />3 <br />