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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 9, 2014 Page 3 1 in a transparent manner, and ensure that prices are absent of add-on fees such as fuel surcharges, 2 environmental or administrative fees and the City will ensure that all provisions of the contract 3 are enforced. He reviewed sixteen priorities developed by the City noting that one priority does 4 not carry more weight over another. He presented prices for small, medium, and large trash carts 5 and stated the contract has a five-year term with a Consumer Price Index adjustment in the 6 second year and pointed out that no surcharges or other fees can be charged other than normal 7 taxes currently paid by residents. He also presented comparative waste consortium rates from 8 Champlin, Vadnais Heights, and Little Canada, and stated the City would be divided into three 9 zones based on current market share of the collectors. He advised the collectors would handle 10 billing, customer service, and public education, the collection day is Wednesday with no 11 collection allowed before 7:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m., the contract provides for continued pickup 12 of recyclables and yard waste, snowbird status is available, the City has final approval of the 13 route, and alleys are required to be picked up first. He added that special pickup service is 14 available for those with a handicap or if someone needs assistance with their trash carts. 15 16 Ms. Mary Bonneville, 2801 Hilldale Avenue, stated she has had Walters for 54 years and they 17 make an accommodation for her and have been wonderful and she wants to stay with Walters. 18 She also asked about any charge for snowbirds. 19 20 Mr. Rich Hirstein, Allied Waste, stated all the haulers have agreed to accommodate special 21 requests, especially for seniors and those with a handicap or who have difficulty getting their 22 container to the curb and the haulers will not charge for snowbirds. He added that the haulers 23 would work with the City to establish the rules and make sure the rules are the same for 24 everybody and in the best interest of every citizen. 25 26 Ms. Lisa Wert, 2808 34th Avenue NE, stated she has had Waste Management for many years 27 and felt that residents should be able to pick their own haulers. 28 29 Mayor Faust stated the City has made a significant investment in its roads and the biggest 30 damage to roads comes from trash haulers because they cannot be limited to the amount of 31 weight they carry like other trucks. He stated the organized collection proposal means that 32 instead of having three haulers throughout the City there will be one hauler per zone, thus saving 33 wear and tear on the streets as well as being more cost effective, with those savings passed on to 34 residents. He stated the City has worked closely with the haulers and the prices shown are 35 transparent and he felt the proposed contract would serve the City well. 36 37 Ms. Jean Volna, 3501 Coolidge, stated she has been concerned for a long time about the trucks 38 rumbling through the streets especially after they had to pay for a new street. She commended 39 the City for the way it has handled all the issues and felt the City had done a good job. 40 41 Mr. Bill Volna, 3501 Coolidge, referenced Mn/DOT data that one garbage truck on a residential 42 street is equivalent to 10,000 cars and creates micro cracks that do not show up right away but 43 cause damage that shows up later. He expressed support for the organized collection proposal. 44 45 Ms. Lisa Wert asked if residents will see an increase in their bill or if they will stay the same. 46 47 Mayor Faust stated that a small trash cart and recycling is $15.97 per month plus tax and a large 48 trash cart and recycling is $20.14 per month plus tax with yard waste charged separately. He