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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: March 30, 2015 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />FEBRUARY 17, 2015 <br />IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 5:00 PM <br />SPECIAL CLOSED CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council work <br />session at 5:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes (via <br />telephone), Dave McClung, and Robert Woodburn <br /> <br /> Absent: None <br /> <br /> Also present: City Administrator Patrick Klaers; City Planner Ryan Streff; Associate <br />Planner Matthew Bachler; and JDA Attorney Mike Norton <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />A. Introduction of Republic Services <br /> <br />City Planner Streff stated that the current residential recycling services contract with Eureka <br />Recycling expires on May 3, 2015. As a result of the approaching contract conclusion, a Request <br />for Proposals (RFP) for residential recycling services was released by the City. Five companies, <br />including Eureka Recycling, Republic Services, Tennis Sanitation, Walters Recycling, and Waste <br />Management, submitted proposals. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff explained that each proposal was carefully evaluated by the review team <br />based on the criteria outlined in the RFP. The final analysis indicated that Republic Services had <br />the best price for the services requested, relative to the recycling needs of the City and its <br />residents. After the team’s review, it was found that in order to maintain the equivalent amount of <br />current services to City residents a recommendation would be made to the Council that included a <br />five (5) year contract with Republic Services with weekly service and City-owned carts. <br /> <br />City Planner Streff commented that Republic Services has been providing recycling and solid <br />waste services in the Twin Cities area since 1948. Formerly known as BFI Waste Services and <br />Allied Waste, Republic Services is the largest trash and recycling services company in North