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o We then shifted our focus to engaging on issues around policy related to composting and compost facilities as well as engagement with brands and packagers around strategy for when to design packaging as compostable versus recyclable. This has included on of our Co -Presidents, Lynn Hoffman, sitting on the board of the Minnesota Compost Council. Cost Impact: The cost for each household to participate in the initial opt -in program will be approximately between $5.00 and $8.00 per month, and costs associated with initial outreach and education on preventing wasted food and backyard composting would also be negotiated based on the city's goals and priorities. The exact cost of the whole program will be determined with the City based on the following items that would need to be negotiated and agreed to: Responsibility for billing and collection process for delinquent billing, how much promotion and education will be done (and funded) by the City and how much will be done by the vendor, and responsibility for the purchase of the carts and cart ownership. Proposed Community Values Plan Respondents must identify their proposal to meet Roseville's community values, including but not limited to the questions and specific examples below. Additional sheets may be added as needed (no page limit). Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Have you read Roseville's DEI policies (as stated in RFP Section 2) and the Roseville Racial Equity Action Plan (Attachment E)? ®Yes ❑ No Does your organization have your own DEI policy statement? ®Yes ❑ No If yes, please include your DEI policy statement here: See below for our working DEI policy statement that is currently being revised by our DEI committee as part of their 2021 workplan. We will be happy to share the final version of it with you when it is complete. Does your organization have your own DEI action plan? ®Yes ❑ No If yes, please summarize your DEI action plan here: Our DEI action plan includes the following components: • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Our DEI committee was launched in late 2019, and our committee members come from different ethnic and racial backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, ages, religions, and different departments and levels of the organization. This group meets once a month and works on diversity and inclusion initiatives set by the leadership team, along with initiatives that are developed by the team itself so that the voices of the members, as well as the work groups they represent, are heard and acted on. When the pandemic hit, followed by the murder of George Floyd, and then followed by peaceful protests and civil unrest in the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Eureka RFP for City of Roseville Recycling Services • D-17