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Depart nt �pp�roval Item Description: �� Request for Council Action Date: October 8, 2001 Item Number: � - 5 Manager Approval � �� Extension of Contract for Curbside Collection of Recyclables Agenda Section Consent Back r� The City's curbside recycling program contract with Waste Management expires on December 31, 2001. The three-year contract began on January 1, 1999. Current service provisions include: 9270 dwelling units (less multi-family dwelling units); two stream collection; every other week pick-up; collection divided into five zones; and rate per dwelling unit of $1.71 per month. In May 2001 the Acting City Manager proposed to the City Council to appoint an advisory citizens committee to update an April 1991 Options for Residential Waste Collection and Recycling Report forRoseville Minnesota. On June 11, 2001 the City Council directed staff to organize a citizens committee and update the 1991 plan. Moreover, the City Council set forth the expectation that the Committee deliver an updated report by February 15, 2001. On September 17, 2001, the City Council discussed the expiration of the recycling contract, reviewed comparable municipal recycling rates and the timing of the work of the citizens committee. As such, the City Council favored a short-term agreement and directed staff to draft a one-year contract extension with the current hauler under the same service terms with the exception of a rate adjustment per dwelling unit of $2.05. The one-year extension will continue the service with no interruption to residents and provide the citizens committee with time to develop recommendations that may be incorporated into any future contract that could include service changes for recycling and potential solid waste. Policv Implications: Minnesota State Statute and City Code ensure recycling services are available to citizens. Chapter 403 of the City Code outlines Roseville's Curbside Recycling Program. Financial Imnlications : The contract extension will affect residential recycling rates and that discussion will be part of the utility rate review in November this year. Ramsey County SCORE funds and the fee incorporated into the utility rate fund the cost of the recycling program. Council Action Requested: Motion extending the contract with Waste Management for curbside collection of recyclables for the period of January 1, 2002 through December 2002 at a cost of $2.05 per household per month. Attachments: Addendum to Agreement for Recycling Collection City Code Chapter 403