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Chair DeBenedet advised that both he and Mr. Schwartz had been involved in the Recycling provider interviews, and they would report rather on that process. Mr. Schwartz advised that the City Council had awarded the contract to Eureka Recycling, based on the information they received, which was also included in tonight's PWET Commission agenda materials, with ranking information based on community values provided by the PWET Commission, using the Best Value scoring approach. Mr. Schwartz reviewed the comprehensive process used in evaluating the four (4) proposals received, criteria used for ranking, and their subsequent ranking; and the determination that Eureka was the overall best value after taking into account different financial analyses. Chair DeBenedet reviewed the bids, revenue sharing; quality of proposals received and the amount of detail; presentation of documentation; and supporting data provided; and the superiority of the Eureka proposal compared to the other proposals. Chair DeBenedet opined that it was obvious that Eureka was serious about the entire recycling process to the end product. Discussion included continuation of the single- stream recycling process at this time; submission of more than one proposal by several of the firms based on term of service and type of collection and whether or not they included revenue sharing; trends for future bids and validity of criteria for ranking those bids; compliance with community values in reviewing those bids; and how proposals were scored and ranked based on the Best Value process and individual interpretations. It was the consensus of members that they were pleased with the outcome, and about their participation in the process. Recess Chair DeBenedet recessed the meeting at approximately 7:50 p.m. and reconvened at approximately 7:57 p.m. 7. Follow -Up Discussion on Library Tour Chair DeBenedet sought comment from members on their tour of the Roseville branch of the Ramsey County Library last month; and future storm water management options for Roseville in encouraging developers to be proactive in similar management practices. Chair DeBenedet suggested that City Engineer Debra Bloom and local Watershed Districts encourage developers to pursue Leadership, Energy, Environmental Design- (LEED)- certified projects, particularly in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment area. Member Vanderwall suggested that developers, early in the application and /or permitting process with the City, be made aware of exemplary sites already in the community and /or area, such as the library, established rain gardens, and other Page 5 of 10