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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Works/Planning - 02/14/1994PRESENT: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 14, 1994 SPECIAL MEETING 4:30 P.M. PAUL MANN LEONA ORR JIM BENNETT DON WICKSTROM GARY GILL Recycling Yard Waste - Proposals TOM BRUBAKER BRENT McFALL ARTHUR MARTIN MAY MILLER ROBYN BARTELT Wickstrom stated that in answer to our Request for Proposal, we received three yard waste proposals. He presented the Committee with a summary of the comparison of services between Kent Disposal, Tri-Star and Waste Management. Wickstrom said that our present recycling contract with Kent Disposal, actually expired in October of 1993 and has been given several extensions with the last extension expiring at the end of March. Wickstrom said we are in the yard waste program because we need to reach our 50% goal of reducing our garbage waste stream and a yardwaste program would accomplish that, by eliminating yardwaste from our garbage waste stream and also, King County is planning to eliminate yardwaste from entering the landfill. Wickstrom further explained the differences in service and dollars between the three proposals submitted. He said that our plan is to continue with subsidizing the recycling program and also institute the yard waste program, on a fee basis by the user. Wickstrom requested authorization to renegotiate with Waste Management. In response to Orr, Wickstrom said that because this is a Request for Proposal, there is no law stating that we are required to accept the lowest bidder. Committee unanimously recommended moving this item to Council Workshop. Meeting adjourned at 4:50 P.M.