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.