90-1280 Q� I G I N A L j � ' Council File � �� V
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RESOLUTION
ITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Presented By �
�eferred To � � Committee: Date c��i yG7
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3 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING
4 ORGANIZED TRASH COLLECTION IN SAINT P L
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8 WHEREAS, on October 30, 1989, the City of Saint Paul pass d a esolution pursuant to
9 Minnesota Statutes 115A.94, and declared its intent to orga�`�' lection of mixed municipal solid
10 waste and directed a study of various alternatives; and �
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12 WHEREAS, more than ninety (90) days have passed ' e he resolution was adopted, thereby
13 allowing the City to propose implementation; and
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15 WHEREAS, numerous meetings on this topic have en conducted by City staff with participation
16 by neighborhood residents and interested pa t s; d
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18 WHEREAS, the concerns and questions ised t the neighborhood meetings are best resolved by
19 negotiating a contract with residential ul r currently licensed in Saint Paul; and
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21 WHEREAS, as part of its Master Plan fo Solid Waste Management, Ramsey County recommended
22 all cities in the county adopt organiz �i ollection because it "provides the most service per dollar
23 expended;' and /
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25 WHEREAS, the Saint Paul C' ize Solid Waste Task Force recommended that the City implement
26 an organized comprehensive w management system through a negotiated contract with licensed
27 waste haulers; and
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29 WHEREAS, a negotiate tract for an organized collection system is the most environmentally
30 sound solid waste system cause it will:
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32 * Minimize e number of trucks, thereby reducing vehicular air and noise pollution in
33 neighbor oods, and minimizing the use of fuel,
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35 * Enco age recycling by coordinating pickup with refuse,
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37 * Co olidate all residential waste collection services by area on the same day of the
38 w ek,
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40 * ,/Mandate refuse collection to minimize illegal refuse disposal and litter,
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42 * � With NEC, monitor participation in recycling and educate Saint Paul residents on
43 environmentally sound approaches to waste abatement and disposal; and
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4 WHEREAS, a negotiated contract will result in cost-savings to residents by:
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6 * Reducing the average price on regular service by at least 10% (based upon the
7 Department of Public Works' survey quoted in 1990 license applications),
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9 * Offering greater than 10% price reductions depending upon the negotiated level of
10 service under a volume-based pricing system,
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12 * Having all refuse collection chaxges based upon volume of refuse generated, thereby
13 minimizing the costs for low-volume generators and fairly assessing cost to high-volume
14 generators,
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16 * Reducing costs for low-volume and fixed-income residents, including senior citizens
17 through volume-based rates,
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19 * Mandating service for a11 residents to that the cost of providing service is shared
20 equitably between a11 generators,
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22 * Gaining efficiencies in collection which result from consecutive collection stops in
23 contrast to driving substantial distances between stops, which will moderate the
24 increasing costs of waste disposal; and
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26 WHEREAS, residents are guaranteed that their waste will be collected through an effective
27 complaint management system which penalizes haulers for poor service; and
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29 WHEREAS, a negotiated contract will reduce the City's need to issue summary abatements, deal
30 with "garbage houses" and require minimum City staff involvement; and
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32 WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Saint Paul that the City's goals and objectives
33 and the best service to Saint Paul citizens be accomplished by negotiation of a contract with those
34 persons presently licensed to haul residential mixed solid waste in Saint Paul; and
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36 WHEREAS, the details of such a contract are to be negotiated by City staff prior to submission of
37 a contract for approval by the City Council;
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2 1�10W, �THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Director of Public Works be and hereby is
3 directed to negotiate all aspects of a contract for the collection of mixed municipal solid waste with
4 Saint Paul Refuse, Inc. to include all residential waste haulers who are licensed as of this date; and
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6 BE IT FtJRTHER RESOLVED, that a contract be presented back to the City Council fo its
7 approval within fifteen (15) days; and
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9 BE TT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the essential terms and conditions of said con act shall at a
10 minimum include:
11 a) The essential elements of Chapter 357, including volume-based pr' g, and mandatory
12 collection.
13 b) Special rates for senior citizens.
14 c) A complaint handling process that allows customers to be igned a different hauler if
15 service is unacceptable to the customer. �'
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DEPAF�TMENT/OFFICE/COUI�CIL DATE INITIATED � .,10 9 3 3 �
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COf�I��PER3QG�,�ByeHONE X4473 � INITIAL/DATE � INITIAUDATE
DVid LaraacJ DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CITY COUNCIL
ASSIGN �CITYATTORNEY �CITYCLERK
MUST BE ON COUNCIL AQENDA BY(DATE) NUMBER FOR a gUDGET DIRECTOR �FIN.&MOT.SERVICES DIR.
ROUTING
ORDER �MAYOR(OR ASSISTANT) �
TOTAL#OF SIGNATURE PACiES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
ACTION REQUESTED:
Authorizinq the Direci orks to negotiate a contract, subject
to approval by the Ci� . of mixed municipal
waste with residentia , , ^ the City.
RECOMMENDATIONS:Approve(A)or Reject(R) �O �'TY �GUESTIONS:
_ PLANNING COMMISSION _ CIVIL SERV' COUNC'L
_cie coMM�Tree — ❑ FINANC C�MMITTEE:
_STAFF _ E.MANAGEMENT�p `
ERSONNEL �D� current city emp�oyee?
_DISTRICT COURT ❑ HOUSING g
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? ECpNpM�C DEVELOPA,�ENT �t
❑ HOUSING g qEDEVELOP►y�ENT
INITIATINO PROBLEM,133UE,OPPORTUNITY(Wh AUTHORITY
� HUMqN SERVICES,REGU ing undue
The current system AND RULES qND POLICY�TED INDUSTRIES, residents and
stress on the City'
businesses to spend ❑ MTERGOVERNMENTq�RE »���Stally
unsound, unnecessa� �ATIONS
❑ NEIGHBORHOpp SERVICES
� PUBUC WpRKS, UTILITIES& T
ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: � AC RANSPpRTATION
City residents wi: � garbage
collection, and t' ❑ OTHER ectively a
number of environ sh collection
and mandatory rec
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DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: �'"
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Some initial inc : accustomed to
their new haule� ect.
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DI3ADVANTA(iE3 IF NOT APPROVED:
CITY CL�RK
City will find it significantly more difficult to implement initiatives
such as mandatory trash collection and recycling, and the chaotic system
that places excessive numbers of trucks on the same street will continue.
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TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION $ COST/REVENUE BUDCiETED(CIRCLE ONE) YES NO
FUNDING SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:(EXPLAIN) A��D/� . �,A/
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NOTE: COMPLETE DIRECTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE GREEN SHEET INSTRUCTIONAL ' • �
MANUAL AVAILABLE IN THE PURCHASING OFFICE(PHONE NO.298-4225).
ROUTING ORDER:
Below are correct routings for the five most frequent rypes of documents:
CONTRACTS(assumes authorized budget exists) COUNCIL RESOLUTION (Amend Budgets/Accept. Grants)
1. Outside Agency 1. Department Director
2. Department Director 2. City Attorney
3. City Attorney 3. Budget Director
4. Mayor(for contracts over$15,000) 4. Mayor/Assistant
5. Human Rights(for eontracts over$50,000) 5. City Council
6. Finance and Management Services Director 6. Chief Accountant, Finance and Management Services
7. Finance Accounting
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS(Budget Revision) COUNCIL RESOLUTION (all others, and Ordinances)
1. Activity Manager 1. Department Director
2. Department Accountant 2. City Attorney
3. Department Director 3. Mayor Assistant
4. Budget Director 4. City Council
5. City Clerk
6. Chief Accountant, Finance and Management Services
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS(all others)
1. Department Director
2. City Attorney
3. Finance and Management Services Director
4. City Clerk
TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGNATURE PAGES
Indicate the#of pages on which signatures are required and paperclip or flag
each of these pages.
ACTION REQUESTED
Describe what the projecUrequest seeks to accomplish in either chronologi-
cal order or order of importance,whichever is most appropriate for the
issue. Do not write complete sentences. Begin each item in your list with
a verb.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Complete if the issue in question has been presented before any body, public
or private.
SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE?
Indicate which Council objective(s)your projecVrequest supports by listing
the key word(s) (HOUSING, RECREATION, NEIGHBORHOODS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
BUDGET,SEWER SEPARATION). (SEE COMPLETE LIST IN INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL.)
PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS:
This information will be used to determine the city's liability for workers compensation claims,taxes and proper civil service hiring rules.
INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY
Explain the situation or conditions that created a need for your project
or request.
ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED
Indicate whether this is simply an annual budget procedure required by 1aw/
charter or whether there are specific ways in which the City of Saint Paul
and its citizens will benefit from this project/action.
DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED
What negative effects or major changes to existing or past processes rriight
this projecUrequest produce if it is passed (e.g.,traffic delays, noise,
tax increases or assessments)?To Whom?When? For how long?
DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED
What will be the negative consequence�if the promised action is not
approved? Inability to deliver service?Continued high traffic, noise,
accident rate?Loss of revenue?
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Although you must tailor the information you provide here to the issue you
are addressing, in general you must answer two questions: How much is it
going to cost?Who is going to pay?
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���������n CITY OF SAINT PAUL R'��E��ED
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OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL ��� 2 01992
CITY���R�
DAVE THUNE
Councilmember
PUBLIC WORKS, UTILITIES, AND TRANSPORTATIO �
COMMITTEE REPORT
Wednesday, July 15, 199
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approval of June 3, 1992 Public Works Committee minutes.
Committee recommends approval. (3 - 0)
2. Recommending Withdrawal of Pending Items: All pending items, referred to the Public
Works Committee from January 1, 1988 through December 31, 1991, will be
recommended for withdrawal. At the request of the City Council or Administration, an
item will not be recommended for withdrawal.
See attached memo to Molly O'Rourke from Jim Murphy dated July 15, 1992. (4-
0)
�-3.:��-���==VACATION: Petition of Kevin and Susan Jensen for the vacation of part of Otto Avenue
�/ between Montcalm Court and Lexington Parkway for the purpose of correcting a garage
encroachment in Otto Avenue. (Before the City Council�8%1-1/92).
Committee recommends approval. (4 - 0)
4. VACATION: Petition of Housing Redevelopment Authority for the vacation of the alley in
(/ Block 11, Bazil and Guerin's Addition, bounded by 7th Street, 7th Place, St. Peter Street
and Wabasha Street for the new Children's Museum. (Before:.the,�City.Council 8/11/92)�
� Committee recommends lay over to August 19. (4 - 0)
5. FINAL ORDER: Constructing a sanitary sewer and a sanitary sewer service connection
in Kennard Street from Case Avenue to approximately 225 feet north of Case Avenue.
1/� �(Before the City�Council_8/4/92)_4�:;�
Committee recommends approval. (4 - 0) -
V6. FINAL ORDER: Constructing a sanitary sewer in McLean Avenue from Clarence Street
to approximately 250 feet west of Clarence Street. (Before`the City Council 8/4/92)�
Committee recommends approval. (4 - 0)
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Councilmember Dave Thune's Office
City of Saint Paul
Seventh Floor, City Hall
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
(612) 298-4151
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 15, 1992 RECEIVE�
TO: Molly 0'Rourke, City Clerk JUL 1 6 1992
C�TY C!ERK
FROM: J im Murp y
SUBJECT: Items Re r ed to Committee
Attached is a list of the matters referred to the Public Works Committee. Upon
review by the City Council and administration, it was determined that all items
on this list, with referral dates between January 1, 1988 through December 31,
1991, can be withdrawn except for the following items:
• Resolution - 89-1172; GS-45
• Ordinance - 89-2108; GS-1539
• Resolution - 90-1849; GS-5341
• Resolution - 90-1823; GS-2564
• Resolution - 90-2066; GS-59
• Resolution - 91-859; GS-15729
• Resolution - 91-900; GS-15128
• Resolution - 91-531; GS-10237
• Resolution - 91-1318; GS-15735.
Also, all requests to appear before the Public Works Committee, with referral
dates between January 1, 1988 through December 31, 1991, can be withdrawn. Item
��2 on the July 15, 1992 Public Works Committee agenda recommends the withdrawal
of these items.
All of the previously referenced items have been highlighted in yellow on the
attached list. �
Enclosure:
cc: City Councilmembers
Lou Cotroneo RECEIVE��
C1TY CLE��