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.11 <br /> 14 it <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> PREPARED BY Bruce C. Spragg, City Manager DATE OF COUNCIL ACTION f/yfr'4! <br /> DATE 1-16-76 PHONE 834-4131 <br /> SUBJECT REFUSE CONTRACT /o/ <br /> ern <br /> e • ' e '' ..2_61„, /076 <br /> APPROVED (19471?-./_••17, - 6j44,1-te <br /> DEPARTMENT HEAD CITY MANAGER CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> That Council: <br /> 1) Review these proposed amendments to the refuse contract; - <br /> 2) Approve "in principle" those amendments which receive majority Council <br /> support; and <br /> 3) Direct staff to negotiate with the contractor on those approved amend- <br /> ments and <br /> A. If there are no additional changes, prepare an amended refuse <br /> contract for Council ' s approval; or <br /> B. If there are additional changes proposed by the contractor, prepare <br /> staff recommendations on same and return to Council for further <br /> guidance. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> At Council' s last meeting, staff was directed to consider amending the refuse <br /> contract and recommend amendments for Council 's consideration beforenegotiating <br /> the amendments with the contractor. Our response has been directed both to the <br /> seven amendments requested by the contractor in his letter dated November 25, <br /> 1975, and to propose additional amendments deemed desirable by staff. The City <br /> Attorney has advised that Council 's review cannot be accomplished in executive <br /> session, and to expedite that review, a summary of all recommended amendments ha: <br /> been prepared and the amendments have been arranged in (what hopefully will be) <br /> the least controversial and least time-consuming order. <br /> SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS: <br /> 1. Approve a non-substantive legal revision of contract. ✓ Zia Yi <br /> 2 . Remove weight limitation for single-family residences . <br /> 3 . Change basis of contractor's payments from water meters' to population. zF--- <br /> -- <br /> 4. Allow one hour earlier collection start on trial basis. `. <br /> 5. Reduce the semi-annual CPI adjustment to once per year rz-.t: ''‘/ 471'" (7t) <br /> 6. Deny the contractor ' s request for an annual automatic increase in commercial <br /> bin rates adjusted by CPI . z- � 2c1 <br /> 7 . Restrict all commercial bin rate increases to a maximum of one per year, <br /> require contractor to provide [justification at a public hearin47 for all <br /> requested increases in commercial bin rates, and secu$e separate Council <br /> approval of same . <br /> TIO <br /> t -6) <br /> cy. <br /> U m <br /> n <br /> 1776--0) <br />