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City Council Meeting Minutes May 20, 2014 Page 8 of 20 Dan Souders, 644 Left Hand Canyon, Boulder, CO owner of Western Disposal, cautioned the Emerald Ash Borer trash could not be hauled out of the area and had to be processed at their facility or buried at the landfill according to the regulations they have been given by the Department of Agriculture. COUNCIL COMMENT Council member Keany asked to see the rate structure reworked to encourage more composting and smaller trash containers. Council member Lipton was fine with taking time to analyze the data properly with some of the suggestions but was not sure it would ultimately change the ranking. Council member Stolzmann was in favor of taking time to analyze with an eye toward encouraging composting. She felt the current response from Republic was skewed toward bigger trash bins. She favored one day pick -up. Council member Loo remarked if we are re- doing, which she was not necessarily in favor of, she wanted to look at one day a week pick -up because of its importance expressed by the residents. Mayor Muckle thanked both companies for their thoughtful responses. He wanted to encourage diversion and one day a week pick up. Public Works Director Kowar addressed the integrity of the RFP process and trying to get the best price and product for the residents. He was reluctant to have the companies amend their proposals. The recommended vendor was confident they could provide the service. City Manager Fleming noted the RFP was specific about evaluating on price but wondered if it was clear about the average cost pricing. He wanted Council to be comfortable awarding the contract based on what was in the RFP. He encouraged Council to ask staff to come back with some of the specifics they wanted considered. Council member Loo felt there had been a process, the process was honored, and she was willing to vote. Council member Keany stated with his mix of containers, his price would go up 50 %. Big trash can users prices would go down and he did not feel this encouraged diversion. Council member Lipton did not want to go back out to bid. Staff could re- analyze the data they have by looking at the community profile. Customers should be able to choose what size trash cans they want.