City Council Agenda and Packet 2019 03 05

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City Council Meeting Minutes February 12, 2019 Page 5 of 12 Mayor Muckle stated the issue 5 years ago was centered on the emerald ash borer and where the woody material would be taken. Convenience was an issue, however, not the primary concern. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked if woody material would need to be sorted. Director Kowar stated yes. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton felt extra effort may sway participation and could be significant. Director Kowar stated Lafayette uses this system and their rates are not significantly lower than ours and they only have a spring and fall pick up rather than a biweekly pickup we would have. Director Kowar noted there are residents with a 32-gallon compost bin as it is the cheapest and then they put the rest in the trash as that is the cheapest way to go. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated if people have to bundle many will simply put it in the trash so he would like more information on that. Councilmember Keany stated he served on the selection committee and both proposals were very good. He stated there were discussions about the woody materials and both would meet the emerald ash borer quarantine. Vendor Presentations Bryce Isaacson, Western Disposal, stated Western is locally owned, the largest collector in Boulder County, and the majority of its employees live in Boulder County. He stated the average age of their equipment is 4.77 years and they are planning on replacing 6 of the 13 trucks in Louisville in spring 2020 which will drop the average age to 1.2 years. All decisions are made locally. Western owns and operates the only state certified processing site for Emerald Ash Borer materials. The average tenure of Western employees is nine years. Mr. Isaacson gave some history of the company and noted the larger facility they are planning in Boulder to help increase diversion rates and they have a process to further separate recyclables from trash. He noted convenience is the greatest reason people participate in these programs and he feels they have the most convenient service for Louisville. He noted the vast majority of the compost waste is branches so removing the branches from the carts minimizes the effectiveness of the embedded program. He urged Council to consider value versus price. Mark Petrovich, Republic Services, stated Republic tried to maintain pay -as -you -throw incentives and they feel it brings additional value to the City in achieving the diversion goals. He stated their experience with customer education, program roll out and implementation, as well as their general daily maintenance is second to none. They pride themselves on providing simple solutions and delivering on those solutions and operate in an environmentally responsible manner. The reasons to select Republic; embedded