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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />February 12, 2019 <br />Page 5 of 12 <br />Mayor Muckle stated the issue 5 years ago was centered on the emerald ash borer and <br />where the woody material would be taken Convenience was an issue, however, not the <br />primary concem <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked if woody material would need to be sorted Director Kowar <br />stated yes. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton felt extra effort may sway participation and could be <br />significant. Director Kowar stated Lafayette uses this system and their rates are not <br />significantly lower than ours and they only have a spring and fall pick up rather than a <br />biweekly pickup we would have. <br />Director Kowar noted there are residents with a 32-gallon compost bin as it is the <br />cheapest and then they put the rest in the trash as that is the cheapest way to go <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated if people have to bundle many will simply put it in the trash <br />so he would like more information on that. <br />Councilmember Keany stated he served on the selection committee and both proposals <br />were very good He stated there were discussions about the woody materials and both <br />would meet the emerald ash borer quarantine <br />Vendor Presentations <br />Bryce Isaacson, Western Disposal, stated Western is locally owned, the largest collector <br />in Boulder County, and the majority of its employees live in Boulder County He stated the <br />average age of their equipment is 4 77 years and they are planning on replacing 6 of the <br />13 trucks in Louisville in spring 2020 which will drop the average age to 1.2 years. All <br />decisions are made locally Western owns and operates the only state certified <br />processing site for Emerald Ash Borer materials. The average tenure of Westem <br />employees is nine years. <br />Mr Isaacson gave some history of the company and noted the larger facility they are <br />planning in Boulder to help increase diversion rates and they have a process to further <br />separate recyclables from trash He noted convenience is the greatest reason people <br />participate in these programs and he feels they have the most convenient service for <br />Louisville. He noted the vast majority of the compost waste is branches so removing the <br />branches from the carts minimizes the effectiveness of the embedded program He urged <br />Council to consider value versus price. <br />Mark Petrovich, Republic Services, stated Republic tried to maintain pay -as -you -throw <br />incentives and they feel it brings additional value to the City in achieving the diversion <br />goals. He stated their experience with customer education, program roll out and <br />implementation, as well as their general daily maintenance is second to none. They pride <br />themselves on providing simple solutions and delivering on those solutions and operate in <br />an environmentally responsible manner The reasons to select Republic; embedded <br />