City Council Study Session Summary 2002 09 10

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CITY OF LOUISVILLE September 10, 2002 The City Council of the City of Louisville met in a study session at 7:00 p.m. in the meeting room of the Louisville Public Library, 950 Spruce Street, Louisville, Colorado. The following persons were present - City Council: Mayor Tom Davidson, Tom Mayer, Michele Van Pelt, Don Brown, John Keany, Chuck Sisk, and Arnie Levihn Staff Present: Bill Simmons, City Manager Julie Boyd, Deputy City Manager Heather Balser, Assistant to the City Manager Tom Phare, Public Works Director Charlene Laus, Finance Director Paul Wood, Planning Director Cindy Lair, Land Management Director Bruce Goodman, Chief of Police Belinda Goebel, Administrative Assistant Discussion/Direction – RFP for City of Louisville Refuse Collection Julie Boyd stated that, per Council direction, formal notice was published on July 28 of the City’s intention to provide citywide trash & recyclable materials collection. State statues require this notice to be published six months prior to initiating a city-provided trash & recyclable materials collection program. In addition, staff sent letters to trash haulers currently doing business in Louisville, notifying them of the City’s intention and inviting them to submit a proposal for providing such contracted service to the City. Discussion began on a proposed Request for Proposals (RFP) that is to be issued to trash haulers interesting in providing citywide trash and recyclable materials collection for single-family residential buildings within the City. The RFP is modeled after one used by Greenwood Village. Information contained in the RFP includes: Participation in the refuse collection system will be non-mandatory in that residents may opt out of the collection system. However, collection fees will still be assessed for homeowners wishing to have their refuse collected by a different hauler. The city contains an estimated 5,866 single-family household units. Collection from multifamily units is not included under this program. The hauler shall provide collection containers to each customer, including collection containers for recyclable materials.