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City Council Meeting Minutes January 2, 2024 Page 6 of 8 Sherry Sommer, Louisville, stated this is important and people feel strongly about it. She would like to give the contract to Western. Customer service should be prioritized. Tamar Krantz, Louisville, likes the alternatives for electric vehicles and using metrics. She would like bidders to explain how they are reducing emissions and waste. She would like the sustainability staff to quantify the impacts on reducing greenhouse gases. She encouraged staff to visit facilities to be sure waste is handled properly. Josh Cooperman, Louisville, stated compensation of the trash employees should be considered. He would also like bidders to be asked about how materials are recycled and to consider using electric vehicles. He would like to encourage more waste reduction and diversion across the City and education for residents. Mayor Pro Tem Dickinson stated the RFP should align with the City's priorities. There is a cost to changing vendors and that needs to be understood as well. People do care deeply about this and we need to make a good choice as we are choosing for everyone. Director Kowar noted that our recycling goes to Boulder County recycling as we have an agreement with them; there is no alternative there. The City also sponsors electronic recycling events each year and we do education for our residents. Those are paid for by a surcharge on additional trash cans people get. Staff will get the RFP out and bring back the results to Council at a later meeting. RESOLUTION NO. 3, SERIES 2024 — A RESOLUTION APPROVING A REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FIBER OPTIC CABLES AND CONDUIT WITHIN CITY RIGHTS -OF -WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE INTREPID FIBER NETWORK Cameron Fowlkes, City Engineer, stated City staff was contacted by Intrepid Fiber in October of 2022 to explore the possibility of building a fiber -to -the -home network within Louisville. Staff met with Intrepid over the last year to go over details of the installation and finalize an agreement for Council consideration. Staff requested Intrepid provide strands of dark fiber to several locations previously identified for future buildout. Intrepid will provide six strands of dark fiber for exclusive use by the City and will provide 2" conduit between the Library and the North End Lift Station for exclusive use by the City. This infrastructure would advance the City's goal of completing a redundant fiber ring network and lay the groundwork for the City to provide additional connectivity in the future. Staff recommends approval of the agreement.