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<br />Alternative 2: <br />Staff recommends that the City Council direct the Redwood City's Board <br />representative to vote to accept the selection committee's recommendation and <br />begin negotiating an agreement with South Bay Recycling, LLC (SBR) for the <br />operation of the Shoreway Recycling and Disposal Center (SRDC). <br /> <br />Council may also, as an element of this alternative, direct the City's Board <br />representative to request that the SBWMA allow SBR to recover the additional <br />costs associated with the sorters being covered by a collective bargaining <br />agreement. <br /> <br />Mr. Ponty presented the report to Council (presentation on file). Questions were asked <br />about the Memorandum of Understanding. The issue of the MRF sorters and the costs <br />associated with their inclusion in the bargaining unit were discussed. The positions of <br />both bidders regarding this inclusion were discussed. Mr. Larry Patterson, Public Works <br />Director for the City of San Mateo, who was on the selection committee provided an <br />overview of how this matter arose. He also provided details on communications regarding <br />one of the bidders' environmental record and how this process might have become <br />politicized. The commodity profits were discussed and Council asked questions about <br />specific errors on one bid proposal. <br /> <br />Public Comment <br />Dan Domonoske, Vice President for South Bay Recycling (SBR), spoke about revenues <br />and the CRV. He explained commodity revenues and SBR's position on bond financing <br />and tipping fees. He said that SBR did change the cost in July but did not change the <br />position or the subcontractors. Some of these changes were based on feedback from the <br />selection committee. Mr. Domonoske explained that they were approached by the <br />teamsters to discuss the MRF sorters but an agreement was not reached. He provided <br />details on the reasons why the agreement was not reached. <br /> <br />Mayor Foust announced that Mr. Boyd with Allied Waste was present in the audience and <br />he could answer any questions. <br /> <br />Scott Tenney, with Hudson Baylor Corporation (HBC), focused on the equipment and the <br />workforce as the two major strengths of his bid. He said that the provider they went with <br />has years of experience. Mr. Tenney is prepared to cover the cost of the MRF sorters <br />without extra cost to the customer. He clarified that they were approached after July 2008 <br />regarding this group of workers becoming part of the union. He added this was budgeted <br />into their proposal because they wanted the best equipment and the best work force. <br /> <br />Mr. Boyd, Allied Waste General Manager, responded to Council questions. He said that <br />the agreement with the teamsters will end Dec. 31,2009. <br /> <br />John Richardson, Senior Vice President for SBR, said the issue of the MOU has taken a <br />life of its own and somewhat politicized the process. He said that only after the SBWMA <br />released a list of bidders did the unions approach the two bidders with the proposed <br />inclusion of the MRF sorters. He referred to a few edits to the MOU that SBR proposed <br />but were not acceptable to the union. <br /> <br />JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />APRI L 13, 2009 <br />PAGE 6 <br />