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<br />W~\E;,iL:~'::;;'~' <br /> <br />v.,~<__~,~ <br /> <br />6. STAFF REPORT (Item continued from ADri113. 2009 Council MeetinaJ <br /> <br />A. Recommendation for Shoreway Recycling and Disposal Center Facility Operator- <br />Continued from ADri113. 2009 - No recommendation chanaes were made. <br />but additional items available. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Alternative 1: <br />Provide Redwood City's Board representative with direction on how to vote on this <br />matter at the April 23, 2009 South Bayside Waste Management Authority <br />(SBWMA) Board meeting, including how to respond in the event of the Board <br />becomes "deadlocked" in this matter. <br /> <br />Alternative 2: <br />Staff recommends that the City C,?uncil 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, Director of Finance and Financial Planning Services, provided a brief overview <br />on the matter. He explained this is a continued item and this is not the final step in this <br />process. He reiterated that at last week's meeting the sorters were extensively discussed. <br />As a matter of background Mr. Ponty added that the evaluation committee spent over <br />1,100 hours reviewing the seven proposals and the selection committee has spent about <br />500 hours and 96 hours of presentations to various City Councils. This for a total of <br />approximately 1,700 hours into this project. Mr. Ponty introduced Hilary Gans, Facilities <br />Operations Contracts Manager with SBWMA, to provide some additional context. He <br />provided details on the matter of the MRF sorters as well as the fixed price arrangement <br />(presentation on file). Mr. Gans addressed the Council and explained the issue of the <br />sorters and the history of this workforce. <br /> <br />Mayor Foust asked the representative from Hudson Baylor to address the Council. <br /> <br />Mr. Scott Tenney Penny addressed the Council and presented documents to the Council <br />detailing the response levels of his company. He commented that they have a clean <br />environmental record and in addition they met many of the RFP requirements. He opined <br />that his bid maximized the material diversion. Mr. Tenney said that his bid was complete <br />from the beginning and they did not make any changes. He believes they would be the <br />best bidder for the money. <br /> <br />Mr. Dan Domonoske, Vice President for SBR, reiterated that his company will serve San <br />Mateo County with savings in the scale of $16 million over the course of the contract. He <br /> <br />SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MIUNTES <br /> <br />APRIL 20, 2009 <br />PAGE 2 <br />