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78 REPORT Page 1 To the Honorable Mayor flnd City Council From the Oity Manager '--~-' "- .. August 28,2006 Subject Future Solid Waste, Recycling, and Organics Collections Programs and Future Franchise Agreement Recommendation Receive report and provide staff direction regarding important issues and choices for future solid waste, recycling, and organics collection programs and the future franchise agreement. Background The City's franchise agreement for solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic materials collection services expires December 31, 2010 as does the South Bayside Waste Management Authority's (SBWMA's) operating agreement for the Shoreway Recycling and Disposal Center (Shoreway facility). The SBWMA initiated a five and one-half year Contractor Selection Process that will result in new contracts for collection services, operations of the Shoreway facility, and offwsite composting services effective January 1, 2011. The process may also result in a contract for off-site recyclable materials processing services (to provide interim, back-up, or long-term processing capacity), In February 2006, The SBWMA formed a Programs and Facilities Committee (PAF) and Process and Contracts Committee (PAC) (collectively, Committees) that included representatives of the member agencies. Redwood City staff participated in the Committees: Finance Director Brian Ponty chaired the PAC committee and Parks, Recreation and Community Services Manager Mike Gibbons served on the PAF committee. The Committees were asked to review numerous program, service, procurement process, and contracting issues and formulate recommendations for the SBWMA Board consideration. The SBWMA's Board will review the Committees' recommendations in August 2006 and approve or modify them in September 2006. An overview of the SBWMA's contractor selection process was provided to the City Council on May 8, 2006. At that time. Council requested an opportunity to review the recommendations from both Committees before the Board votes on such recommendations so that the Council may be able to direct the City's representative on how to vote on these recommendations. Staff presents this report to provide an overview of the Committees' recommendations and seek the Council's feedback on the recommendations - either supporting them or identifying their preferences if different than the recommendations. Attachment 1 of this report includes the Executive Summary of the Contractor Selection Process, Summary of Recommendations by PAF and PAC Committees prepared by Hilton Famkopf & Hobson, LLC for the SBWMA Board. Council's input will be valuable to the City's SBWMA Board representative, who witl participate in formation of the SBWMA's Board recommendations. 1 -