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Home My WebLink About5.b. Contract for Recycling Services � EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: November 20, 1990 AGENDA ITEM: AGENDA SECTION: Contract for Recycling Services Old Business PREPARED BY: AGENDA N � # � Tracie Pechonick, E.D. Specialist ATTACHMENTS: APPROVED BY:�� Proposed Recycling Contract As directed by Council at the last regular Council meeting, staff has prepared a "Supplemental Agreement Between the City of Rosemount and Knutson Services, Inc. " regarding the use of Knutson Services, Inc. as the contract hauler for the 1991 Rosemount Recycling Program. The contract is attached for your review and approval. We are pleased to announce that this contract will result in the following additions to the City' s curbside recyeling program: 1 . high grade office paper - January l, 1991 2 . corrugated cardboard - January 1, 1991 3 . one time collection of Christmas trees to be composted rather than landfilled (the City will pay the "tipP1ng" fee3 4 . all recyclable plastic containers - February 25, 1991 We will prepare a special mailer to all residences to announce the new recycling program, prior to January 1, 1991 . At this time, we are not aware of a municipal recycling program in Minnesota that matches or exceeds our recycling program. RECONII�IENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the "Supplemental Agreement Between the City of Rosemount and Knutson Services, Inc. " and to authorize the appropriate signatures to same. COUNCIL" ACTION: APProved. SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF ROSEMOUNT and KNUTSON SERVICES, INC. THIS AGREEMENT is made this day of December, 1990, between the CITY OF ROSEMOUNT, a Minnesota municipal corporation, (hereinafter "City" ) and KNUTSON SERVICES, INC. , a Minnesota corporation, (hereinafter "Knutson" ) . WITNESSETH: WIiEREAS, Knutson is gresently a licensed rubbish hauler within the City of Rosemount; and WHEREAS, the City and Knutson presently have an oral agreement for rubbish pickup; and WHEREAS, the City and Knutson desire to supplement the existing agreement to provide for additional services . NOW THEREFORE, the City and Knutson mutually agree as follows in eonsideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS A. "Service Area" means the City of Rosemount. B. "Recyclable Materials" means newsprint, glass, beverage cans, tin cans, plastic beverage containers, high grade office paper, corrugated cardboard, used motor oil, car and household batteries and other materials as mutually agreed upon by the City and Knutson. C. °Recycling Collection° means the taking up of all recyclable materials accumulated at residential properties and the transporting of the recyclable materials to a specified processing site or market. SECTION 2. PAYMENT A. The City will compensate Knutsan for the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement as follows ; 1) $2385 . 00 payable on January l, 1991, and a like amount on the first day of each month thereafter through December 1, 1991, and the balance of $2380. 00 due upon successful completion of this Agreement. 2) Payment will be released upon the City' s receipt of monthly reports from Knutson (see 3E) . 1 SECTION 3. OBLIGATIONS A. Knutson shall provide once per week collection service for all residential recyclable materials. , B. Knutson shall distribute collection bins and information on collection procedures and acceptable materials to all single family residences and to new residences upon notification of the location by new residents to Knutson and/or by the City to Knutson. Knutson shall provide centralized containers and inforrnation on collection procedures and acceptable materials at all multi-family units, as described and approved by the City. C. Knutson shall operate an attended recycling center, open to the public as a drop off facility for recyclable materials, including but not limited to glass, beverage cans, tin cans, recyclable plastic containers, newspaper, high grade office paper, corrugated cardboard, used motor oil, car and household batteries, "White° goods and certain ferrous metals . D. Knutson shall continue the existing commercial/industrial recycling program providing for the collection of high quality office paper, glass and cardboard, and other materials as mutually agreed upon by the City and Knutson. The City and Knutson shall work together to expand this program when the Knutson Material Recovery Facility opens in March of 1991 . E. Knutson shall furnish monthly reports to the City indicating � tonnages of each material collected, route scheduling, participation rates, citizen complaints and resolutions . These reports shall be due on the 25th day of each month, such that the report for a particular month will be due on the 25th day of the following month. F. Knutson shall implement curbside collection of high grade office paper and corrugated cardboard no later than January 1, 1991, and shall implement curbside collection of acceptable plastic recyclables (as mutually agreed upon by the City and Knutson) no later than February 25, 1991 . G. Knutson shall provide a one-time curbside collection of Christmas trees to be composted, rather than landfilled, on January 12, 1991 . The City agrees to pay the tipping fee ior composting, upon receipt of the invoice from a licensed compos� facility. H. Knutson shall perform any obligations of the City, not specified in this Agreement, required by the Joint Powers Agreement between the City and Dakota County, Minnesota, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" . SECTION 4. TERM The term of this Agreement shall be between January 1, 1991 and December 31, 1991 . 2 SECTION 5. CANCELLATION Either party may cancel this Agreement at any time, without cause, upon sixty (60) days written notice to the other party. In such event of termination, Knutson shall be entitled to payment of those services furnished up to the termination date, provided all other requirements of this agreement have been met. SECTION 6. GENERAL CONDITIONS A. Al1 services and duties performed by Knutson pursuant to this Agreement shall be performed to the satisfaction of the City and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and 1oca1 laws, ordinances, rules and regulations and the attached Exhibit "A" , as a condition of payment. Knutson agrees to comply with Minnesota Statutes 181 .59, relating to non- discrimination. B. Knutson must obtain and provide the City with a Certificate of Insurance indicating the following minimum levels of insurar.ce coverage are in effect: Workers ' Compensation Insurance: Statutory Contractors ' Public Liability Ins : $ 500, 004 ea/person $ 1,000, 000 ea/accident Property Damage: $ 250, 000 ea/accident $ 500, 000 aggregate Automobile Public Liability: $ 500, 000 ea/person $ 1, 000, 000 ea/accident Property Damage: $ 100, 000 ea/accident The Certificate of Insurance shall contain a provision that the coverage will not be cancelled without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City. 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have subscribed their names as of the date first written. CITY OF ROSEMOUNT By: Vernon J. Napper, Mayor By: Stephan Jilk, Administrator KNUTSON SERVICES, INC. By: Its : STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) SS COUNTY OF DAROTA ) The foregaing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 1990, by Vernon J. Napper, Mayor, and Stephan Jilk, Administrator, of the City of Rosemount, a Minnesota municipal corporation, on behalf of the corporation and pursuant to the authority granted by its City Council . Notary Public STATE OF MINNESOTA } } ss COUNTY OF DAKOTA ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 1990, bY , Knutson Services, Inc. Notary Public 4