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Staff says single‑hauler contract still pending; council to vote on contract assignment and assessment mechanism
Summary
Assistant city staff updated the council on the single‑hauler solid‑waste implementation timeline: the city will adopt the Mid-America Regional Council master contract when it is finalized, assign service to the selected contractor (GFL) and establish a special-assessment fund on property-tax bills. No formal council action was taken at this
Assistant city staff updated the council on the single‑hauler rollout but did not ask for a binding decision. City staff said several ministerial steps remain before the program is fully implemented, including adoption of a Mid‑America Regional Council (MARC) contract once MARC finalizes it, assignment of that contract to the city’s selected hauler (GFL) and establishment of a special‑assessment fund to collect the charge on property‑tax bills.
Nut graf: Staff emphasized that the city will need to vote on at least two matters before implementation: (1) acceptance/assignment of the MARC contract to the city's selected vendor and (2) creating the budget/fund and assessment mechanism to collect single‑hauler charges on property tax bills. Staff said they are trying to coordinate votes so the council can act together once the MARC contract is finalized.
Councilmembers who commented expressed optimism about potential household savings and said they had received mostly positive public feedback. Staff did not present cost figures at this meeting and said they will return with the MARC contract and an ordinance to assign the contract and create the assessment fund for council approval.
Ending: Staff will return with the finalized MARC contract, recommended assignment to GFL and the proposed special‑assessment ordinance for council consideration; no formal action occurred at this session.
