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Board approves contract amendments for city refuse services and urges Recology to add employee representatives
Summary
The Board approved contract amendments to extend and increase refuse collection services for city facilities and adopted a resolution urging Recology to appoint employee representatives to its governing board and to respond to the board within 30 days.
The Board of Supervisors considered multiple items July 12 related to refuse collection and city refuse contracts, and adopted both contract amendments and an urging resolution regarding Recology governance.
Item 48 authorized an agreement (presented by the Office of Contract Administration) with Lifestek International Limited for biosolids management services (PeopleSoft? presentation text), with an initial contract not to exceed $16,400,000 for five years and $6,400,000 for two optional extension years, for a total not to exceed $22,800,000 and a maximum duration of seven years starting July 1, 2022. The board adopted item 48 unanimously.
Item 49 authorized an amended agreement among the city and Recology Sunset Scavenger (Recology Sunset), Recology Golden Gate and Recology San Francisco to increase the contract amount by $24,000,000 for a total not to exceed $39,600,000 and to extend the term through June 30, 2024. The board approved a non-substantive technical amendment to make the approval retroactive, then approved the amended contract resolution unanimously after that amendment.
Separately, item 54 (a resolution) urged Recology to appoint one or more employee representatives to its governing board in collaboration with Teamsters Local 350 as required by section 2.90.4(d) of the refuse collection and disposal ordinance (Proposition F). Supervisors added non-substantive language asking Recology to report back to the Board within 30 days on timing for such appointments; that amendment passed and the resolution passed unanimously.
Why it matters: The contract amendments keep city refuse and biosolids services under current agreements while the city prepares to competitively rebid some services. The employee-representation request ties the board’s expectations about corporate governance to Prop F’s requirements and seeks accountability and improved communication with labor.
Next steps: The city will proceed under the amended agreements; staff indicated the refuse services contract will be put out for competitive bidding in the future and the board requested Recology report back within 30 days on employee-representative appointments.
