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City of Missoula, Montana Item to be Referred to City Council Committee Committee: Administration and Finance Committee Item: Contract for removal of garbage in Street Maintenance District #1 Date: May 29, 2009 Prepared by: Marty Rehbein, City Clerk Initiated by: same Action Required: Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a contract Recommended Motion: Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign a contract with the Downtown Business Improvement District of Missoula in the amount of $17,373.60 to remove garbage from trash cans located downtown and assume ownership of the City's 24 trash receptacles in the area. Timeline: Referral to committee: May 29, 2009 Committee discussion: June 3, 2009 Deadline: June 8, 2009 Background and Alternatives Explored: The city currently owns 24 trash bins located in the downtown area. The city's Street Maintenance District #1 property owners pay for the removal of the trash from these bins. Currently the city is using Allied Waste to empty the bins. The Downtown Business Improvement District presented the city with an offer to perform the work at the same cost the city is currently paying Allied. They will also assume ownership of the receptacles. The money to pay for the service is levied annually by the City Council as part of the street maintenance district #1 assessments. Allied Waste has indicated they are in support of transferring the service to the BID. The contract includes a 3% increase each year which is in line the increases the city has experienced with Allied. The benefit of the contract for the property owners is that the BID can be more flexible in terms of altering the pickup schedule to coincide with large events in the downtown area. Financial Implications: FY 2010 $17,373.60 to be levied from Street Maintenance District #1 Attachments: Contract