A. Staff Cover Memo for Review of Waste and Recycling Contracts
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: February 22, 2023
To: Waste and Recycling Negotiation Committee
From: Anne Hurlburt, Interim City Administrator
Re: Review of Waste and Recycling Contracts / Background Materials
Provided for your review and use at our meeting is a spreadsheet summarizing my review of
waste and recycling contracts from the cities of Afton, Bayport and Stillwater. I have also
included information about Scandia’s expired contract with SRC (for recycling services only.)
The left column identifies some of the issues that we may want to discuss for a possible future
contract with Waste Management, with my notes on how these sample contracts appear to handle
the issue. These seem to be items where the city may have some discretion or can negotiate to
best meet the needs of our city.
I did not included topics that appear to be similar in all of the documents (such as definitions,
reporting requirements, data practices, where they haul various materials, etc.) Many of these
will be dictated by state law or will be recommended by our attorney or consultants.
In addition to the spreadsheet, I have provided copies of the contracts so you can see the actual
language.
Foth Consulting has provided a report by In the Public Interest titled “Is Your Waste Contract
Putting Your Municipality At Risk?, Best Practices in Municipal Waste Contracting.” The
report is included with the other meeting materials.