MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
SUBJECT:
title
Approval of Consultant Agreement with Wilder Environmental for Commercial Recycling Program Outreach and Technical Assistance in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $40,000
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
recommendation
Approve the Consultant Agreement with Wilder Environmental for consultant services for the Commercial Recycling Program Outreach and Technical Assistance, in the amount of $40,000, and authorize the Mayor to sign the Agreement.
body
II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Linda De Boldt, Director of Public Works 425-556-2733
Mike Paul, City Engineer 425-556-2721
Stacey Auer, Solid Waste Program Administrator 425-556-2745
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
The City of Redmond has a successful commercial organics recycling program which includes businesses and multi-family housing. Currently there are 243 accounts hauled by Waste Management. Each account may have up to three 64-gallon toters hauled twice a week at no additional charge to the customer. The toters are lined with a compostable bag after each servicing and the organics are hauled to Cedar Grove to recycle into compost.
In 2016 the commercial organics route resulted in 690 tons (1,380,000 pounds) of organics/food waste being diverted from the landfill and recycled into compost.
The objective of this agreement is to assist the City with maintaining current accounts, as well as the continued roll-out of the commercial organics recycling program by recruiting new participants, as well as assisting each business/multi-family complex with implementation.
The Contractor will assist in continuing program promotion and recruiting businesses and multi-family properties to participate in the program. The Contractor will offer tailored assistance with each business and multi-family complex that decides to participate.
The Contractor may also assist with event food recycling, and recycling, per project manager instruction. The Contractor may assist with organics recycling and single stream recycling planning and day-of activities for Derby Days.
The Contractor will coordinate with Waste Management on the commercial organics route with duties including driver education, coordinating service roll-outs with operations, and annual ride-alongs.
The Contractor will operate an organics information hotline. This will be used to answer questions or recruit more participants.
IV. PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS HELD
11/14/2017 Planning and Public Works Committee
12/5/2017 City Council
V. IMPACT
A. Service/Delivery:
Approval of the contract will allow the City of Redmond to continue to have one of the cleanest commercial organics streams in the region. It will also allow the City to continue to provide a high level of service to existing commercial organics customers, as well as expand the program. An estimated 690 tons (1,380,000 pounds) of organics/food waste will be diverted from the landfill and recycling into compost.
B. Fiscal Note:
Current Project Budget:
Solid Waste Fund $40,000
Estimated Project Costs:
Consultant Agreement Annually $ 40,000
Budget Difference -0-
VI. ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION
The City Council could choose not to approve the contract. Staff would then need to explore alternative means to maintain the current commercial organics route. Expanding the route would not be possible without approval of the contract.
VII. TIME CONSTRAINTS
Target Dates
The contract is set to start January 1, 2018.
VIII. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Consultant Agreement