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. � � <br /> Economic & Urban Development Department Memorandum <br /> # O l-73 <br /> June 22, 2001 <br /> TO: Honorable r Terry M. Howley and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Steve G ity Manager <br /> A.J. Krieger, sistant City Manage� <br /> SUBJECT: Termination of Leaf Vacuuming Contract <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Approval of the attached resolution will terminate the current leaf vacuuming agreement with <br /> Suburban, thereby waiving each party's rights to any further claims andlor payrnents. Staff <br /> recommends approval. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The effect of this resolution is the termination of the current five year leaf vacuuming agreement. <br /> This termination was originally proposed by Suburban, and final terms and conditions have been <br /> agreed to, and approved of, by Suburban's attorney Ed Flynn. <br /> Approval of the resolution will reduce the amount of leaf vacuuming payments made by the City <br /> to Suburban to $518,800, from the original year-one contract amount of $653,200. The � <br /> $518,800 figure includes the one time, front-end fee of$250,000. <br /> Pending approval of the resolution, it is City sta�s recommendation that a final version of a <br />' proposed leaf vacuurning contract be prepared, in a generic form, and distributed for the purpose <br /> of generating leaf vacuuming propasaLs. City staff could prepare a generic version of the leaf <br /> vacuuming agreement, and seek leaf vacuuming proposals from qualified firms. This request <br /> would ask potential leaf vacuuming firms to propose an annual cost only, and to bid a contract <br /> price for each year of a five year agreement. Final proposals would need to be received by <br /> Tuesday, July 2, 2001. Only frms demonstrating experience with the operation of large scale <br /> vacuuming projects will be considered. <br /> Based on the proposals, a study session will be scheduled to determine: <br /> 1. Council's direction regarding a five-yeaz contract for city-wide leaf vacuuming;or <br /> 2. Council's consideration of alterna.tive landscape waste/leaf removal plans. <br /> Pending consideration of available options, a final plan/contract can be prepared and presented for <br /> Council consideration at its July 16, 2001, regular meeting. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTION: <br /> City staff is not presently aware of any opposition to the termination of this leaf vacuuming <br /> agreement with Suburban. <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: <br /> If Council members have questions they may contact A.J. Krieger, 424-2727, <br /> ajkrie er ,decaturnet.org . <br />