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CR 98-145 Approval of Contract to Haul Residential Waste to Hennepin County FacilitiesSeptember 1, 1998 Proposed Action. Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: "Authorize the Mayor and City Manager to enter into a new contract with Hennepin County effective from October 1, 1998 through March 31, 2001, to haul residential waste to their facilities at a reduced tip fee of $39 per ton." Overview. The City has been hauling waste to Hennepin County facilities ever since 1994 when they lowered the tipping fee at their facilities to $60 /ton. Prior to that we hauled to the Reuter facility in Eden Prairie which has since closed. Hennepin County has lowered the tip fee periodically due to competition with out -state landfills and legal problems with flow control. Recently the County voted again to reduce the tip fee at their facilities to $39 /ton if haulers will sign contracts agreeing to haul their waste to the county facilities. They are offering a 2 - year contract from October 1, 1998 through March 31, 2001. Hennepin County facilities are nearby, and hauling to them fulfills the requirements outlined in the Waste Management Act and Hennepin County Solid Waste Master Plan. Staff feels there is no reason to change at this time based on cost and convenience and recommends that the city enters into a contract with Hennepin County. Primary Issues to Consider o Why should the City of Hopkins contract with Hennepin County? o Projected 1998 -99 Budget Impact Supporting Information P K Council Report: 98 -145 APPROVAL OF CONTRACT TO HAUL RESIDENTIAL WASTE TO HENNEPIN COUNTY FACILITIES Analysis of Issues • Excerpts from Waste Management Act Prop. sed Contra. AM Steven J. Sta s er, Public orks Director Analysis of Issues o Why should the City of Hopkins contract with Hennepin County? The city is currently hauling waste to the Hennepin County Transfer station in Brooklyn Park. This facility and the downtown HERC plant are both located within 20 miles of the City of Hopkins making them the most convenient time and distance wise. We currently pay $41 /ton to dispose of waste at the County facilities. By continuing our contract with Hennepin County that fee would be lowered to $39 /ton. The fee to haul into the Hennepin County system without a contract is $60 /ton. The next two closest facilities outside of the County system are USA Waste in Burnsville, and Pine Bend in Inver Grove Heights. There are also landfills in Wisconsin and Iowa. Hauling to these or other out -state landfills would require more man and equipment hours. More importantly it would put us in violation of the Waste Management Act and Hennepin County Solid Waste Management Plan that requires public entities to follow a disposal hierarchy placing incineration ahead of land disposal. Additional consideration should be given to the fact that it is important to support the County's system, as failure of the Hennepin County Solid Waste Management system would ultimately be a cost borne by all Hennepin County residents. o Projected 1998 -1999 Budget Impact The 5% drop in tipping fee, from $41 /ton to $39 /ton, will result in a reduction of approximately $1,334 in disposal fees for 1998 and $5,400 in disposal fees in 1999. This is based on a projection of 667 tons being collected from October 1 through December 30 and 2700 tons of refuse being collected in 1999. 115A: WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT CITATION, PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS AND ENFORCEMENT 115A.01 CITATION. Chapter 115A shall be known as the waste management act. HIST: 1980 c 564 art 1 s 1; 1989 c 325 s 1 115A.02 LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION OF POLICY; PURPOSES. (a) It is the goal of this chapter to protect the state's land, air, water, and other natural resources and the public health by improving waste management in the state to serve the following purposes: (1) Reduction in the amount and toxicity of waste generated; (2) Separation and recovery of materials and energy from waste; (3) Reduction in indiscriminate dependence on disposal of waste; (4) Coordination of solid waste management among political subdivisions; and (5) Orderly and deliberate development and financial security of waste facilities including disposal facilities. (b) The waste management goal of the state is to foster an integrated waste management system in a manner appropriate to the characteristics of the waste stream and thereby protect the state's land, air, water, and other natural resources and the public health. The following waste management practices are in order of preference: (1) waste reduction and reuse; (2) waste recycling; (3) composting of yard waste and food waste; (4) resource recovery through mixed municipal solid waste composting or incineration; and (5) land disposal. HIST: 1980 c 564 art 1 s 2; 1989 c 325 s 2; 1991 c 337 s 5; 1992 c 593 art 1 s 4; 1994 c 585 s 2 _ 1 15A.03 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them, unless the context requires otherwise. Subd. 2. Agency. "Agency" means the pollution control agency. Subd. 3. Repealed, 1989 c 335 art 1 s 270 Subd. 3a. Arrange for management. "Arrange for management" means an activity undertaken by a person that determines the ultimate disposition of solid waste that is under the control of the person, including delivery of the waste to a transfer station for transport to another solid waste management facility. Knowledge of the destination of waste by a generator is by itself insufficient for arranging for management unless the generator knows that the destination is an environmentally inferior facility as defined in this section, has the ability to redirect the waste to an environmentally superior facility and ensure its delivery to that facility, and chooses not to redirect the waste. Subd. 4. Cities. "Cities" means statutory and home rule charter cities and towns authorized to plan under sections 462:351 to 462.364. Subd. 5. Collection. "Collection" means the aggregation of waste from the place at which it is generated and includes all activities up to the time the waste is delivered to a waste facility. Subd. 6. Commercial waste facility. "Commercial waste facility" means a waste facility established and permitted to sell waste processing or disposal services to generators other than the owner and operator of the facility. • 115A.46 displacement is required in order to achieve the waste management objectives identified in the plan. (g) The plans shall establish a siting procedure and development program to assure the orderly location, development, and financing of new or expanded solid waste facilities and services sufficient for a prospective ten -year period, including estimated costs and implementation schedules, proposed procedures for operation and maintenance, estimated annual costs and gross revenues, and proposals for the use of facilities after they are no longer needed or usable: (h) The plans shall describe existing and proposed county and municipal ordinances and license and permit requirements relating to solid waste management and shall describe existing and proposed regulation and enforcement procedures. Subd. 3. Repealed, 1984 c 644 s 82 Subd. 4. Delegation of solid waste responsibilities. A county or a solid waste management district established under sections 115A.62 to 115A.72 may not delegate to another governmental unit or other person any portion of its responsibility for solid waste management unless it establishes a funding mechanism to assure the ability of the entity to which it delegates responsibility to adequately carry out the responsibility delegated. Subd. 5. Jurisdiction of plan. (a) After a county plan has been submitted for approval under subdivision 1, a public entity, as defined in section 16B.122, subdivision 1, within the county may not enter into a binding agreement governing a solid waste management activity that is inconsistent with the county plan without the consent of the county. (b) After a county plan has been approved under subdivision 1, the plan governs all solid waste management in the county and a public entity, as defined in section 16B.122, subdivision 1, within the county may not develop or implement a solid waste management activity, other than an activity to reduce waste generation or reuse waste materials, that is inconsistent with the county plan that the county is actively implementing without the consent of the county. HIST: 1980 c 564 art 5 s 5; 1982 c 569 s 13; 1984 c 644 s 32,33; 1987 c 404 s 140; 1989 c 131 s 3; 1989 c 325 s 6; 1989 c 335 an 1 s 269; 1Sp 1989 c 1 art 20 s 3,4; 1991 c 337 s 15,16; 1995 c 247 art 1 s 8; art 2 s 12 115A.47 Repealed, 1995 c 247 art 2 s 55 115A.471 PUBLIC ENTITIES; MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE. (a) Prior to entering into or approving a contract for the management of mixed municipal ,solid waste which would manage the waste using a waste management practice that is ranked lower on the list of preferred waste management practices in section 115A.02, paragraph (b), than the 'waste management practice selected for such waste in the county plan for the county in which the waste was generated, a public entity must: (1) determine the potential liability to the public entity and its taxpayers for managing the waste in this manner; (2) develop and implement a plan for managing the potential liability; and (3) submit the information from clauses (1) and (2) to the agency. (b) For the purpose of this subdivision, "public entity" means the state; an office, agency, or institution of the state; the metropolitan council; a metropolitan agency; the metropolitan mosquito control district; the legislature; the courts; a county; a statutory or home rule charter city; a town; a school district; another special taxing district; or any other general or special purpose unit of government in the state. HIST :' 1995 c 247 a 1 s 9 WASTE DELIVERY AGREEMENT WITNESSETH: Contract Number: A 19388 WASTE DELIVERY AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into by and between the COUNTY OF HENNEPIN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, hereinafter referred to as the "County ", A -2300 Government Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55487, on behalf of the Hennepin County Department of Environmental Services, 417 North Fifth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401, hereinafter referred to as the "Department ", and City of Hopkins, 11100 Excelsior Blvd., Hopkins, Minnesota 55343 hereinafter referred to as the "Hauler ". WHEREAS, the County has authority pursuant to Minn. Stat. §473.813 to enter into an Agreement with the Hauler for the delivery of solid waste to a County Facility; and WHEREAS, the Hauler desires to enter into an Agreement with the County to deliver Acceptable Waste to a County Facility. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows: I. TERM OF THE AGREEMENT The Hauler agrees to furnish services to the County during the period commencing October 1, 1998, and terminating March 31, 2001. II. DEFINITIONS A. Acceptable Waste is garbage, refuse, and other solid waste from residential, commercial, industrial and community activities that the generator of the waste aggregates for collection, but does not include auto hulks, street sweepings, ash, construction debris, mining waste, sludges, tree and agricultural waste, tires, lead acid batteries, motor and vehicle fluids' and filters, other materials collected, processed and disposed of as separate waste streams, or materials otherwise defined herein as Unacceptable Waste. B. County Board is the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. C. County Facility includes Brooklyn Park Transfer Station, Freeway Transfer Station, Hennepin Energy Resource Company (HERC), and Elk River Resource Recovery Facility. D. Hazardous Waste is waste which, by reason of its composition or characteristic, is toxic or hazardous waste as defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 USC §6903 (5) and regulations interpreting such act, or in Minnesota Statutes, Section 116.06, Subd. 11, and regulations interpreting such statute, as any of the foregoing may be amended from time to time. 1 E. Unacceptable Waste includes explosives, pathological and biological waste, radioactive materials, ashes, incinerator residue, foundry sand, sewage sludge, cesspool and other human waste, human and animal remains, motor vehicles, major vehicle parts such as transmissions, rear ends, springs and fenders, automobile and small vehicle tires to the extent the air emission criteria applicable to HERC are violated by their combustion, agricultural and farm machinery and equipment, marine vessels and major parts thereof, transformers, trees and lumber more than six feet long or one foot in diameter, liquid wastes, non - burnable construction material, sludges from air or water pollution control facilities or water supply treatment facilities, demolition or other construction debris, Hazardous Waste, any material which if processed at HERC would cause the bottom ash produced at HERC to be classified as Hazardous Waste, and other wastes as may be listed in "the Hennepin County Solid Waste System Operating Manual F. Hennepin County Solid Waste System Operating Manual is the manual prepared by the Department of Environmental Services which describes the procedures and requirements for all haulers operating in Hennepin County including the use of the County's Facilities. III. REPRESENTATIONS A. Hauler Representations Contract Number: A 19388 WASTE DELIVERY AGREEMENT 1. The Hauler is a municipal corporation or other government entity duly organized and validly existing under the law of the state of Minnesota and properly qualified to do business under the laws of Minnesota, and is licensed to haul waste in Hennepin County. The Hauler is doing business in Minnesota under the name City of Hopkins. 2 . The Hauler and/or representative have full power and authority to execute the Agreement and such execution constitutes a binding legal obligation of the Hauler that is fully enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions. 3. The execution of the Agreement does not conflict with any other agreement, indenture or any other instrument to which the Hauler is a party. B. County Representations 1. The execution of this Agreement has been duly authorized and approved by the County Board, and no other authorizations, approvals, or consents are required in order for this Agreement to constitute a binding and enforceable legal obligation to the County, except for the consent of the reviewing authority to the extent provided by law. IV. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE The Hauler shall at all times operate its business of collecting, transporting, delivery, and disposal of waste in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances and licenses, including but not limited to Hennepin County Ordinances 15 and 17. 2 V. SCOPE OF SERVICES A. Delivery of Acceptable Waste Contract Number: A 19388 WASTE DELIVERY AGREEMENT 1. The Hauler agrees to deliver to a County Facility, all Acceptable Waste generated in Hennepin County that the Hauler collects, transports, manages, or disposes or arranges for collection, transportation, management or disposal. 2. In the event the Hauler is unable to deliver a load of Acceptable Waste to a County Facility due to events beyond the Hauler's control, such as, but not limited to, extraordinary traffic congestion, a disabled vehicle transporting the load, or inclement weather, the Hauler may contact the County by telephone to request a delivery waiver from the County for that load of Acceptable Waste. 3. The Hauler agrees that it will not mix or deliver Acceptable Waste generated outside the County with Acceptable Waste generated in the County, unless mutually agreed to in writing by the parties. 4. The Hauler agrees not to deliver any Unacceptable Waste to a County Facility. 5. The Hauler agrees that it will not mix any Unacceptable Waste with Acceptable Waste collected in the County. 6. The Hauler agrees that it will, upon delivery of any waste to a County Facility, give the facility operator a load report on a form acceptable to the County that provides information concerning the load as may be required by the County, including but not limited to disclosure of the county or counties of origin for that Load of waste. 7. The Hauler agrees to abide by the conditions of the Hennepin County Solid Waste System Operating Manual. B. Rejection of Deliveries and Responsibilities for Hazardous/Unacceptable Waste 1. The facility operator may require the Hauler to reload and dispose of waste deposited on the tipping floor if the waste contains Hazardous Waste or significant amounts of Unacceptable Waste, including Acceptable Waste contaminated by Unacceptable Waste. 2. If the facility operator has reasonable, factual information indicating that Hazardous Waste or Unacceptable Waste was delivered by the Hauler, and the Hauler has left the tipping floor, the Hauler agrees to return and remove such Hazardous Waste or Unacceptable Waste and dispose of it in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. 3 3. The facility operator has the right to reject entire or partial loads of Hazardous or Unacceptable Waste. The Hauler shall be provided with documentation certifying the rejection and reasons therefore. All costs of reloading, removal and disposal of Hazardous Waste or other Unacceptable Waste shall be borne by the Hauler. C. Payment of Fees The Hauler agrees to pay all fees established under this Agreement. VI. PAYMENT PROCEDURES Contract Number: A 19388 WASTE DELIVERY AGREEMENT A. Payments shall be made in accordance with procedures provided in the Hennepin County Solid Waste System Operating Manual. B. The Hauler shall pay thirty -nine dollars ($39.00) per ton for Acceptable Waste delivered to a County Facility, which will be less than the gate rate for non - contracted waste. C. The Hauler will receive the lowest'rate given to any hauler who contracts with the County for delivery of Acceptable Waste. VII. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Hauler shall select the means, method, and manner of performing the services herein. Nothing is intended or should be construed in any manner as creating or establishing the relationship of co- partners between the parties hereto or as constituting the Hauler as the agent, representative, or employee of the County for any purpose or in any manner whatsoever. The Hauler is to be and shall remain an independent contractor with respect to all services performed under this Agreement. The Hauler represents that it has or will secure at its own expense all personnel required in performing services under this Agreement. Any and all personnel of the Hauler or other persons while engaged in the performance of any work or services required by the Hauler under this Agreement shall have no contractual relationship with the County, and shall not be considered employees of the County. Any and all claims that may or might arise under the Unemployment Compensation Act or the Workers' Compensation Act of the State of Minnesota on behalf of said personnel, arising out of employment or alleged employment, including, without limitation, claims of discrimination against the Hauler, its officers, agents, contractors, or employees shall in no way be the responsibility of the County. The Hauler shall defend, indemnify, and hold the County, its officers, agents, and employees harmless from any and all such claims irrespective of any determination of any pertinent tribunal, agency, board, commission, or court. Such personnel or other persons shall neither require nor be entitled to any compensation, rights, or benefits of any kind whatsoever from the County, including without limitation, tenure rights, medical and hospital care, sick and vacation leave, Workers' Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, disability, severance pay, and PERA. 4 VIII. NON- DISCRIMINATION - AFFIRMATIVE ACTION In accordance with Hennepin County's policies against discrimination, no person shall be excluded from full employment rights or participation in or the benefits of any program, service, or activity on the grounds of race, color, creed, religion, age, public assistance status, ex- offender status, or national origin; and no person who is protected by applicable Federal or State laws, rules, or regulations against discrimination shall be otherwise subjected to discrimination. IX. INDEMNIFICATION A. Indemnification of County The Hauler agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the County, its elected officials, officers, agents, and employees (including duly authorized volunteers) from any liability, claims, causes of action, judgments, damages, losses, costs, or expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, resulting directly or indirectly from any act, or omission, of the Hauler, its officers, agents, employees (including duly authorized volunteers), or contractors, or anyone whose act, or omission, any of them may be liable for in the performance of the services required by this Agreement, and against all loss by reason of the failure of said Hauler to perform fully, in any respect, all obligations under this Agreement. B. Indemnification of Hauler The County agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Hauler against liability for removal or remedial actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act (MERLA) for a release or threatened release of hazardous substance from Acceptable Waste delivered by the Hauler pursuant to this Agreement to a County Facility and not rejected by the facility. It is understood and agreed that the County's duty to , indemnify the Hauler shall be null and void if: 1. The Hauler, without the express written consent of the County, assumes any obligation, makes any payment, incurs any expense, or compromises in any way a claim covered by this indemnification; 2. The Hauler fails to give timely notice of claim and provide copies of documents as required; 3. The Hauler fails to cooperate with the County in the investigation, settlement, or defense of the claim or suit; or 4. The Hauler knowingly delivers Unacceptable Waste to a County Facility. 5 Contract Number: A 19388 WASTE DELIVERY AGREEMENT XI. AUDIT C. No Wavier of Immunities. Contract Number: A 19388 WASTE DELIVERY AGREEMENT The County shall provide legal representation through the Hennepin County Attorney's Office or legal counsel of its choice for a defense of claims asserted against the County, the Hauler and/or other waste haulers if those claims are indemnified by the County under this section. In its sole discretion, the County may choose to provide legal representation through common counsel or separate counsel to represent the Hauler for said claims. The Hauler shall be solely responsible for defending claims or portions of claims not indemnified by the County under this section. The Hauler agrees that: (1) it will not claim or assert, that based solely on common counsel's past or present representation of the Hauler, said counsel has a conflict of interest in performing legal services under this section; (2) it will not claim or assert, that based solely on common counsel's representation under the terms of this Agreement, said counsel has a conflict of interest in connection with any representation of any other person or entity in a matter pending; and (3) in the event that any legal conflict develops in the continued representation of the County and other waste haulers, the Hauler may consent to have the common counsel continue to represent it under this section. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Hauler from retaining, at the Hauler's sole expense, its own counsel of the defense of claims indemnified by the County under this section in the event a conflict of interest exists. The Hauler agrees to assign to the County all claims the Hauler may have that arise in connection with claims indemnified by the County. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or diminution by the County of any immunities or statutory limitations on liability. X. DATA PRIVACY The Hauler and the County agree to abide by all applicable State and Federal laws and regulations concerning the handling and disclosure of private and confidential information concerning individuals and/or data including but not limited to information made non - public by such laws or regulations. All books, records, documents and accounting procedures and practices of the Hauler relevant to this Agreement are subject to examination by the County and the State Auditor, as appropriate, or their designees, in accordance with the provisions of Minn. Stat. §16B.06, subd. 4 (1986). XII. NON- ASSIGNMENT Contract Number: A 19388 WASTE DELIVERY AGREEMENT The Hauler shall not assign, subcontract, transfer, or pledge this Agreement and/or the services to be performed hereunder, whether in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the County. If the Hauler is a Self - Hauler as defined in Hennepin County Ordinance Number 15 the Hauler may not under any circumstances assign, subcontract, transfer, or pledge this Agreement and/or the services to be performed hereunder, whether in whole or in part. If the Hauler attempts to assign, subcontract, transfer, or pledge this Agreement and/or the services to be performed hereunder, whether in whole or in part, this Agreement will become immediately null and void. XIII. MERGER AND MODIFICATION A. It is understood and agreed that the entire Agreement between the parties is contained herein and that this Agreement supersedes all oral agreements and negotiations between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof. All items referred to in this Agreement are incorporated or attached and are deemed to be part of this Agreement. B. Any alterations, variations, modifications, or waivers of provisions of this Agreement shall only be valid when they have been reduced to writing as an amendment to this Agreement . signed by the parties hereto. XIV. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties under this Agreement, and the remedies of either party for the breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, and agreement by the other party shall survive the execution and term of this Agreement. XV. DEFAULT A. Hauler Default If the Hauler fails to perform any of the provisions of this Agreement or so fails to administer the work as to endanger the performance of this Agreement, this shall constitute a default. Unless the Hauler's default is excused by the County, the County may cancel this Agreement in its entirety. The following shall also constitute a default by the Hauler: 1. Failure to comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and licenses relating to waste hauling, in the County and the State of Minnesota; B. County Default Contract Number: A 19388 WASTE DELIVERY AGREEMENT 2. Failure to maintain insurance as required by Hennepin County Ordinance 17; 3. Failure to make payment of all fees established under this Agreement; 4. Persistent and repeated failure to fulfill any of its material obligations under this Agreement; or 5. Transfer of any interest under this Agreement, whether by subcontract, assignment or novation. Notwithstanding the above, the Hauler shall not be relieved of liability to the County for damages sustained by the County by virtue of any breach of this Agreement by the Hauler. It is further agreed, that any right or remedy provided for herein shall not be considered as the exclusive right or remedy of the County for any default in any respect by the Hauler, but such right or remedy shall be considered to be in addition to any other right or remedy hereunder or allowed by law, equity or statute. The persistent or repeated failure to fulfill any of its material obligations under this Agreement shall constitute a default by the County. C. Opportunity to Cure No event of default set forth in this Article shall give rise to the right to terminate unless and until: (1) written notice is given to the defaulting party, specifying that a particular event of default exists which will, unless corrected within a thirty (30) day period of time, constitute a material breach of the Agreement on the part of the defaulting party; and (2) the defaulting party has not corrected such default within such period of time. The County's failure to insist upon strict performance of any provision or to exercise any right under this Agreement shall not be deemed a relinquishment or waiver of the same, unless consented to in writing. Such consent shall not constitute a general waiver or relinquishment throughout the entire term of the Agreement. XVI. TERMINATION A. In the event that the Hauler and the County mutually agree in writing to terminate this Agreement, such termination shall take effect on the date agreed upon by the parties. B. Either party may terminate by reason of the default of the other party following five (5) days written notice to the defaulting party, unless the default has been cured within the thirty (30) day period following notice of the default as provided in Article XV, Section C. C. In the event the County anticipates a substantial loss of tons of Acceptable Waste delivered to the County Facilities, the parties agree to renegotiate the price set forth in Section VI.B. in good faith. XVII. ADMINISTRATION OF AGREEMENT In order to coordinate the services of the Hauler with the activities of the Department of Environmental Services of the County so as to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, the director of the Department of Environmental Services, shall manage this Agreement on behalf of the County and serve as liaison between the County and the Hauler. XVIII. PAPER RECYCLING XIX. NOTICES Contract Number: A 19388 WASTE DELIVERY AGREEMENT The. County encourages the Hauler to develop and implement an office paper and newsprint recycling program. Any notice or demand which must be given or made by a party hereto under the terms of this Agreement or any statute or ordinance shall be in writing, and shall be sent registered or certified mail. Notices to the County shall be sent to the Assistant County Administrator for Public Service, Hennepin County, 300 Government Center A2307, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55487, with a copy to the originating Department at the address given in the opening paragraph of the Agreement. Notice to the Hauler shall be sent to the address as given in the opening paragraph of the Agreement. The laws of the State of Minnesota shall govern this Agreement. XX. SEVERABILITY The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable. If any part of this Agreement is rendered void, invalid, or unenforceable, such rendering shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement. XXI. RENEWAL This Agreement may be extended for an additional twelve months by mutual consent of the parties, upon the same terms, conditions, and covenants. Written notice to extend must be given by either party no less than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date of this Agreement and if mutually agreed to in writing before expiration of this Agreement. 9 Contract Number: A 19388 WASTE DELIVERY AGREEMENT The Hauler, having signed this Agreement, and the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners having duly approved this Agreement on August 4, 1998, and pursuant to such approval, the proper County officials have signed this Agreement, the parties hereto agree to be bound by the provisions herein set forth. Approved as to form and execution: COUNTY OF HENNEPIN STATE OF MINNESOTA By: Assistant County Attorney Chair of Its County Board Date: And: Assistant / Deputy / County Administrator Date: ATTEST: Director, Dept. of Environmental Services Deputy /Clerk of the County Board Date: Date: CHECK ONE: Hauler: By: Title : By: Title : SEAL Charter Option A Option B 1 0