WASTE TAX
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CITY OF HORINS SOLID WASTE TONNAGE FOR
MAY - NOVEMBER '!!' 1984
TONBAGE TU ON
Em ( POUNDS) LOADS CUBIC YARDS
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!By 25 - June 25, 1984 975,460# 85 $ 1,683.00
July 25 - Aug. 25, 1984 850,520# 1,275 71 1,405.80
Aug. 25 - Sept. 25, 1984 917,720# 1,376 83 1,6431140
Sept. 25 - Oct. 25, 1984 873,120# 1,309 79 1,564.00
. Oct. 25 - Nov. 25, 1984 723,380{/ 1,085.00 76 1,504.00
As you can see, the tax based on a "weight" basis is as much as $300.00 per month
less than on a cubic yard basis. I would ~ees it is because we don't always dump
a "full 11 truck load and beoause there are timea when bulky items fill up the truck
but do not weigh much. '
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Waste Technol 9Y Inc.
4 1 0 - 11th Ave So.
Hopkms, Mmn 55343
Phone (612) 935.6921
Automated Refuse
VAV/lF INC.
CollectIon Systems
Oi ty of Hopkins
Ci ty Htl.ll
1010 s. 1st Jtreet
Hopkins, ;:!J.m18sota 55343
January 4, 1985
Attn: ;tt. thll Cra~g - City Manager
Mr. Bob Miller - Mayor
RE: r~ve-Year Refuse Collection Contract
Gentlemen.
Effective January 1, 1985, there is one (1) year remaining on the City's
colleotion contract. At this time, we ?'ould like to request a five (5)
month extension to run froM January, 1986 to May 31, 1986 as discussed
with the City's etaff baok in 1981.
The membership of the Council has ohanged somewhat since then, but most
of the members are probably aware of the contractunl proble~B we had at
the beginning. The contract was bid and nwarded on a basis of approximately
3,510 homes for collection. It wasn't until the second month of the contract
that we were informed that there, unfortunately, were about 700 fewer homes.
This caused a considerable amount of anguish on our ~'Rrt as well as a sever
financial problem. It neoessitated restructing our f~nancial loans from
First Bank of Hop~ns to First t~icipal Leasine Corporation and extending
the f~nanc~ng five (5) months since our monthly income was cut by about
~3,500.oo. I have attached a copy of R letter from ~T. Bill Craig disoussing
and recocrmenrting this extension.
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Our attorneys advised us at the time that we would have been justified in
taking legal nction to force conpliance with the contract terms. We felt
that was a rather extreme measure at the time and we proposed various
a1ternat~ves to help us recoup the lost income. All these alternatives were
rejected over a four (4) or five (5) month period of time and so we made th
best of a bad s~tuat~on and stuck it out. We feel we did the honorable thing
at the time and as a result were put under considerable presRure to perforo
on our "part of the contract". Over the last three 0) years, !!& the changes
requested by Council have been implemented by us.
~e now feel it is the City's turn to help in a small way by extending the
contract for the time requested and allowing us to finish ~~th at least o~
skin intact.
Thank you, and I'm willing to discuss this or any other item with you or the
other members of th~ Council in person.
~U(.dg
me.
S~noerely,
f8!y