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City of North St. Paul
City Council
Workshop Meeting Agenda
April 7, 2026
5:15 PM
The City Council Workshop Meeting will be conducted on April 7, 2026 at 5:15 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 2400 Margaret St., North St. Paul.
You can watch the meeting on our YouTube channel here: tinyurl.com/NSPYouTube
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
Council Member Nordby
Council Member Woods
Council Member McKenzie
Council Member Schweer
Mayor Monge
III. Adopt Agenda
IV. Topic(s)
A. Discussion - RFP Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Services
V. Other Business
VI. Adjournment
Members may be participating by Interactive Technology.
The next regularly scheduled City Council Workshop meeting is April 21, 2026.
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Agenda Information Memorandum
To Date
Honorable Mayor Monge and City Council April 7, 2026
Agenda Placement # IV.A
Topic(s)
Subject
Discussion - RFP Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Services
Background/Facts
To update the City Council on the Request for Proposals process for Solid Waste and
Recycling Collection Services and to seek direction on key elements the City Council
would like in the final contract before staff interviews vendors and negotiates the
contract.
Financial Impact
Recommended Action
Staff seeks direction from City Council prior to interviewing vendors.
Attachments
1. Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Services Discussion 4.7.26
Respectfully submitted,
Daniel Winek, Finance Director
Ken Roberts, Community Development / Community Services Director
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SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
COLLECTION SERVICES
APRIL 7, 2026
City of North St. Paul
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Purpose
• To update the City Council on the Request for Proposals
process for Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Services
and to seek direction on key elements the City Council
would like in the final contract before staff interviews
vendors and negotiates the contract.
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WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
• Developed a Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Services Committee:
• Ken Roberts, Community Development Director
• Chris Cherne, Community Development Administrative Assistant
• Dan Winek, Finance Director
• Barb Huelsman, Utility Coordinator
• Taylor Lillie, Senior Accounting Technician – Utilities
• The Committee worked with the consultants at Foth Infrastructure and Environment LLC (Foth), as part of Ramsey
County’s Technical Assistance program, prepared a Request for Proposals (RFP) for solid waste and recycling
collection services for residences in North Saint Paul.
• On December 16, 2025, the City Council adopted a motion approving the draft Request for Proposals (RFP) and all
associated documents for solid waste and recycling collection services for the City of North Saint Paul and
authorized city staff to release the RFP to the public.
• The City received seven proposals from contractors interested in providing solid waste, recycling and yard waste pick
up services in North Saint Paul by the February 13, 2026, submittal deadline.
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WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
• Committee reviewed and scored each of the seven proposals in five different categories with 1-10 points possible in
each category.
• The categories are qualifications, economics/price, community values, past performance and value-added plan.
• The staff at Foth Consultants tabulated the Committee scores and they also completed a comparison of the base
proposals by doing a weighted percentage scoring for each of the seven proposals.
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RFP RESULTS
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RFP RESULTS
• The result of the staff scoring and the weighted percentage scores of the seven proposals shows two proposals with
the highest scores and the other five proposals with much lower scores – especially when considering economics
and price.
• We are not yet identifying any the proposers or the contractors to allow the review and approval process to move
forward in a fair manner.
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NEXT STEPS
• Determine key elements to highlight in the vendor interviews.
• Select vendors to interview.
• Interview vendors (Tentatively the April 13th – 25th).
• Negotiate terms of contract including key elements.
• Finalize contract.
• Bring proposed contract to a June City Council meeting for approval (allows 3 months if a new vendor is selected).
• New contract starts on September 1, 2026.
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POTENTIAL KEY ELEMENTS
Customer Service Options:
• City Staff (current arrangement)
• Vendor provided
• Free
• $.25 per resident per month
• $.50 per resident per month
• $.75 per resident per month
• $1.00 per resident per month
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POTENTIAL KEY ELEMENTS
Vendor provided App (Customers could access with information about prices, schedule
changes, delays in pick up, pick-up options, vacation holds, etc.)
• Does the City Council desire an App? If yes, at what cost for the residents?
• Free
• $.25 per resident per month
• $.50 per resident per month
• $.75 per resident per month
• $1.00 per resident per month
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POTENTIAL KEY ELEMENTS
• Truck Technology (Trucks would have technology such as cameras showing the driver
and the load and GPS that residents could access so they know when and where their
truck is located.)
• Does the City Council desire a Truck Technology? If yes, at what cost for the
residents?
• Free
• $.25 per resident per month
• $.50 per resident per month
• $.75 per resident per month
• $1.00 per resident per month
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POTENTIAL KEY ELEMENTS
• Bulky Pick-up (Bulky items would be picked up at residences on a regular basis at no
additional charge to the resident outside of a monthly charge.)
• Does the City Council desire a regular Bulky Pick-up for all residents? If yes, at
what frequency and cost for the residents?
Frequency
• 2 items per month, per quarter, semi-annual, annual
• 4 items per month, per quarter, semi-annual, annual
• 6 items per month, per quarter, semi-annual, annual
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POTENTIAL KEY ELEMENTS
• Bulky Pick-up (Bulky items would be picked up at residences on a regular basis at no
additional charge to the resident outside of a monthly charge.)
• Does the City Council desire a regular Bulky Pick-up for all residents? If yes, at
what frequency and cost for the residents?
Cost
• Free
• $.25 per resident per month
• $.50 per resident per month
• $.75 per resident per month
• $1.00 per resident per month
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POTENTIAL KEY ELEMENTS
• Do you have other items to include in the new contract?
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