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City Council Meeting Minutes September 29, 2020 <br />Mr. Lumbreras, stated the last time a five year contract came up was in 2015 <br />and this was when it included 2 rive -year extensions. Staff will be reviewing the <br />process and a system is in place to monitor the life of contracts and there will <br />not be assumptions of extension, but they will put them out for bid or request <br />periodically. If Council chooses to do a RFP during the life of this contract <br />then staff will provide a recommendation to Council and what the impact will <br />be on rates. Staff will come forward with a different recommendation prior to <br />any RFP. <br />Council Member Baker, stated this needs to be looked at because recycling has <br />changed since the initial contract was approved. Mr. Baker expressed his <br />support of this renewal, and he hopes this does encourage more public <br />outreach. TDS does a great job but these contracts do need to be monitored <br />and looked at periodically. <br />Council Member Gonzales, asked what would happen if we did not approve <br />the rive year contract. Mr. Cosentino referenced what the contract states, but <br />he is unable to speak on what action TDS would take. Mr. Stapp stated TDS <br />would continue to serve the city without interruption until October 30th if the <br />City were not to renew, after that date we would no longer have their services. <br />Council Member Rockeymoore asked the TDS representative what would <br />happen after October 30th if Council did not approve the agreement. Rick <br />Frauman, TDS representative, spoke on ways the contract could be <br />restructured if that is the will of the Council. He stated there are long term <br />expenses and equipment is continually purchased in order to maintain a high <br />level of service for customers, therefore service agreements are put in place to <br />maintain this service so a month to month contract is not sustainable. <br />Council Member Derrick commended TDS on all they have done in San <br />Marcos. Mr. Frauman expressed his gratitude for the work by the city and <br />enjoys the partnership with the City. <br />Council Member Baker stated that the City places a lot of emphasis on <br />diversion through landfills and he stated that glass and plastic have been <br />stockpiled due to market concerns. Is there any degradation to those items <br />over time? He stated that he toured the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in <br />the past and he inquired about the degradation of certain items over time. <br />What does TDS do to put these to use. <br />City of San Marcos Page 3 <br />