MINUTES - Special - 12/20/2000 CITY OF SALEM
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DECEMBER 20, 2000
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
A Special Meeting of the City Council was held in the Council Chamber on
Wednesday, December 20, 2000 at 7.00 P.M. for the purpose of taking action on
Administration and Finance Committee reports regarding the proposed Trash Contract,
and related appropriations. Notice of this meeting was posted on December 15, 2000 at
12.01 P.M.
Councillor LaCava was absent.
Council President Kevin R. Harvey presided.
Councillor O'Leary moved to waive the reading of the record of the previous
meeting. It was so voted.
#977 (#911) -APPR. PUBLIC SERVICES SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
Councillor Lovely offered the following report for the Committee on Administration
and Finance. It was voted to accept the report.
The Committee on Administration and Finance to whom was referred an
appropriation of$363,924.00 from Free Cash to "Public Services Solid Waste
Collection" has considered said matter and would recommend no recommendation.
Councillor O'Leary moved approval of the appropriation. It was so voted by a roll
call vote of 6 yeas, 4 nays, 1 absent. Councillors DeToma, Flynn, Furey, Hayes,
O'Keefe, and O'Leary were recorded as voting in the affirmative. Councillors Driscoll,
Lovely, Sargent, and Harvey were recorded as voting in the negative. Councillor
LaCava was absent.
Councillor O'Leary moved for immediate reconsideration in the hopes it would not
prevail. Reconsideration was denied.
#978 - (#912) -APPR. PUBLIC SERVICES SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
Councillor Lovely offered the following report for the Committee on Administration
and Finance. It was voted to accept the report.
The Committee on Administration and Finance to whom was referred an
appropriation of$351,623.00 from Free Cash to "Public Services Solid Waste
Collection" has considered said matter and would recommend no recommendation.
Councillor O'Leary moved approval of the appropriation. It was so voted by a roll
call vote of 8 yeas, 2 nays, 1 absent. Councillors DeToma, Flynn, Furey, Hayes,
Lovely, O'Keefe, and O'Leary and Sargent were recorded as voting in the affirmative.
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Councillors Driscoll, and Harvey were recorded as voting in the negative. Councillor
LaCava was absent.
Councillor O'Leary moved for immediate reconsideration in the hopes it would not
prevail. Reconsideration was denied.
#979 - (#915) - SOLID WASTE CONTRACT WITH NORTHSIDE CARTING
Councillor Lovely offered the following report for the Committee on Administration
and Finance. It was voted to accept the report.
The Committee on Administration and Finance to whom was referred an Order to
authorize the City to execute a Solid Waste Services Agreement between the City of
Salem and Northside Carting, Inc., has considered said matter and would recommend
no recommendation.
Councillor O'Leary amended the contract to include "City of Salem" lettering on
all vehicles.
Councillor DeToma amended to delete on page #3, term of contract, all the
wording, and insert the following:
"2. Term of Contract & Options to Renew
The Contractor shall commence Work on January 16, 2001 and the Work shall
continue through December 31, 2001. No later than November 30, 2001, the City
may elect in its sole discretion to extend the period of the Contract for an additional
two (2) years through December 31, 2003. No later than November 30, 2003, the
City may elect in its sole discretion to extend the period of the Contract for another two
(2) years through December 31, 2005. If the period of the Contract is extended as set
forth above, the payment to the contractor shall be adjusted each year on the
anniversary by the Consumer Price Index, North of Boston."
Councillor Lovely amended that additional trucks not be parked at the transfer
station.
All the above amendments were adopted as one, by a roll call vote of 8 yeas, 2
nays, and 1 absent. Councillors DeToma, Flynn, Furey, Hayes, Lovely, O'Keefe,
O'Leary, and Sargent were recorded as voting in the affirmative. Councillors Driscoll
and Harvey were recorded as voting in the negative. Councillor LaCava was absent.
The Contract was adopted as amended by a roll call vote of 6 yeas, 4 nays, and
1 absent. Councillors DeToma, Flynn, Furey, Hayes, O'Keefe, and O'Leary were
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recorded as voting in the affirmative. Councillors Driscoll, Lovely, Sargent, and Harvey
were recorded as voting in the negative. Councillor LaCava was absent.
Councillor O'Leary moved for immediate reconsideration in the hopes it would not
prevail. Reconsideration was denied.
#980 - MONTHLY ACCOUNTING OF SOLID WASTE COSTS
Councillor Driscoll introduced the following Order which was adopted.
Ordered: That a detailed monthly accounting of municipal solid waste collection
and disposal costs of the City of Salem over the course of the last two years,
commencing January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2000, be provided to the City
Council by January 15, 2001.
Councillor O'Leary thanked outgoing President Kevin R. Harvey for a job well
done.
On the motion of Councillor O'Leary, the meeting adjourned at 9.30 P.M.
ATTEST: DEBORAH E. BURKINSHAW
CITY CLERK