Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes a sole source contract with Sustain Dane to administer the City’s Community Food Waste Reduction Initiative. The two year contract effective January 2022 to December 2023 is for $90,000 and is funded by a USDA Grant accepted by the Council on October 19, 2021 (RES-21-00714). No appropriation is required.
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SUBSTITUTE - A Resolution authorizing a sole source contract authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a service contract with Sustain Dane to administer the City of Madison’s Community Food Waste Reduction Initiative that is being funded through a USDA Grant.
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WHEREAS on August 31, 2021 the Madison Common Council adopted a Resolution (RES-21-00618) to address food waste that has the support of the Sustainable Madison Committee and the Madison Food Policy Council; and
WHEREAS the Food Waste Resolution sets a food waste diversion goal of 50% from the landfill by 2030 and commits to establishing metrics for measuring and tracking progress; and,
WHERAS in 2021 Sustain Dane successfully administered the City of Madison’s inaugural Master Recycler program which received an WI-DNR Recycling Excellence award; and
WHEREAS in the summer of 2021 the City engaged with Sustain Dane to partner on a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction (CCFWR) grant to support implementation of a Community Food Waste Reduction Initiative in the amount of $90,000 and was subsequently awarded; and,
WHEREAS on October, 19, 2021 the Madison Common Council adopted a Resolution (RES-21-00714) to accept the award from the USDA and amend the Sustainability Improvements Capital Budget to add $90,000 in grant funding; and,
WHEREAS, under MGO 4.26(4) a contract for purchase of services of more than $50,000 that was not competitively selected must be approved by the Common Council and, for the reasons given in the attached Noncompetitive Selection Form, this contract meets the exception in MGO 4.26(4)(a) 2 for a particular service is available from only one firm if procurement is being paid with Federal or State grant funds, the vendor was identified by name in the approved Grant Application; and,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to sign a $90,000 service contract effective January 2022 to December 2023 with Sustain Dane to administer the City of Madison’s Community Food Waste Reduction Initiative that is being funded through a USDA Grant.