LEONVALLEY DEEPROOTS BIG IDEAS.  MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE  LEON VALLEY SOLID WASTE SERVICES COMMITTEE  Meeting of the Leon Valley Solid Waste Services Committee at 5:36 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at the Leon Valley City Hall (Conference Room), 6400 El Verde Rd., Leon  Valley, Texas.  I. Poll for Attendance and Determination ofa Quorum.  Members Present: Ana Campos, Tina Chasan, Abraham Diaz, Drew Power, Josh Stevens, ( Others Present: Erick Matta, Mark Chappen, Frontier Waste Solutions, Sabrina Norton, Frontier Waste Solutions, Lee Kuhn, Tiger Sanitation, Frank Arredondo, Tiger Sanitation -Staff Present: Crystal Caldera, City Manager, David Dimaline, Public Works Assistant  Rita Burnside  Members Absent: John Saenz  Director  II. Discussion and Approval to Select a Committee Chair  Abraham Diaz made a motion to nominate Josh Stevens as Chairman. The motion was  seconded by Drew Power. The motion was approved unanimously.  III. Discussion and Presentation of RFP's received for Solid Waste Services and Scoring  Methodology  I Discussions are as follows:  --City Manager Caldera recommended the Solid Waste Committee may want to form a sub-committee to interview the firms, and to be a part oft the contract negotiations. The sub-committee could be comprised of the Chair and three other members. --Discussion occurred and the Committee agreed to form a sub-committee of Josh --Chairman Stevens said he would like the Committee to discuss the RFP's with the --Discussion was held regarding the RFP's. Rita Burnside recommended removing Waste Connections. Drew Power made a motion and Ana Campos seconded. The --Tina Chasan made a motion to remove Waste Management, because of overall costs. Chairman Stevens seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. Representatives from both Tiger Sanitation and Frontier Waste Solutions were present. Abraham Diaz asked Frontier Waste Services about their automated side- load trucks and that he was concerned how those would operate in the new, smaller subdivisions. Mark Chappen said he didn'tanticipate any problems, and that they could look at operating smaller sized trucks if necessary. Tiger Sanitation was then asked if they would consider picking up fence panels. Mr. Lee Kuhn stated he was  Stevens, Rita Burnside, Ana Campos, and Abraham Diaz. goal ofremoving two of the four companies this evening.  motion passed unanimously.    concerned about negotiating the details of the contract at the present meeting; however, these were all items that could be addressed in the contract.  IV. Future Agenda Items  A. Schedule Date and Time for the Next Meeting  - The sub-committee will meet next Wednesday, October 1stat 5:30 p.m. Interviews will be scheduled the following week. The Solid Waste Services Committee will meet again on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.  V. Adjourn.  - The meeting adjourned at 7:05 PM.  Chair/  gus