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City Council Minutes February 28, 1996 Page 2 25 AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND RECYCLING CONTRACT WITH E-Z RECYCLING TO INCLUDE COLLECTION OF CEREAL BOXES Administrative Assistant/Planner Asleson reported that the Solid Waste Commission had recommended the addition of cereal boxes to the city's recycling program at an additional cost of three cents per household per month. This will require that the city's contract with E-Z Recycling be amended. Asleson noted that the price increase can be handled within the current recycling fee structure, since the recycling fee is set slightly above the current costs of collection. Motion was made by Councilmember Gibson Talbot to amend the city's recycling contract with E-Z Recycling to include the collection of cereal boxes, at an additional cost of three cents per household per month. Motion passed unanimously. PRESENTATION TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT Mayor Gehrz presented a plaque. to members of the Fire Department in recognition of the department's on-going support and presence in the city. The plaque listed the names of all department personnel who had served one year or more. Receiving the plaque were Fire Chief Clem Kurhajetz and Assistant Chiefs Dennis LeMay and Nick Baumann. CONSIDERATION OF PRELIMINARY STREETSCAPE DESIGN FOR LARPENTEUR AVENUE Administrator Hoyt updated the council on the status of the Larpenteur Avenue reconstruction. Ramsey County is managing the project and will undertake the street reconstruction and pedestrian pathway construction and reconstruction with an estimated cost to the city of 5250,000 to 5450,000. The plans currently include an underpass at Coffman Street and Larpenteur Avenue for golf course users and pedestrians at an estimated cost of $450,000. The city's streetscape plan is estimated at 51,300,000. Hoyt explained that the current timetable is for construction between Highway 280 on the west and Cleveland Avenue on the east to occur in 1997, between Cleveland and St. Mary's in 1998, and Arona to Hamline in late 1998 or early 1999. The city's landscaping work would be planned for 1997 between Fulham and Cleveland as well as the business district amenities and the city identification signs. Hoyt stated that after the council's approval to move forward tonight, the city staff planned to hold community meetings and a community walk for May 1996. Landscape Architect Michael Schroeder presented the detailed design, discussed the meetings with property owners along Larpenteur Avenue, and answered questions.