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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -(,_ <br />• January 28, 2004 <br />Consideration of Solid Waste Goals (continued) <br />WHEREAS, based on its mission statement, the Solid Waste Commission, at its December 11, 2003, <br />meeting, voted to recommend that the City undertake the process defined in Minnesota Statute 115A.94 and adopted <br />the following goals for organized collection: <br />More Efficient <br />1. Refuse collection shall be on one day of the week for all residences in single-family residential zones. <br />2. Waste collection base plan shall include refuse, recycling and yard waste, with options provided for <br />appliances and other large objects. <br />3. There shall be an efficient quarterly billing procedure with clear, itemized charges for each resident. <br />4. The City shall manage service and resident concerns. <br />More Economical <br />5. To reduce road maintenance costs, each street or alley shall be served by only one hauler, one truck per <br />collection day. The City may choose the option to designate one or more zones, one hauler to a zone, <br />and may choose to contract separately for recycling. <br />• 6. The City shall specify the maximum size of garbage trucks, in the interest of safety and protecting <br />citizens' investment in City infrastructure. <br />7. Prices shall be competitive with what Falcon Heights residents are paying now and with what is being <br />charged in other Metro area cities. Pricing options shall be the same in all neighborhoods of the city. <br />8. A choice of service levels shall be provided based on bin size. An extra-small size shall be available. <br />Residents shall be allowed to share service. Service shall include options for additional services or <br />special pick-ups. <br />9. Residents shall have option of temporary suspension of service, with either aone-month or two-month <br />minimum <br />10. Any contract for organized collection made by the City shall be for 3 or more years and shall include <br />conditions for termination prior to the end of the contract. <br />More Environmentally Sound <br />11. Refuse shall go to the Ramsey/Washington County Resource Recovery Facility in Newport or a <br />similar environmentally sound facility at the direction of the City if the Newport facility is no longer <br />available. Haulers) must certify this quarterly. <br />12. Waste collection service shall be consistent with sound public health policies and a clean city. <br />13. Within the first year of the contract, haulers) shall provide a viable plan to implement collection of <br />organics for composting. <br />• <br /> <br />