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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 2004 Refuse Collection -Public Hearin on Resolution of Intent (continued Use of landfills Trucks Pollution Noise Traffic Safety Environmental concerns Price and service levels Recycling frequency NRG Possibility of zones versus entire City in terms of a single hauler Impact on future generations Hazardous waste and the dangers in the waste system and waste stream Roads and road maintenance Health concerns Lack of engineering input at this meeting Expansion of compost sites Alley maintenance and damage to alleys Alley safety -19- • Tom Baldwin, 1716 Albert, said that when he comes back to the next meeting he would like to see a report structured around each one of the goals. What is the least intrusive way the City can accomplish each goal? If you find that the most important and bedrock goals we are after require organized collection, then we will know that. Pay attention to the important goals that have been formulated and structure the report that way. There was no further commentary from the public and the Public Hearing was closed. Council member Lamb said this was a terrific meeting and accomplished its purpose. There are a lot of concerns and issues on the table. The Council is considering a resolution of intent that will allow the City to look at the organized collection process. The Council is not voting on the selection of a hauler. The Council is not voting on whether or not to approve of organized collection. What do we have? We have a half dozen haulers who provide a variety of services and costs. There are two neighborhoods in the City that have organized collection systems that were set up by the people in those neighborhoods. Some people say the facility at Newport can't take more, others say it can. We have heard allusions to other cities' experience. North St. Paul got a substantial reduction in price and service complaints. What he thinks the Council ought to do is approve the resolution of intent tonight. Let us see what can be done to resolve these questions. Council member Lindstrom said that he listened to everyone tonight. There have been dozens of issues brought up on both sides. It would be to the Council's advantage to continue to explore . the issues. There may be some middle ground. Let's keep our options open.