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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES • March 24, 2004 -20- Refuse Collection -Public Hearin on Resolution of Intent (continued) Council member Kuettel thanked everyone and said this has been a great forum. She was on the Solid Waste Commission for six years. The reason she would vote yes tonight is only for more study. If, at the end of this study she does not feel residents are going to get a deal, she will vote no. Right now there are many questions. She will vote yes on the intent to study this. People have made it clear they have concerns and are not comfortable with organized collection. She has talked to residents of Vadnais Heights who have organized collection and who do not like it. This is not a do or die. It's a study time. Council member Talbot said that we know what we have, but we don't know what we don't have. Go ahead and get answers to the questions, with the reassurance that this is not a done deal. Get more information. Mayor Gehrz thanked the Solid Waste Commissioners for their hard work in gathering information. She has been on the Council fourteen and a half years and during that time people have repeatedly asked about reducing trucks. People have tried to organize collection in their neighborhoods. It is very, very difficult to get 100% agreement. However, we don't know if organized collection will be beneficial or not. She cannot forget that 74% of the residents who participated in the City survey said they would consider this if there were reduced costs. Haulers have written letters and put ads in the paper. This process is subject to State statute, which requires that the City can't go further unless a resolution of intent is approved. The volunteers on the Solid Waste Commission need Council approval of the resolution in order to proceed with the study. She wants to be very clear that she won't support organized collection unless the study shows there are clear and adequate benefits for the residents. She listened and heard the concerns. The comments and concerns will not be lost in this study and will form a wonderful frame work. She invited everyone to continue to stay involved. She will be willing to pull the plug if she doesn't see anything that will be appealing to the City. RESOLUTION 2004-06 Lamb moved, and Kuettel seconded the motion to approve Resolution 2004-06, outlined below, adopting intent to organize the collection of solid waste. The motion was unanimously approved. CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS N0.2004-06 COUNCIL RESOLUTION Date: March 24, 2004 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING INTENT TO ORGANIZE COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 115A.94 covering organized collection was adopted in 1987, as a process to organize collection of solid waste within a city; and