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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br />March 24, 2004 -5- <br /> <br />Refuse Collection -Public Hearing on Resolution of Intent (Presentation by Deb Jones - <br />contmued) <br />• other cities have taken this step <br />--North St, Raul - 2QQ(} <br />-- Lauderdale - 2Q03 <br />-- Little Canada <br />- Vadnais Heights <br />~- l~linneapolis <br />More Background: <br />-` Many others around the United States <br />• Falcon Heights has mandated Friday collection <br />• Ramsey and Washington Counties considered organized collection jointly in 2QQ1 - 2QQ2 <br />-- The current system was not meeting environmental and Fuble health goals <br />-- ~Ithough ©rganized collection best met the deftned gaols, the d~ficulty o„1`~implelnentatian <br />led tea a different choice <br />~° "Restructure financing and regulation "was the chcasen campramise.• <br />^ ,easier to atn~alern~nt <br />^ ~~t did not address foals as welt, <br />- County Environmental Charge rrrovec~frarra~ar~~acrty tc~ to,your hat~lat~g bill <br />-- Public private partnerships tQ move toward environmental goals <br />-- .lj~the recornmendatic~ns are not achieved and the system does not move toward the gaalsh <br />trganized cQllecti~an can still be implemented in the Counties <br />Can residents get a better deal together than they can separately? <br />• ~nvrvnment <br />• Cast <br />~ Service <br />• Working together is also a choice <br />Goals: What would the ideal. system look Iike`l <br />The Commission created a vision of what an ideal system might look like and drafted a statement <br />of preliminary goals. <br />'~ Mare Efficient <br />'~ More Economical <br />""' Environmentally sound <br />• Education Component <br />