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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -15- January 26, 2005 Organized Refuse Collection (continued) Mr. Carnival said that Council member Lamb's proposal is to simply put in the Memorandum of Understanding what we have already agreed to do with Ramsey and Washington Counties, which is to provide a specific amount of waste that is currently contracted for to the facility until 2007, when the bonds are paid off and the contracts will expire, giving a whole different world as to what will happen after that. That is what the counties wanted. That is what the haulers agreed to. This would be no additional restriction on the haulers, except to live by the contracts that they agreed to with Ramsey and Washington Counties. Council member Lamb said the haulers are going to live by their contracts. Mr. Carnival said it's an affirmation in the Memorandum of Understanding that the haulers will provide as much waste to the Newport facility as they have agreed to provide. Mrs. Loretta Ring, 1364 Idaho, said that ten years ago she tried to get everyone on her block to use the same hauler. Three people on the block would not change over. She suggested dividing • the City into sections and giving the haulers the same percentage of customers that they have now. Residents would have a choice, in a way. Mayor Gehrz said that is not a bad idea but, the problem is, as she understands the anti-trust laws, the haulers can't get together and organize this. The only way the City can organize this is through organized collection, but people are saying they want to keep the open system. It falls back on the voluntary shoulders of residents like you to keep working on it, but this time you have more information to work with. One of the residents, Rolfe Leary, has done some excellent additional research on the difference that it makes to reduce by even one truck. Rolfe has made that research available as a part of the public record. If you want to know who else on your block is interested in helping to organize the block, all of those households are identified. Mr. Dale Gengler, 1611 Hollywood Court, thanked the City Council and the community and said he doesn't believe this is a place for the government to reach that far. He thought Council member Lindstrom's presentation was excellent. This is better handled in more of a gentle way. On Hollywood Court the neighborhood was organized to use one hauler. It is totally voluntary. He prefers to see this done on an entirely voluntary basis. With regard to discussion about where the waste goes, it is better to leave this to the open market. Mr. Dale Olson, 1780 North Snelling, said that last year they had a $300,000 fire at their home and he wanted to thank Administrator Worthington for her help the night of the fire. People are disillusioned about government. He has had the same trash hauler for over 40 years and pays a nominal fee every month. He remembers Snelling Avenue when it was a boulevard. Now he • can shake hands with the truck drivers as they go by. /[