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J-111 GO 7.4 1LWJ tx J1J1 adjusted to the change. To add fifth Friday collection in 1994, after offering it in 1992 for the first time and then eliminating it in 1993, may cause even greater confusion to residents. Some residents reportedly dislike the greater accumulation of recyclables in months which have a fifth Friday, but experience with Knutson also showed that fifth Friday collection resulted in substantially reduced collections the following week (which is the first Friday of the next month). E Z did not quote a lower price for collection on just the first and third Fridays of each month, but it will obviously save money if it does not do an additional collection in months with a fifth Friday. The Commission recommends that the City not reinstate fifth Friday collection and that it request a corresponding reduction in E Z's proposed rates. e. ,Sot Market Prices. Under the Knutson contract, the City got a rebate based on the prices at which recyclables were sold. As part of this process, Knutson provided spot market prices with its reports to the City. The Commission recommends that the City ask E Z to provide this information, although it has no impact on the contract price, because it is useful to the Commission to be informed of the status of the market for recyclables. CITYWIDE GARAGE SALE: The Falcon Heights City -Wide Garage Sale is scheduled for May 21, 1994, subject to City Council approval, Local businesses will be invited to hold sidewalk sales or other tie -in promotions on the same day. The Commission discussed potential problems which could arise from inviting nonresidents into the community on a large scale, including disruption to nonparticipating residents. Jeff Alexander reported that the Bryn Mawr neighborhood in Minneapolis has conducted a community garage sale for many years and it has become well -known among residents, most of whom now participate (as do local businesses). Susan Smith reported that St. Anthony Park did not encounter any significant problems with its two previous community --wide sales. The sale is likely to create far less traffic than the State Fair, and it will only take place on one Saturday. To minimize disruption, participants will be kept to strict observance of the "official" starting time of the sale. Advertising outside the City may be postponed until the day of the sale to avoid pre shopping. If any residents have special events planned and are concerned about parking or other disruptions, if they notify the City or the Commission, or simply work with their neighbors, it should be possible to come up with a solution such as combining immediate neighbors' sales at a location further away from the event. Susan Smith and Jeff Alexander will draft proposed guidelines for participants. The Commission's consensus was that the potential for unforeseen problems should not keep the City from trying something new. Any problems which do arise will be taken into consideration in determining whether the sale should become an annual event. -3-