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TO: Joel Hanson FROM: Patrick Kelly DATE: April 25, 2016 RE: Organized Collection MEMORANDUM RESEARCH REFERENCES: 1. City of Little Canada Webpage – Organized Refuse and Recycling Collection 2. League Memo on Organized Collection 3. City of Little Canada Ordinance 801 4. Minn. Stat. 115A.94 – Organized Collection 5. Minn. Stat. 645, et al. - Words and Interpretation QUESTION: Can the City reduce its haulers from 3 to 1 under its organized collection ordinance. ANSWER: There appears to be no statutory guidelines or opinions addressing this question. However, based on the provision of the Little Canada ordinance, it can be interpreted to allow a reduction in haulers. For purposes of guidance, Minn. Stat. 115A.94 allows cities to undertake organized collection. Specifically 115A.94, Subd. 1 states: “Definition. “Organized collection” means a system for collecting solid waste in which a specified collector, or a member of an organization of collectors, is authorized to collect from a defined geographic service area or areas some or all of the solid waste that is released by generators for collection.” According to City records, organized collection was established by ordinance in 1989. The City of Little Canada websites states: “In an effort to meet the Minnesota State Legislature’s mandated waste abatement goals, the City of Little Canada instituted organized collection of refuse in 1989. Under organized collection, the city contracts with a specific hauler(s) for collection of residential refuse and recyclables from all of our single family homes and duplex dwellings. Each hauler is assigned to a specific area within the city for collection services. Residents are required to use the hauler that is assigned to their area for refuse and recycling collection services unless they qualify for an exemption.” 2