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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />MARCH 14, 2007 <br />does not have trash blowing around his yard. Lesnick stated that it <br />appeared that limiting exemptions was a revenue issue for the City rather <br />than a trash and recycling issue. Lesnick felt it was discriminatory to limit <br />the business exemption to just business locations within Little Canada. <br />Allan reviewed 1989 information from Ramsey County in which the <br />County encouraged cities to not allow trash to be transported from one city <br />to another. The County indicated that each city should be responsible for <br />its own trash, and that is why Little Canada's business exemption was for <br />businesses located in the City. Allan noted that the City of White Bear <br />Lake, where Lesnick operates his business, allows no exemptions from <br />organized collection for its residents. <br />Keis stated that he was not sure the exemptions were inequitable. Allan <br />felt it would be a difficult program to enforce. Lesnick felt the criteria to <br />qualify for an exemption was pretty straight forward, and a property owner <br />would either meet the criteria or would not. <br />The City Administrator felt that allowing an exemption for a business <br />owner would be easier to enforce than allowing exemptions for employees <br />who can bring trash to work. The Adminish•ator stated that the exemption <br />for residents who work for waste haulers was approved, as the City felt <br />there was some assurance that the trash would be disposed of in a proper <br />manner. <br />Sjobeck pointed out that he has the benefit of bringing his trash to his <br />place of employment, and asked for an exemption on this basis. He did <br />note that he could understand the concern with people driving around with <br />trash blowing out of the back of a pick-up ri•uck. <br />Allan again encouraged no exemptions except for extended travel, feeling <br />this was the most equitable and the easiest to enforce. <br />The City Administrator stated that in reviewing the call list more closely, <br />out of the 10 people that called, 8 owned businesses. <br />Montour asked how many exemptions are currently in place. The City <br />Administrator estimated 20 to 25. McGraw asked the amount of time it <br />would take to process and verify exemptions. The City Administrator felt <br />that after the initial requests, the time would be minimal. He noted that <br />currently staff is spending a lot of time on those exemptions that were <br />improperly approved by the haulers. <br />McGraw stated that the equity issue was of concern to him. He also <br />acknowledged the potential problem of blowing trash as people haul their <br />refuse to work. McGraw stated that he understood the issue for people <br />