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COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 20, 1996 She displayed a listing of municipalities within the seven -county metro area which utilize organized collection. Ms. Constant stated the Committee spoke with a number of these cities and 111 drafted goals and objectives as follows: 1. One recycling truck and one garbage truck per street, 2. One waste and recycling day per week, 3. Increase number of items that can be recycled, and 4. Limit hours of operation to non -peak hours. Ms. Constant explained that the City currently limits the number of haulers operating in the City and has an open hauling system with five haulers, one servicing a small amount that would probably "opt out" if organized collection is approved. She reviewed the one-time annual fees that are charged and explained the benefits are increase control over the service, cost, increased efficiency, increased control over noise and other neighborhood issues, and decreased wear and tear on the roadways. She reviewed a graph indicating that in all cities with organized collection they have an average lower monthly charge to generators. Ms. Constant then reviewed a chart identifying the impact of haulers on City streets, indicating one truck trip equals about 1600 car trips (according to Mn/DOT). She explained the goals were discussed with the Council and a joint meeting held between the haulers and Council. The City also conducted a survey which indicated 90% of those surveyed responded to the question of support for organized or not organized collection and 59% supported organized collection. She advised that this surveyor had surveyed over 50 cities in the metro area and Lino Lakes was one of the highest in support of organized collection. PRESENTATION ON ROAD IMPACT Mr. Ahrens presented an illustration identifying the damage of certain vehicles when compared with a car. One garbage truck is equivalent to 1100 cars trips. He explained it is actually more like 1500 cars and these are relative factors of impact to a roadway as determined by Mn/DOT and are -used in designing roadways. He explained the impact to roadways is greater in spring months during the thaw so the impact of a heavier truck would be much greater than one truck to 1500 car trips. Also, roadways with subgrade failure would be greater impacted. He explained that side load garbage trucks are usually used but with rear load vehicles, a greater impact is realized since most of the weight is on the rear axle rather than being spread between both axles. Council Member Neal noted that one truck trip equals 1500 car trips. Mr. Ahrens further explained that one truck trip pass by a garbage truck would impact roads the same as the pass of 1500 car trips. He stated if only passenger cars traversed the City's roads, there would be minimal impact. He explained it is generally the heavier vehicles (trucks, buses, construction vehicles, semitrucks) that impact the road surface. COMMENTS ANOKA COUNTY CITIES WITH ORGANIZED COLLECTION Peggy Link, Circle Pines Finance Director and Recycling Coordinator, reported they have a one hauler garbage contract along with recycling and special service such as clean up days and spring clean ups. I -lave had this type of contract since before the City was organized or incorporated. In PAGI-: 2 • 1