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• • COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 28, 1997 Council Member Kuether moved to close the public hearing at 8:27 P.M. Council Member Lyden seconded the motion. Motion carried with Council Member Neal abstaining. Mayor Landers called for a recess at 8:28 P.M. The meeting was reconvened at 8:43 P.M. CONSIDERATION OF SECOND READING, ORDINANCE NO. 08 - 97, REPEALING SECTION 507 AND REPLACING SECTION 507 WITH ORDINANCE NO. 08 - 97, JACKIE CONSTANT Ms. Constant explained the Solid Waste Advisory Committee was instructed by the Council to adopt an ordinance to include organized collection. At the April 14, 1997, meeting, the Council adopted the first reading of Ordinance No. 08 - 97. Ms. Constant explained that since the first reading, the following wording has been added to Section 9 addressing the hours of operation: "with the exception of the following holidays falling on a weekday: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, new Years Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day where the 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. hours would apply on Saturday." Ms. Constant reviewed the changes included in Ordinance No. 08 - 97 addressing organized collections and said the Council will be granted authority to enter into a contract to collect and dispose of all refuse originating from residential property, the licensed contractor will be responsible for the billing, the hours of operation within the City have been changed to read start time of 7:00 a.m. instead of 6:00 a.m. with limited hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and due to the obligation of the licensed contractor to provide a service to the residents of the City, the City must ensure payment to the licensed contractor by the certification of past due accounts over 90 days. The City will assess the past due fee along with an administration fee to cover the administration costs of issuance of payment to the licensed contractor. Lastly, the insurance limits to the licensed contractor have been increased to one million dollars for bodily injuries or death to one person, three million dollars for any one accident and/or death to one or more persons, and a total of one million dollars liability for damages of property of others arising out of an accident. Ms. Constant advised the Solid Waste Advisory Committee recommends adoption of this ordinance. Council Member Neal asked about communication between the resident and hauler. Ms. Constant explained most of the communication will be directly with the hauler. Council Member Kuether moved to adopt the SECOND READING of Ordinance No. 08 - 97 as amended in these minutes. Council Member Lyden seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Ordinance No. 08 - 97 can be found at the end of these minutes. CONSIDERATION OF A WELLNESS PLAN, PAULA Schloer Ms. Schloer explained members of the Safety Committee have explored different wellness program ideas that the City could make available to its regular full- and part-time employees and the Council. She explained the types of testing and screening that will be conducted by North PAGE 9