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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 4, 1987 PAGE 7 the State of Minnesota, is required to give them a reasonable use of their land which they are asking for. If it is not granted here, eventually they will be granted a reasonable use of their land. They cannot stand telling them to build houses on Interstate 94 where no one will build, but asked the Council to cooperate with them. If everybody would sit down and reason together, a good development could happen and you could keep your beautiful community. M/S/P Graves/Johnson - to table action on the request from Federal Land Company for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and General Concept Plan for a 56 acre Planned Unit Development proposed for the northwest corner of I-94 and CSAH 19 until the September 1st City Council meeting. (Motion carried 4-0). 7. Report on Recycling: Bruce Dunn, John Maroney, Tom Haugen and Zack Hansen, Washington County. Bruce Dunn, Lake Elmo's representative to the Washington County Solid Waste Board and gave a presentation on the possibility of a curbside recycling program within the City. The City was informed of funds available through Washington County to assist in starting up programs such as this, but Dunn felt to make the program a success there should be citizens in each neighborhood to personally hand out information to their neighbors about recycling and remind the residents of recycling day. The Ramsey/Washington County Resource Recovery Project Board has recommended that the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners and Washington County Board of Commissioners accept Northern States Power Company's resource recovery facility in Newport, and have begun a service agreement with NSP to process the Counties' trash for the next 20 years. Now that the facility has been approved, haulers are required by law to bring all Ramsey and Washington County trash to the facility. This is part of the counties' long-term solution to the land use and groundwater contamination problems associated with total reliance on landfills, and reflects the counties' committment to safer more efficient trash disposal methods. John Maroney of Maroney's Sanitation told the Council that he already has a program going in North St. Paul. The service picks up newsprint, mixed cans and glass (clear, amber and brown) once a month. The residents are required to put the separate items on the curb and they service everyone. The cost is predetermined with a flat fee per month charged to the city. The recycling bills are sent out with the water bills in North St. Paul. Maroney stated that with the changes that are coming in garabge teatment, he believes that by 1990 if the city won't do it the county will do it for them. The City Council asked questions about having a centrally located drop-off center versus curbside pickup. Maroney responded that according to studies of drop-off centers only five percent of the residents participated. In Forest Lake the rate is 12 percent but civic groups (Boy Scouts, hockey boaster and leagues) are pushing participation. An effective curbside program usually has a better rate of participiaton.