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Mounds View City Council February 9, 2015 <br />Regular Meeting Page 4 <br /> <br />and encouraging recycling residents while finding new and innovative ways to reuse recyclables. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty stated the original intent of the City with the recycling program was just to <br />encourage homeowners to recycle while explaining the positive benefits. Ms. Ketchum believed <br />there was a better way to affect change than by reporting the homeowners to the City for not <br />recycling. She suggested that she be allowed to work with the City on educational materials <br />through flyers and mailers. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty discussed feedback the City received from Ramsey County regarding the lack of <br />reporting of recyclables in Mounds View. He questioned how this situation could improve. Ms. <br />Ketchum indicated changes have been made at both a local and State level for reporting. She <br />believed that homeowners were still recycling; however the weight of the material was declining <br />due to better product packaging and engineering. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty did not believe that the City would be placing a burden on the refuse haulers <br />given the fact Ramsey County had information on every other community in the County, except <br />for Mounds View. Somehow, recycling information was being gathered by haulers in every <br />other community. Ms. Ketchum encouraged the City to work with her organization on recycling <br />education materials. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty recommended that the Ordinance be approved as recommended by staff and that <br />the recorded information be reviewed by the City in six months. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn encouraged Ms. Ketchum to not view the recording as a violation, but <br />rather information on who is and is not recycling on a regular basis throughout the City. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause stated that the information gathered by the drivers would assist the <br />City in creating a list of residents that need further education material on recycling. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty asked if the Code had a timeline for the reporting information. City <br />Administrator Ericson commented that the recycling information was to be provided to the City <br />on a monthly basis. <br /> <br />Council Member Hull questioned what the Council would do with the information after it is <br />gathered by the haulers. City Administrator Ericson anticipated that property owners found to <br />not be recycling would be provided with educational information on the City’s recycling <br />program. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty believed that haulers would be able to make a determination on the customers <br />that do and do not recycle. <br /> <br />Council Member Mueller saw the reporting as an opportunity for the haulers to provide superior <br />service to its customers, as it may provide the haulers with a chance to change out defective <br />containers. She did not want to see the City at the bottom of the County’s list based on its <br />recycling efforts. She wanted to see Mounds View achieve its recycling goals.