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<br /> Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC • 17 <br />March 2014 <br />Table 7-2 lists the strategies most favored by attendees. The selection of favored goals was <br />independent of selection of favored strategies. <br /> <br />Table 7-2 <br />Draft Improvement Strategies: Open House Participant Rankings <br />(Total number of green dot labels as placed during the second Open House) <br />♦ Trash Collection Systems 46 <br />♦ Citywide Curbside Cleanup 24 <br />♦ Recycling 23 <br />♦ Yard Waste Composting 17 <br />♦ Recycling and Waste Reduction at Events and “Away from Home” Activities 16 <br />♦ Food Waste/Organics Recovery 15 <br />♦ City Parks and City Buildings 8 <br />♦ Environmental Education Outreach 6 <br />♦ Household Hazardous Waste 6 <br />♦ Electronic Waste 5 <br />♦ Resource Recovery (for Mixed Solid Waste) 3 <br />♦ Source Reduction and Reuse 2 <br />♦ Bulky Waste 1 <br />♦ Landfilling 1 <br />♦ Other Problem Materials 0 <br /> <br />8 Summary of Findings <br />8.1 Goals and Strategies <br />The Consultant and City staff used the community engagement tools to develop the initial draft <br />goals for the Plan and the draft outline of strategies. These draft goals and draft outline of <br />strategies were publicized on the Plan web page on January 10, 2014 prior to the second Open <br />House held on January 16, 2014. These initial draft goals and outline of strategies were the basis <br />of discussion and comments at the second Open House. The input at the second Open House <br />confirmed the comments heard throughout the earlier engagement activities that reducing road <br />wear impacts, lowering environmental impacts and improving recycling, composting and waste <br />reduction are very important community goals. Open House comments confirmed residents <br />attending the Open House also believe enhancing public education and awareness and assuring <br />all residents have adequate recycling services are important goals. <br /> <br />Open House participants’ comments and rankings via the dot label exercise indicated clear <br />priorities within the outline of strategies. Their verbal comments and dot rankings directly <br />supported the similar priorities for the goals. Most residents that have been engaged in the Plan <br />community engagement process to date have strongly and consistently favored changes to the <br />solid waste collection systems as the top priority for the City. <br /> <br />At the second Open House, strong support was also expressed by participants for improvements <br />to recycling services and the Citywide Curbside Collection program. Other issues consistently <br />supported throughout the engagement process include: yard waste composting; food <br />waste/organics composting; and “Away from Home” recycling opportunities such as at parks,