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family dwellings have the opportunity to recycle; the City does not have anything <br />in place for this requirement. <br /> <br />Currently, as a requirement of the hauler’s yearly license in Mounds View, they <br />must provide recycling services IF the resident/owner chooses to do so. <br />Obviously, if the owner of a multi-dwelling does not want to recycle, it is not <br />provided. <br /> <br />Due to the current system, the City of Mounds View is not in compliance with the <br />requirements of the SCORE grant. To correct this, the City has two options: <br /> <br />Option 1 <br />Continue as is and require that the company that provides garbage hauling to a <br />particular property to also provide collection of recyclable materials. In addition, <br />the City would require owners of all multi-dwelling unit buildings to offer recycling <br />to the occupants of their buildings. This would be done through the annual <br />license the City grants to such properties to operate. Some of the drawbacks <br />from this option are that owners of such properties will see this as another <br />expenditure required by the City. It will also NOT address the issue of collecting <br />reports from several different haulers and the inaccuracies of these reports due <br />to the different definitions of each recyclable and calculations of tonnages. <br /> <br />Option 2 <br />Contract for recycling services. <br />Ramsey County has hired R.W. Beck, Inc., a consulting firm, to assist cities in <br />redefining or improving their recycling programs; Ramsey County has put the <br />City of Mounds View on the top of the list. <br /> <br />If the City Council chooses to go with a citywide contract for recycling, Mary <br />Chamberlain from R.W. Beck, inc., will assist Staff in compiling a request for <br />proposal (RFP) as well as assist the City in developing a contract. <br /> <br />Staff has been conversing with Dan Donkers, Ramsey County Environmental <br />Division, regarding the City’s current situation and he has offered the following <br />information. <br /> <br />“Here are some of the benefits I would encourage the City to consider when <br />looking at the issue of contracting recycling services: <br />• Assured standard level of service for all households served by the <br />contract <br />• Allows for standardizing public education materials <br />• Less confusing for residents; same service throughout the city <br />• Consistency tends to encourage greater participation <br />• Greater cost efficiencies through economies of scale, such as lower cost <br />of collection through higher density of stops <br />• Much easier to track participation and tonnages of materials collected <br />• Much easier to monitor performance of service provider, assure marketing <br />of materials