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Item No: Meeting Date: Type of Business City Administrator Review: of Mounds View Staff R To: Honorable Mayor, and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Organized refuse/trash/garbage Collection 01 March 6, 2023 Work Session Introduction: Previous councils explored organized garbage collection in the past but ultimately disbanded the effort due to a number of issues, one being resident concerns and opposition. Since that effort; two significant changes have occurred; (1) the city will nearly complete their goal of 100% reconstruction of city streets by the end of 2023, and (2) the Minnesota Legislature adopted significant changes to the organized collection statute in 2013 that were designed to simplify the process for adopting organized collection. Discussion: As part of the 2023-2025 Council adopted Strategic Plan, council wishes to explore organized collection given the changes cited above. Staff has included 11 attachments. The LMC Document provides detailed information and an overview of the statues, history, and process. MN Statute 115A.94 is the specific statute for Organized Collection. Attachment 1 and 2 are studies done by Mankato State and the MPCA that provide quantifiable evidence of positive impact from organized collection specific to a reduction in environmental impacts and infrastructure deterioration. Neither definitively provide precise impacts, rather general ranges of positive impacts. Staff spent time researching other communities that have adopted organized collection and concluded the Richfield process was the most robust (along with being the most recent) and documented and thus, can serve as a template. They also conducted a number of public meetings (listening sessions) that were recorded with staff able to view the majority (not all) and found valuable insights from that endeavor. Staff spoke at length with LMC expert Craig Johnson who has worked on this issue for decades along with K & G council, who have experience with the process. Lastly, staff used the vast resources available from the World Wide Web searching out other communities in the area and across the state regarding refuse. Those results are tabulate din attachment 12 — an Excel Spreadsheet Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: More livable city and build and maintain infrastructure. Financial Impact: Estimated $1,000 to $10,000 in legal fees, public notices, and public meetings, information mailings to conduct and facilitate the process. I Fie IVIUUF]US view V 151url A Thriving Desirable Community