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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />impacts on solid waste collectors; and other physical, economic, fiscal, <br />social, environmental, and aesthetic impacts. <br />Minn. Stat. § 115A.94, subd. <br />Third, the committee shall collect information regarding the operation and <br />4b. <br />efficacy of existing methods of organized collection in other cities and <br />towns. <br />Minn. Stat. § 115A.94, subd. <br />Fourth, the committee shall seek input from, at a minimum: <br />4b. <br />• The city council <br />• The city official responsible for solid waste issues <br />• Persons currently licensed to operate solid waste collection and recycling <br />services in the city <br />• City residents who currently pay for residential solid waste collection <br />services <br />Minn. Stat. § 115A.94, subd. <br />Finally, the committee must issue a report on its research, findings, and any <br />4b. <br />recommendations to the city council. <br />4. Public notice and public hearing <br />Minn. Stat. § 115A.94, subd. <br />A city council shall consider the committee's report and recommendations. <br />4c. <br />A city must provide public notice and hold at least one public hearing before <br />deciding to implement organized collection. <br />5. Implementation <br />Minn. Stat. § 115A.94, subd. <br />A city can begin organized collection no sooner than six months after the <br />4c. <br />Minn. Stat. § 115A.94, subd. <br />effective date of the city's decision to implement organized collection. A <br />3. <br />city may organize collection as a municipal service where city employees <br />collect solid waste from a defined geographic service area or areas. In the <br />alternative, cities may organize collection by using one or more private solid <br />waste collectors or an organization of collectors. An agreement with private <br />collectors may be made through an ordinance, franchise, license, negotiated <br />or bidded contract, or by other means. <br />6. Anticompetitive conduct <br />Minn. Stat. § 115A.94, subd. <br />A city that organizes collection is authorized to engage in anticompetitive <br />7. <br />conduct to the extent necessary to plan and implement its chosen organized <br />collection system and is immune from liability under state laws relating to <br />antitrust, restraint of trade, and unfair practices, and other regulation of trade <br />or commerce. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 6/9/2022 <br />City Solid Waste Management Page 17 <br />