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Analysis of Waste Collection Service Arrangements <br />Contents <br />Page <br />List of Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols........................................................................... <br />vii <br />1 Introduction............................................................................................................................. I <br />1.1 <br />Purpose...........................................................................................................................1 <br />1.2 <br />Scope of Work...............................................................................................................1 <br />2 Literature Review....................................................................................................................3 <br />2.1 <br />Commonly Identified Advantages/Disadvantages of Types of Collection Systems .....3 <br />2.1.1 Open Systems.....................................................................................................3 <br />2.1.2 Organized Systems.............................................................................................5 <br />2.2 <br />Occurrence of Each Type of Collection System............................................................7 <br />2.2.1 Minnesota...........................................................................................................7 <br />2.2.1.1 Eden Prairie........................................................................................7 <br />2.2.1.2 Twin Cities Metropolitan Area..........................................................7 <br />2.2.2 Nationally...........................................................................................................8 <br />2.2.2.1 United States and Canada...................................................................8 <br />2.2.2.2 Fort Collins, Colorado......................................................................10 <br />2.2.2.3 Portland, Oregon..............................................................................10 <br />2.2.2.4 Des Moines, Iowa.............................................................................11 <br />2.3 <br />Minnesota Organized Collection Statutes and Collection Authority ...........................12 <br />2.3.1 Highlights of Current Statute...........................................................................12 <br />2.3.2 Establishment and Evolution of the Statute.....................................................13 <br />2.4 <br />Experiences of Minnesota Cities and Counties with Organized Collection Statutes and <br />Process.........................................................................................................................18 <br />2.4.1 Typical Goals...................................................................................................18 <br />2.4.2 Process.............................................................................................................19 <br />2.4.2.1 Staff/Committee Considerations......................................................19 <br />2.4.2.2 Hauler Participation..........................................................................22 <br />2.4.3 Select Municipal Examples..............................................................................23 <br />2.4.3.1 City of Vadnais Heights...................................................................24 <br />2.4.3.2 City of Falcon Heights.....................................................................26 <br />2.4.3.3 City of Minneapolis..........................................................................28 <br />2.4.3.4 Cities of Plymouth and Edina...........................................................30 <br />2.5 <br />Issues Related to Collection Services..........................................................................30 <br />2.5.1 Cost/Pricing......................................................................................................30 <br />2.5.1.1 City of Falcon Heights.....................................................................30 <br />2.5.1.2 Ramsey/Washington Public Collection Study.................................31 <br />2.5.1.3 Goodhue County Survey..................................................................35 <br />2.5.1.4 Rate Summary..................................................................................36 <br />2.5.2 Volume Based Pricing and Waste Generation.................................................36 <br />2.5.3 Transportation (Transfer Haul Costs)..............................................................37 <br />2.5.4 Infrastructure Costs on Roads and Bridges......................................................39 <br />X:\MS\IE\2008\08M081\10000 reports\R - Analysis of Waste Collection Service Arrangements.doc <br />