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supervise the development of plans or proposals for organized collection. During this 90- day_planning period, the city or town shall invite and employ the assistance of persons licensed as of the date of the resolution of intent to operate solid waste collection services in the city or town. Failure of a licensed collector to participate in the 90-day_planning period, when the city or town has made a bona fide effort to provide the person the opportunity to participate, does not invalidate the planning process. (d) For 90 days after the date ending the planningperiodrequired under paragraph (c), the city or town shall discuss possible organized collection arrangements with all licensed collectors operating in the city or town who have expressed interest. If the city or town is unable to agree on an organized collection arrangement with a majority, of the licensed collectors who have expressed interest, or upon expiration of the 90 days, the city or town may_propose implementation of an alternate method of organizing collection as authorized in subdivision 3. (e) The city or town shall make specific findings that: (1) describe in detail the procedures it used to plan and to attempt implementation of organized collection through an arrangement with collectors who expressed interest; and (2) evaluate the proposed organized collection method in light of at least the following standards: achieving the stated organized collection goals of the city or town; minimizing displacement of collectors; ensuringparticipationof all interested parties in the decision -making_ process; and maximizing efficiency in solid waste collection. (d) (D Upon request, the city or town shall provide mailed notice of subsequent all proceedings on the organization of collection in the city or town. In the next 1991 legislative session, the package of amendments to the Waste Management Act of 1990 (Minnesota Laws 1991, Chapter 337) included the following sections to further modify the organized collection statute and to require solid waste collection in certain cities: Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 115A.94, subdivision 4, is amended to read: (g) If the city or town and all the persons licensed to operate mixed municipal solid waste collection services and doing business in the city or town agree on the plan, the city or town may implement the plan without regard to the 180-d9yperiod specified in paragraph (a). Sec. 47. [115A.941] [SOLID WASTE; REQUIRED COLLECTION.] (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), each city and town with a population of 5,000 or more shall ensure that every residential household and business in the city or town has solid waste collection service. To comply with this section, a city or town may organize collection, provide collection, or require by ordinance that every household and business has a contract for collection services. An ordinance adopted under this section must provide for enforcement. (b) A city or town with a population of 5,000 or more may exeMpt a residential household or business in the city or town from the requirement to have solid waste collection service if the household or business ensures that an environmentally sound alternative is used. R - Analysis of Waste Collection Service Arrangements.doc Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC • 17 June 2009