Minutes - 1992/06/08 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Mounds View City Council ~.egular Meeting Page Three June 8, 1992 Acting Mayor Blanchard read a letter to the residents signed by Mayor Linke regarding the organized collection public hearing and assured the public that he would be reviewing the minutes and viewing the tape of the meeting to learn what the resident's comments and concerns were. Mr. William Werner,. Sr. made a comment that the letter seemed to be biased with respect to favoring a single hauler approach. Acting Mayor Blanchard stated that she would not presume to say what the Mayor's thoughts are. Acting Mayor Blanchard stated that she is keeping an open mind with regard to many different options and is sure that the Mayor is too. Acting Mayor Blanchard stated once again that the City has to pass the resolution of intent in order to begin the 180 day study period. Councilmember Rickaby corrected a statement that Mayor Linke had made in his letter to the residents. Rickaby stated that the majority vote of the Environmental Quality Task Force was for multiple haulers. Mr. Tom Moline, BFT hauler, stated that he has operated under a number of different systems so he is familiar with organized collection. Mr. Moline stated concern regarding organized collection as far as the service level. The City could set standards level with organized collection and where under the open hauling system service could be limited which leads to a better ~ervice level. Mr. Moline also stated that the City claims to have sixteen licensed haulers on their streets, but he believes quite a number of those haulers are commercial only. Mr. Moline further stated that BFI practices volume based collection. Mr. Moline believes that most haulers have different rates for different levels of service. BFI has three different levels with three different prices. Councilmember Rickaby interjected that at this point that volume based collection is not a requirement. Lew Nelson, 780 Groveland Road, resident, asked if a person owned a business and disposed of his recyclables and solid waste at his business, would he need garbage collection? Will everyone have to have a garbage hauler? Why does every household have to have a garbage man if they dispose of their garbage in an environmentally safe manner? Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, responded that the City must monitor all garbage haulers to determine that every commercial and residential property has waste collection that is environmentally safe. Orduno stated that this public hearing and adoption of the resolution of intent is for the purpose of looking at organized collection and defining what an environmentally safe manner of disposal is. The process begins with a •:esolution of intent and a 90 day study.