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Mounds View City Council Page Six ~gular Meeting September 14, 1992 • involve the City in any other way. Mayor Linke stated that each resident would be charged approximately $18 in additional taxes for recycling collection. Mr. Oman stated that depending on the amount collected, the City could figure out a cost of the whole system. All monies collected by the County would be given to the City. Mayor Linke stated that he recollected that the recycling collected was 6.91 pounds per person. The County averages 10 pounds per person and 140 tons were collected last quarter. On an annual basis the City of Mounds View is very near the bottom of the list for partici- pation. Mayor Linke again thanked the members of the Environmental Quality Task Force for the time that was spent on this project. Councilmember Quick asked why the Council had to make a decision on which way to go this evening. Carla Asleson, Recycling Coordinator, responded that in order to get the amounts on the tax rolls it had to be forwarded to the County within the next two weeks. Asle'son stated the City is not bound to staying with the County system. The reason the decision would have to be made tonight, if the recycling costs were to go on the property tax roles, is that the paperwork must be started by Ramsey County to place the amounts on the property tax roles. Councilmember Rickaby stated that is why she put this item on the September 2, Special Meeting Agenda, is the Council could have set an informational meeting earlier. MOTION/SECOND: Rickaby/Linke to move recommendation of the Environmental Quality,Task Force with an open hauling system and a zoning system with recycling fees being collecting through the County's property tax system. Councilmember Rickaby stated that she is against putting the collection on the City utility system as she had heard enough about the costs of putting things on the utility bills because it would cost a considerable amount of money and staff time to do this. Mayor Linke stated that he seconded this motion for the purpose of discussion. Mayor Linke stated that when the tonnages collected are based on a per person ratio it is misleading because in the City of Mounds View 45~ of our population are in apartment buildings and/ or trailer courts. If the recycling amounts were based on single families, the tonnages would be up.