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Mounds View City Council <br />~gular Meeting <br />Page Nine <br />September 14, 1992 <br />MOTION Councilmember Quick moved to table this item. <br />Motion failed due to lack of a second. <br />Councilmember Quick asked if there is any other mechanism that could <br />be used to fund recycling. <br />Oman stated that perhaps through licensing fees, but that the <br />Environmental Quality Task Force couldn't find any other good way. <br />Councilmember Quick expounded on this subject by stating that there <br />were seven residential haulers in the City. Quick also stated that <br />not all of these haulers are large businesses. Quick suggested that <br />perhaps .by increasing the licensing fees to the haulers, recycling <br />costs could be offset. <br />Kent Harrell, Waste Management of Blaine, stated they would like to <br />stay with the open hauling system and would like to continue providing <br />recycling services to the residents. The residents' costs would be <br />reflected in their bill. <br />Harrell further stated recycling diverts <br />collection, but it keeps the tipping fee <br />has just added mixed mail to their list <br />Mayor Linke stated that single recycling <br />tonnage, but the City has to educate the <br />VOTE: <br />1 aye <br />LINKEjOUICK: to continue with <br />garbage and recycling but make <br />education with garbage haulers <br />amount of recyclables. <br />materials from waste <br />lower. Harrell's company <br />~f recyclables collected. <br />collection would increase <br />people on how to recycle. <br />4 nays Motion Fails <br />existing system on <br />a more conscientious effort on <br />helping the City to increase the <br />Councilmember Blanchard questioned if all the work that was done by <br />the EQTF was for nothing. <br />Mayor Linke stated the without the information given by the EQTF <br />he would have not been able to make his decision. The Environmental <br />Quality Task Force did a very good job and should be commended. <br />Richard Oman stated recycling is very important to him and that is why <br />he is willing to pay for it and the residents should be willing to <br />also. <br />VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried <br />B. Carla Asleson, Recycling Coordinator, reviewed Staff Report No. <br />92-357C regarding the adoption of Ordinance No. 516 Amending Chapter <br />104 of the Municipal code entitled, "Garbage and Rubbish". Asleson <br />