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1 pilot program in Columbia Heights, which he perceived qualified them <br />best to collect St. Anthony's recyclable materials. <br />3 Mr. McClanahan read aloud the synopsis of the Task Force findings and <br />4 recommendations to the Council. <br />5 Billing by City Considered Preferable <br />6 The reasons the Task Force had recommended billing be handled by City <br />7 personnel were explained to Councilmember Ranallo: <br />8 Enrooth pointed out that there are some people in St. Anthony now <br />9 who don't contract with any rubbish hauling company and having the <br />10 City do the billing would add a control factor to the program. <br />11 Councilmember Ranallo commented that he perceived the only way the <br />12 program was going to work would be if some incentive to participate were <br />13 given those residents who don't recycle now in the form of rewarding <br />14 participation and penalizing non -participation. <br />15 Mr. Christen indicated he had noticed how fast residents in the other <br />16 communities his company serves started participating once they were <br />17 paying higher charges for not recycling. He also reported <br />18 participation increased dramatically in those communities when <br />19 recyclables were collected the same day as regular garbage collections <br />20 were made. <br />In reference to concerns about whether older residents would be able to <br />a2 get the 90 gallon "waste wheelers" down to the curb, Mr. Christen said <br />23 "you'd be surprised how fast they do that when they realize they'll be <br />24 charged extra if the containers aren't at curbside." He indicated <br />25 residents wouldn't have to separate cans from bottles with his service <br />26 and said paper would just have to be tied in bundles and thrown on top <br />27 of the containers. <br />28 When Councilmember Ranallo cautioned that two or three cities had been <br />29 sued for not taking bids on the recycling services, Councilmember <br />30 Enrooth told him the Task Force had received written proposals from <br />31 Knutson, Super Cycle, and Reuters, as well as Waste Management. The <br />32 Councilmember was also advised that a 90 day period is mandated by law <br />33 following the required public hearing. <br />34 Council Action <br />35 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to schedule a public hearing <br />36 regarding organizing of garbage collection in conjunction with St. <br />37 Anthony's recycling program to be held during the Council's September <br />38 27th meeting. <br />39 Motion carried unanimously. <br />AO St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce Activities Reported by Barb Olsonoski <br />ON <br />