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-6- <br /> The Mayor made the following comments: <br /> _ -_perceived the, equuipment_ the City now..rents-Baas very outdated . and- <br /> -- <br />- _ `d-idn-' t perform' as necessary in a business office today; <br /> -could see nothing wrong with City owning its own equipment because <br /> most vendors offer warranties or there are service contracts avail- <br /> able to provide protection from major catastrophes in the system; <br /> -agreed with Councilmember Ranallo that the City Manager should be <br /> requested to look into the new system and return to the Council with <br /> his recommendations and proposals for upgrading the outmoded tele- <br /> phone system. <br /> Methods for Increasing Recyclables Collections Explored <br /> Councilmember Ranallo referred to the Staff Notes report that Mr. Hamer <br /> had attended a meeting with Ramsey County regarding curbside pickups of <br /> recyclable materials by saying he and the Mayor had attended a meeting <br /> with the Hennepin County Commissioners where incentives to get residents <br /> to bring their own materials to a designated collection location were <br /> discussed. <br /> The following comments were made in response to the Staff Notes referenc� <br /> to Mr. Hamer ' s attendance at a meeting with Ramsey County regardi <br /> == curbside pickups recyclable materials under a grant program providing <br /> up to 75 cents per-month/household for pick' i�p: <br /> Ranallo -reported he and Mayor Sundland had attended a meeting with <br /> the Hennepin County Commissioners where incentives to <br /> bring recyclables to a designated spot were discussed; <br /> -recalled that there had been problems with curbside pickups <br /> in St. Anthony in the past; <br /> -indicated he would prefer the City would concentrate on <br /> inducing residents to bring their materials to the City' s <br /> recycling center; and <br /> -told how some cities reported offering rebates on water <br /> bills to anyone who delivered their own recylcables to <br /> designated collection spots. <br /> Sundland -said he had learned at the Hennepin County meeting that <br /> curbside collections were often very expensive under- <br /> takings; <br /> -reported_ the _Coupty_C,ommissioners were amazed :at the suc- <br /> cess the -City had-�alydady experienced with its recycling • <br /> center. <br />