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-6- Her 6- Her companion distributed copies of The New Recyclist newspaper put out by Recycling Unlimited which provided a recycling guide and list- ing of materials which the president said could be utilized for the City pickup. She said she would have no problem with signing a per- formance agreement since her firm's policy is to return immediately to pick up any materials which might have been inadvertently missed with the first collection. . The Public Works Director had addressed the proposal in his February 22nd memorandum to the Mayor and Councilmen and had advised he had informed Ms . Nelson that she would have . to obtain a garbage hauler license to operate in the City . Mr. Childs indicated the fees could be waived because a non-profit agency. was. involved. The firm president told the Council her company offers work opportuni- ties for youths and hard-to-employ people and indicated the residents ' interest in the program in other communities had almost negated pro- blems with kids scavenging the materials which are set out for pickup. To date , her company had even had no problems with picking up used oil, as long as it is put out in tightly fastened plastic bottles and Ms . Nelson reported that, although batteries. had to be handled very carefully, they were also recyclable. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to authorize the curb-side pickup of recyclable materials in the City by Recycling Unlimited and to grant them a garbage hauler' s license • for- which the license fees would be waived because the firm is non- profit. The motion also directs staff to develop a performance agreement covering a year' s service to be signed by the firm' s representative and to publicize the availability of the service in the community. Motion carried unanimously . Councilman Enrooth commented that now that it' s too late .for input into the planning for the County Road D project, residents are making more calls expressing their concerns about the design, etc. Mr. Childs indicated the plans available for review in the City Hall are the final plans for the project. Councilman Marks indicated he had learned at the last meeting of the Board of Directors for the Youth Service Bureau that the hours of a counselor had been cut back because of lack of funds . He said the former Mayor of Falcon Heights had made an empassioned plea that the program be continued somehow and the Councilman added that the group ' s representatives would soon be presenting a request for support from St. Anthony. , The February 22nd staff notes were:.!accepted as informational. Mr. Childs reported the City ' s Community Development Block Grant allocation for 1984-85 had been cut back from $44 ,000 last year to $36 ,962 for 1984 .