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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 8, 2006 Page 3 Mayor Faust thanked Mr. Grube and Mr. Twinem for their candor and commitment to the Silver Lake Road project. He stated the explanation they gave for the delay was good. Mayor Faust stressed the City would endeavor to be prepared for next year. B. Ordinance 06 -004; Single Sort Recvcline 7 Assistant City Manager Kim Moore -Sykes presented the second reading of Single -Sort 8 Recycling. Ms. Moore -Sykes summarized that on July 25, Staff brought the topic of Single -Sort 9 Recycling before the Council. Ms. Moore -Sykes stated at that time, Staff was directed to include 10 additional language about glass recycling and container size to the draft. 11 12 Councilmember Horst asked Ms. Moore -Sykes if the 96- gallon containers would be the 13 maximum size available. He stated he thought there was concern about the size of the containers 14 and asked if haulers provided only 96- gallon containers. 15 16 Assistant City Manager Moore -Sykes stated this was a line taken from another community 17 ordinance as a template. She also stated one hauler has two container sizes and the other has 18 three. 19 20 Councilmember Horst asked if her intention was to set 96 gallons and under as an option. 21 22 Assistant City Manager Moore -Sykes recommended changing the wording to "at least 35 23 gallons" because it seems to be the standard. 24 25 Mayor Faust suggested on Subdivision 11, page 23 of the ordinance, that "or smaller container 26 upon request from the resident' be added. Mayor Faust is concerned with the footprint in the 27 garage and residents who do not need the larger container. Having said that, he asked to hear 28 what the haulers felt. 29 30 Ms. Jennifer Klennert from Waste Management and Mr. Eric Sederstrom with Walters Recycling 31 and Refuse, Inc. addressed the Council. 32 33 Ms. Klennert stated Waste Management provides a 32, 64 or 96- gallon container. She stated the 34 customer is initially provided with a 64- gallon container. She stated a different container would 35 be provided to residents requesting one. 36 37 Mr. Sederstrom reported Walters provides a 38, 67 or 97- gallon container to residents. He 38 indicated Walters would also change the size if the resident so desires. 39 40 Ms. Klennert and Mr. Sederstrorn stated additional containers are provided to customers 41 requesting them. 42 43 Mayor Faust recommended, to keep everyone in concert, a 100 - gallon maximum stated in the 44 ordinance would keep everyone in the industry compliant and upon customer request, a smaller 45 container would be provided.