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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 22, 2006 Page 3 1 materials designated as recyclables by Council resolution. She stated changes to subdivision 11 2 Residential Container reads: Any container intended for the collection of recycling materials that 3 has a volume of 100 gallons or smaller container upon request of the resident. 4 5 Ms. Moore -Sykes stated under 555.02, subdivision 5 (a) Licensing Requirements: Curbside 6 recycling collection will be made available to all residential customers. At a minimum, such 7 services must include bi- weekly collection and hauling of all recyclables on collection days. 8 Charges to customers who have no curbside recycling collection will be no less than the charges 9 for services, which include curbside recycling collection. 10 11 Ms. Moore -Sykes stated under 555.03 Requirements and Restrictions, (k) Haulers are required to 12 provide residential containers for recycling that will hold 100 gallons or smaller container upon 13 request of the resident. She reminded Council that regular garbage hauling will continue to be 14 done weekly. 15 16 Ms. Moore -Sykes reported as part of the review Staff contacted other cities on issues regarding 17 garbage hauling and single sort recycling. She reported some of the issues included Pup trucks 18 hauling garbage and recyclables from large multi and single family residences that back on 19 alleys; the amount of truck traffic in neighborhoods on garbage day; noise and air pollution 20 concerns; and the impact of heavy vehicles on the City's streets and alleys. Ms. Moore -Sykes 21 stated Licenses and business fees were discussed. She explained the City currently requires a 22 business license for haulers at $150 per annum, which is similar to other metro -area cities. She 23 stated the discussion included raising fees to better reflect the City's cost to repair streets. 24 25 Ms. Moore -Sykes stated Staff also discussed alternative systems of garbage and recycling 26 hauling such as municipal collection, organized collection, open (free market) collection, 27 requiring multi - family residences as part of the City's recycling program and fuel consumption. 28 She stated the major concern of most Cities is multiple trucks on streets on collection day. 29 30 Councilmember Stille thanked Ms. Moore -Sykes for her candor in brining this to the Council. He 31 understands everything could not be addressed tonight. Councilmember Stille stated he was 32 surprised that multi family residences were not required to participate in recycling. He asked if 33 there are examples of the use of licensing fees for street and alley repair. 34 35 Ms. Moore -Sykes stated Blaine charges $750 per year, but most communities charge about $150. 36 37 Mayor Faust stated Ms. Moore -Sykes brought up some good items and Council needs to look at 38 these. He asked if the haulers wanted to talk. 39 40 Ms. Jennifer Klennert, Waste Management, replied she was available to answer questions. 41 42 Mayor Faust opened the public hearing at 7:18 p.m. 43 44 Mr. Al Gline, 2601 Kenzie Terrace, stated Kenzie Terrace has about 150 units they want 45 weekly recycling because they do not have the space for storage of additional containers.