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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 26, 2006 Page 3 1 Assistant City Administrator Moore -Sykes stated the only area she could find where pup trucks 2 were used to collect garbage was mostly used in the Western States where residents lived in the 3 foothills and or mountain areas of their communities. She stated the pup trucks were used in 4 these areas to save on wear and tear of the larger trucks. She mentioned these residents were also 5 charged on average, an additional $5.00 per pick up. 7 Assistant City Administrator Moore -Sykes reported that single -sort recycling programs appear to 8 be responsible for an increased amount of recyclable materials collected, thereby resulting in 9 coming closer to reaching the recycling goals the State of Minnesota charged counties and cities 10 with over 20 years ago. She indicated in a report submitted by the Roseville City Council in May 11 2002, a citizen's advisory committed reported they found significant increases, between 15% and 12 30 %, in recycling participation by residents in communities where single -sort recycling had been 13 implemented. 14 15 Assistant City Administrator Moore -Sykes reported more recent surveys by other cities 16 confirmed the earlier findings. Stated North St. Paul found that recycling participation by 17 resident increased about 35 %; Shoreview found an increase between 30% and 40 %; and New 18 Brighten, considering single -sort recycling, estimates a 15% increase in recyclable material 19 collection. 20 21 Assistant City Administrator Moore -Sykes reported the negative aspects of single -sort recycling 22 include customers considering single -sort could see an increase in their monthly costs of between 23 seven and nine percent. She stated haulers reported the increase would be due to increased labor 24 costs in sorting the recyclables at their facilities and some haulers have included a fuel surcharge 25 that is passed along to their customers. 26 27 Assistant City Administrator Moore -Sykes reported another negative impact was garbage being 28 added to the recyclable materials that contaminated recyclables, making them unusable. She 29 stated haulers would then claim the whole truckload contaminated and would send it to the 30 landfill. She reported the State of Minnesota had since implemented regulations to control this 31 and have aggressively enacted an education program for their customers. 32 33 Assistant City Administrator Moore -Sykes reported the issue of glass appears to be more of an 34 issue between the haulers, the counties and the end users of recycled glass. She stated some 35 would not take the mixed colored glass. 36 37 Assistant City Administrator Moore -Sykes stated Council asked Staff to research the question of 38 whether or not the City should require multi - family residences provide recycling to their tenants. 39 She stated Ramsey County advised Staff they were very interested in having the owners of multi - 40 family units participate in a recycling program which would bring the City into compliance with 41 County policy that states all residents are to have the opportunity to recycle. 42 43 Assistant City Administrator Moore -Sykes reported the City Ordinance required curbside 44 recycling for the R -1, R -2 and R -3 zoning districts, however it was silent on the R -4 zoning 45 district. She mentioned Ramsey County cites of Mounds View, New Brighton, Shoreview, and 46 White Bear Lake have recycling ordinances requiring multi - family complexes participate in