2014 Administration Department Annual Report

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V. City Hall 2014 Annual Report · Administration · St. Anthony Village, Minnesota 19 The City continues to recycle cell phone, small electronics, printer cartridges and unwanted holiday lights at City Hall. For 2014, the Hennepin County battery recycling station had been relocated to the St. Anthony library located in the St. Anthony Shopping Center. The City is continually looking for new ways to increase refuse and recycling. Organized Solid Waste Collection The initiative to start a plan for organized collection has been a long standing objective of the City Council as part of the City’s goal of building and cultivating environmental responsibility. Pursuant to the Minnesota Organized Collection Statute, the recently amended process began with a 60-day negotiation period exclusively with the existing residential refuse collectors to develop a proposal for the collection of trash and recyclables. As required under the Statute, the meetings and negotiations were exclusive. The 60-day period concluded on June 29, 2014. We used the following priorities as the basis for negotiating and developing a proposal with the licensed residential collectors. Listed in alphabetical order the priorities are: · Allocate Adequate Staff Resources · Assure All Residents Have Adequate Trash and Recycling Services · Enhance Coordination Among Government Agencies · Public Education and Awareness · Improve Hauler Reporting Systems · Improve Recycling, Composting and Waste Reduction · Improve Safety · Improve Standardization of Service Options · Improve Value of Services · Increase Use of Resource Recovery Facilities · Lessen Environmental Impacts · Minimize Disruption to Residents · Minimize Impacts on Licensed Solid Waste Collectors · Optimize Administrative Efﬁ ciency · Promote Local Economic Development · Reduce Road Wear Impacts