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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 13, 2008 Page 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 VII. 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 City Manager Morrison reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated the resolution authorizes the City Manager to begin advertising for Task Force Members to research a Single Garbage Hauler within the City and appointing members. Staff will advertise for the task force in the St. Anthony Bulletin as well as on the City website. Applications will be taken through June 13, 2008. Assistant City Manager Kim Moore -Sykes will be the staff liaison for the task force. City Council representatives are Councilmembers Roth and Stille. The City Council will appoint the task force at the June 24, 2008 City Council meeting. City Manager Morrison stated Council has been provided with an article from the City of Prior Lake that is currently going through this process and a summary of Minnesota Statute 115A.94 which was initiated by the garbage haulers two to three years ago. Based on other cities efforts to tackle this issue the haulers will likely notify their customers via postcards and will likely contact the City Council. Staff's position is that the Council is setting up a task force to look at this option at this time. Mayor Faust noted the Council's Environmental Goal in researching a single garbage hauler as a viable option. He stressed the importance of having a clear dialogue with the community and finding out the community's desires on this before beginning any sort of a formal process. He noted the resolution specifically states that the task force will research a single garbage hauler within the City. He verified with City Manager Morrison that the task force meetings will be open to the public to attend. Councilmember Roth asked how many people normally would make up a task force. Mayor Faust stated from past experience the City has a very volunteering community. Task force groups have always had about 7 to 10 members at a minimum, and a couple may have had up to 25 members. It has seemed to be a very self-regulating, self-interested type of approach to things with people who are interested in each task force for different reasons. Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to adopt Resolution 08- 035, Authorizing the City Manager to begin advertising for Task Force Members to research a Single Garbage Hauler within the City of St. Anthony and Appointing Members thereto. Motion carried unanimously. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. City Manager Morrison reported on the following: • Councilmembers have been provided with his presentation to the city manager group on civic engagement and on how to be a more effective board member. • The Metropolitan Council will not be adding the UI Surcharge to the City's wastewater treatment charges due to the City's work in satisfying its total I/I Surcharge on applicable projects. This will result in a savings to the City of $236,600. • 2008 Employee Recognition Program with recognizing 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 -year employees of the City. • Overview of the proposed Emerald Park Schedule. ■ Rice Creek Watershed District is providing the City with $50,000 for the Storm Water Reuse Plan.