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City Council meeting of February 4, 1991 Page 5 1991 FIRE/AMBUL-NCE SERVICE CONTR",C1T The City Council received a copy of the proposed Fire Service Contract for the 1991 calendar year. The Contract in question calls for an annual renewal and a contribution from the City in the amount of $12,030 for 1991. The budgeted amount for 1991 was $10,024. The City of Hugo initially entered into this Agreement with the City of White Bear Lake in an effort to reimburse them for emergency medical training services to their paramedic staff. The first allocation was several hundred dollars, and over the years has increased to the amount reflected above' This Contract has been subject to review by the City Council over the last several years because of how fast our financial participation has escalated. In 1990, representatives of District Memorial Hospital approached the City Council to discuss the possibility of providing ambulance service to the entire community without requiring a financial contribution from the City's general fund. Representatives of DMH have repeatedly approached the City requesting an opportunity to discuss a change in City policy regarding ambulance service. Copies of the agenda were sent to the City of White Bear Lake and the City's hospital board representative, Mike Perrault. Dan Byers and Mike Perrault, representing DMH, were present to state that they were interested in sitting down with the City to discuss the City's needs. Tim Vadvais, representing the City of White Bear Lake, was also present and stated that the City of WBL would consider alternatives to the existing contract. Hugo Fire Chief, Ron Istvanovich, was directed to meet with both parties, and report the different options available to the City at a later date. CLOSING OF HUGO RECYCLING CENTEF The City received a letter from Mr. Roger Schadt indicating that the Hugo Area Recycling Center is considered closed by those who previously operated this facility' This letter indicates that the Boy Scouts have not had an agreement with the City of Hugo since December 31, 1989, which implies that the City's recycling center was not operating in 1990, with the exception of clean up. The City referred inquiries regarding the recycling center to this location throughout the 1990 calendar year. If the recycling center is closed, the City staff recommends that the following action be taken as quickly as possible: 1. Signs be installed indicating that the recycling center is no longer in operation and that dumping is not permitted. 2. Some type of gate be provided to secure the site to avoid dumping in the area previously used for the recycling center. In discussing this situation with Mr. Tom Haugen of the Washington Health Department, it was recommended that to continue a minimum level of recycling in Hugo, the City should consider adopting an ordinance that would require all garbage haulers operating in the City of Hugo to provide curb side recycling for their customers. It was also suggested that the City may want to consider an ordinance that would require all residents of Hugo to contract for garbage service (hauler of their choice) to assure that recycling is made available to all residents. Although there are still some grant monies available to develop a recycling program, it is