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City Council meeting of March 18, 1991 Page 6 GARBAGE AND REFUSE SERNICE In an effort to help provide the City Council with some direction in dealing with garbage collection and recycling in Hugo, the City staff conducted a survey of area haulers to determine what service is currently being provided. The enclosed memo is self-explanatory. In that there are many different alternatives that the City Council may want to pursue, it would be helpful if they could narrow down their preference so as to minimize the amount of research necessary by the staff. The City Council may want to consider the following options or variations of these options: .1. Mandate garbage service to all residences with a single designated hauler, billed by the City, utilizing a mandated recycling program. 2. Same as above, only allow multiple garbage haulers with billing to be provided by each individual hauler. 3. Make garbage service optional to Hugo residents with recycling available only to those having regular garbage service (current). 4. Allow garbage service to be optional, and the City provide, by contract, a recycling service at City expense. Estimated cost, $16,000 per year subject to annual modification. It was Councilman Miron's opinion that any time YOU can get people to agree to work with the City, without writing ordinances, Hugo will be better off. Miron made motion, McAllister seconded, to direct the City staff to write letters to garbage haulers, not currently providing recycling a service to their customers, asking them to provide this recyling, and ast=:ing them to to keep documentation as to the recycling tonnage obtained in Hugo so that the City can receive credit. Responses to be received by April 30, 1991. All aye. Motion Carried. MISCELLANEOUS The City received a letter from William Sherman, 9130 125th Street, regarding the requirement that he plant trees for screening on his property. McAllister made motion, Miron, that the City grant a six-month extension to William Sherman to install the required trees on his property located at 91.0 125th Street. All aye. Motion Carried. Councilman Miron discussed the lace: of lighting at the entrance to the new senior housing building on Highway 61. Administrator Huber is to report on the cost/location to have a street liqht installed at that location. Councilman Miron stated that he had received calls from residents regarding the taxing classification listed on their Notice of Valuation received from the County. It was his suggestion that the City obtain a