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Home My WebLink About2004.10.18 ORD 2004-394ORDINANCE NO. 2004-394 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUGO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AMENDING HUGO CITY CODE CHAPTER 120 REGULATING AND LICENSING THE COLLECTION, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, OTHER REFUSE, RECYCABLES AND YARD WASTE TO PERMIT BI -WEEKLY COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLES. The City Council of the City of Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota, does hereby ordain as follows: WHEREAS, the City has been advised of a new recycling program that provides for single -sort residential recycling. Single -sort recycling allows customers to mix targeted recyclables in one collection bin. The mixed recyclables are collected and taken to a recycling center for sorting. Single -sort recycling is made possible through the use of various mechanized screens and optical sorting technologies in the recycling plants; and WHEREAS, the City has been advised residential single -sort programs have greatly increased the recycling rates, recovering as much as three times the amount of recyclable materials. The increase in the recycling occurs because single -sort recycling is easier for individuals because paper items, bottles and cans are commingled in the recycle cart on site and later sorted at the recycling center; and WHEREAS, single -sort residential recycling programs utilize large recycling carts on wheels that do not require weekly recyclable pick up; and WHEREAS, the City's current recycling ordinance, Ordinance 1994-293, Chapter 120, Section 12 of the City Code provides for weekly collection of recyclables; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the recycling ordinance to allow for bi- weekly collection of recyclables which will allow residents to participate in the new single -sort residential recycling programs that utilizes bi-weekly collection of recyclables. NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby ordained by the City Council of the City of Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota as follows: Section 1. Chapter 120, Section 12 of the City Code of the City of Hugo is hereby amended to delete the following language, "Each licensed MSW hauler shall provide its customers with an opportunity to recycle through weekly collections of targeted recyclables" and replace it with the following language: "Each licensed MSW hauler shall provide its customers with an opportunity to recycle through weekly or bi-weekly collections of targeted recyclables." Q:\Ordinances\Amend Chapt 120 garbage-recycling.doc Ordinance 2004-394 Page 2 Section 2. Severability. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges any part of this Ordinance to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any other provision of this Ordinance not specifically included within that judgment. Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and publication according to law. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota this 181h day of October, 2004. I I '�'x Fra n, Mayor ATTEST: Mary reager, City Clerk . Q:\OrdinanceMmend Chapt 120 garbage-recycling.doc PRINTER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION CITY OF HUGO NIT OF PUBLICATION ORDINANCE NO. 2004-394 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUGO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESO- AND NG Thi �OLLDECTIONGSOTORAGEOADND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGEE CHAPTER 120 REGULATINGOTHER REFUISE, F MINNESOTA) RECYCABLES AND YARD WASTE TO PERMIT BI -WEEKLY COLLECTION OF RECY- Ramsey) CLABLES. The City Council of the City of Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota, does hereby ordain as follows: WHEREAS, the City has been advised of a new recycling program that provides for single -sort residential recycling. Single -sort recycling allows customers to mix targeted recyclables in one collection bin. The mixed recyclables are collected and taken to a recycling center for sorting. Single -sort recycling is made possible through the use of various mechanized screens and optical sorting technologies in the recycling plants; and WHEREAS, the City has been advised residential single -sort programs have great- ly increased the recycling rates, recovering as much as three times the amount of recy- clable materials. The increase in the recycling occurs because single -sort recycling is easier for individuals because paper items, bottles and cans are commingled in the recycle cart on site and later sorted at the recycling center; and WHEREAS, single -sort residential recycling programs utilize large recycling carts on wheels that do not require weekly recyclable pick upand WHEREAS, the City's current recycling ordinance, Ordinance 1994-293, Chapter ; 120, Section 12 of the City Code provides for weekly collection of recyclables; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the recycling ordinance to allow for bi-weekly collection of recyclables which will allow residents to participate in the new single -sort residential recycling programs that utilizes bi-weekly collection of recy- clables. NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby ordained by the City Council of the City of Hugo, Washington County, Minnesota as follows: Section 1. Chapter 120, Section 12 of the City Code of the City of Hugo iE hereby amended to delete the following language, "Each licensed MSW hauler shal provide its customers with an opportunity to recycle through weekly collections of tar geted recyclables" and replace it with the following language: "Each licensed MSN hauler shall provide its customers with an opportunity to recycle through weekly or bi weekly collections of targeted recyclables" Section 2. Severability. In the event that a court of competent jurisdictioi adjudges any part of this Ordinance to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect an; other provision of this Ordinance not specifically included within that judgment. Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effec Is passage and publication according to law. , ,SSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Hugo, Washingtoi y, Minnesota this 18th day of October, 2004. Fran Miron, Mayor ATTEST: Mary Ann Creager, City Clerk Published in the White Bear Press on October 27, 2004. isher, or the publisher's designated agent, being duly sworn, on hat I am the publisher, or the publisher's designated agent and an f the newspaper known as The White Bear Press, and that I have full of the facts which are stated below: wspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting I as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 1A.07, and other applicable laws, and amended. printed CITY OF HUGO E NO. 2004-394 ched was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed ,d once each week, for successive weeks; it was first ,n WEDNESDAY , the 27 day of . 20 04 , and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including . the of , 20 ; and printed below is a copy of the phabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of tuvwxyz TITLE: Publisher Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 27 day of OCTOBER _,20 04 *,,_,z Nptary Public, Minn. v s;, MARGARET TENNESSEN .. � NOTARY s,IJf3L1C -MINNESOTA RATE INFORMATIONEXPIRESY JAI 31, 2 t� A.N. 31, 2f?Cl+; .....................................................................�.'Rr;'^u�v..:.+..a""..f°'oiD°.'eIFY'i7vP'.°'"S'�,,.L"p�'xW��;M .......................... 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