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09-875Amended Substitute 8/12/09 Council Fi�e # o9-8�s Green Sheet # 3074536 RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA a 9 Presented by 1 Requesting City Council Research to �.a�� °� 2 prepaze a report outluun¢ steps and recommending options for ossiblv implementing an or�anized 3 „°n-°�„�a :s � solid waste collection in the City of Saint Paul 4 5 WHEREAS, the current system relies on the individual residential property owners to contract with private 6 haulers to dispose of their solid waste, excluding recycling; and 7 8 WHEREAS, residents have complained about the carbon footprint, weaz and tear on roads and alleys, and 9 noise created by the current solid waste collection system; and 10 11 WHEREAS, significant City resources are spent enforcing property cleanup laws a¢ainst property owners 12 who do not adequately dispose of their solid waste; and 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 WHEREAS organized collection systems tend to lower costs for rp ivate waste haulers who in turn can pass along those savings to customers; and .--•- - - - WHEREAS, under Minnesota Statute 115.A94 — Organized Collection, the City is enabled to institute an organized collection system consistent with this law; and WHEREAS, the City Council is primazilv interested in ex�loring a system that would utilize existing nrivate trash haulers on more efficient routes, and WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the community at large to a�a�� .,�,o«w�_ ,...,.w .. ,.. ...,. . ,,.. �a �,,. w � • � F e � n � explore implementation of an or�anized solid waste s, s�; and now THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council requests Council Research to re are a report within the next 45 davs outlining steps and recommending options for nossiblv implementing te an organized solid waste collection system. - - ' --"- • -• - �- dg-s'7s Yeas Nays Absent Requested by Department o£ Bostrom ,/ Carter Harris By: Helgen �/ ppproved by the Office of Financial Services By: Approved by City Attorney B Adopted by Council: Date //�f�� Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council Adoption Certified by Cou�¢i] Secretary By: / BY- �,%��i`r Approved by Mayo Date `� �{�- � p� By: .�� t2,r,� � Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet �GI.,CC�I /�` � " ' (J / J DepartmenUOfficelCouncil: Date Initiated: co-c°°°�� OS-AUG-09 Green Sheet NO: 3074536 Contact Person 8 Phone: Department Sent To Person InitiaVDate Dave Thune a a�� 0 266-8620 1 ounc0 De ar[meot Direc[or Assign 2 i Clerk � Must Be on Council Agenda by (Oate): Number 3 � Routing 4 � Doc.Type:RESOLUTION Order 5 � E-DOCUmentRequired: Y Document ConWCt: Racquel Naylor Contact Phone: 266-8573 Total # of Signature Pages _(Clip All Locations for Signature) Action Requested: Requesting City Council Research to conduct a study and prepaze a report on options for solid waste disposal in the City of Saint Paul. Recommendations: Approve (A) or Reject (R): Personal Service Contracts Must Answer the Following Questions: Planning Commission 1. Has this person/firm everworked under a coniraci for this department? CIB Commiriee Yes No Civil Service Commission 2 Has this person/firm ever been a cily employee? Yes No 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any current city employee? Yes No Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet. Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why): Advantages If Approved: Disadvan W ges If Approved: DisadvanWges If NotApproved: Total Amount of Transaction: CosURevenue Budgeted: Funtling Source: Activity Number: Financial I nformation: (Explain) August 5, 2009 224 PM Page 1 Substitute 08/12/2009 by Council File # 09-875 Green Sheet # 3074536 RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 1 \ Requesting City Council Reseazch to 2 prepare report outlining steps and recommendin� options for implementing_an or¢anized 3 �reg�iexs�'sF solid waste collection in the City of Saint Paul 4 5 WHEREAS, the curren ystem relies on the individual residential property owners to contract with private 6 haulers to dispose of their olid waste, excluding recycling; and 7 8 WHEREAS, residents have co lained about the cazbon footprint, wear and tear on roads and alleys, and 9 noise created by the cunent soli aste collection system; and 10 11 WHEREAS, significant City resourc are spent enforcing property cleanup laws aQainst property owners 12 who do not adequately dispose of their lid waste; and 13 14 WHEREAS organized collection systems te to lower costs for rivate waste haulers who in turn can pass 15 along those savings to customers; and 16 17 , , 18 .,,.a ..,.,:a . .,..,o ,.,.ne,..:,... .. ,...,,.... � 19 20 WHEREAS, under Minnesota Statute 115.A94 — Organize Collection, the City is enabled Yo institute an 21 organized collection system consistent with this law; and 22 23 WHEREAS the Cit Council is rimaril interested in ex lorin s stem that w 24 orivate trash haulers on more efficient routes, and �, 25 '`*.. 26 WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the community 27 ::�,"�- ° .�'- � �•°.,, . ..'a �-�'-��F�:�' ` . c�:r. n�.., explore implem�ntatic 28 waste svstem; and now ' 29 � 30 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, Yhat the Saint Paul City Council requests Co 31 a report within the next 45 davs outlining steps and recommending ontions for in 32 �,�,�� ..,.., :ae.,t:a,:.,,. ,,..a ,. ..,�.....:.,...w„ ,.... :...... .. ..:...wto�i an 33 collection system. 34 35 RL' TT L'T TDTLSL'D DCClIT \IRTI al,..� �L.:,. «e«...w l.e « o..ro.l r.. fl.� !`:+.. !'........:i . at large to u°�.,� Research to re are enting �e� �ized solid waste Council File # '� Green Sheet # 3074536 "ION L, MI 2 Presented by A ,� � ! L , �t�. /� � .% Requesting City Council Reseazch to Conduct a Study and Prepare a Report on Options for Solid Waste Collection in the City of Saint Paul 4 WHEREAS, the current system relies on the individual property owners to contract with private haulers to 5 dispose of their solid waste, excluding recycling; and 6 7 WHEREAS, residents have complained about the carbon footprint, wear and tear on roads and alleys, and 8 noise created by the current solid waste collection system; and 9 10 WHEREAS, significant City resources aze spent enforcing property clean up laws on property owners who 1 I do not adequately dispose of their solid waste; 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23 29 WHEREAS organized collection systems tend to lower costs far waste haulers, who in turn can pass along those savings to customers; and WHEREAS, the City has not recently explored the options available for a more efficient, effective and organized solid waste collection system; WHEREAS, under Minnesota Statute 115.A94 — Organized Collection, the City is enabled to institute an organized collection system consistent with this law; 4VHEREAS, the CiYy Council believes it is in the interest of the community at large to determine whether such as system would be beneficial for Saint Paul; and now THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council requests Council Research to conduct a study and prepare a report identifying and evaluating the options available for an organized solid waste collection system; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this report be presented to the City Council within the next 120 days. 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