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City Council Minutes January 22, 1990 Page 4 e It was indicated by the City Council that during the meeting of February 26, 1990, that they will discuss with the Planning Commission representative the education, conference, and convention policy that was drafted during the Planning Commission annual meeting of January 13, 1990. 5.3 Residential Garba~e Haulers Discussion Stephen Rohlf introduced representatives of Corrow Trucking and Sani tation, East Tonka Sanitation, and Peterson Brother Sanitation to the City Council. Stephen indicated that these three garbage haulers exclusively cover the City of Elk River. No other known garbage haulers operate in the residential areas in Elk River. Stephen indicated that discussions have taken place with these haulers regarding the possible development of a recycling plan in Elk River and the need for organized collection routes in order to implement a recycling plan. Attorney, Tim Keane, discussed the basis of establishing an organized collection plan and the state law requirements for outstate communities to begin recycling efforts. It was noted that a major concern of both the City and the haulers was the billing method needed in order to have a established collection route system and recycling plan be successful. e Representatives from Peterson Brothers indicated their positive experience with organized collection routes in the City of Anoka and Champlin. Vickie Kreger, representing Elk River Landfill, indicated their support for the proposal and the Landfill's efforts to get involved in resource recovery. Some of the main benefits for organized routes include a cost savings to the haulers, more efficient use of the haulers time and equipment, and a cost savings to the City by way of wear and tear on municipal streets. It was noted by the staff and by the haulers that, in general, the establishment of organized routes is unpopular with the citizens of a community, but that over time, the recycling plan and the established routes slowly gain approval of the community. Discussion took place regarding the franchising of the community for the organized collection system and how future growth in Elk River will be distributed between the three residential garbage haulers. Additionally, it was noted that commercial hauling and recycling is an issue that would be addressed after the residential collection system has been established. e Regarding the concern about billing methods, it was noted that the only available billing mechanism that could be used for billing garbage services is within the Municipal Utilities organization. The City would have to work with the Municipal Utilities in order to expand. the utilities billing system to incorporate areas of the City not currently within the electrical billing district. It was noted that it is possible that the organized collection system may not encompass the entire community, but be concentrated in the more populated areas.