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Elk River City Council Minutes April 30, 1990 Page 2 e The Council discussed the number of homes that do not have garbage pick up at the present time. It was estimated that there are about 200 to 300 homes that do not have garbage pick up. Discussion was held regarding the billing process with mandatory versus voluntary pick up. It was indicated that mandatory pick up would require City billing. The garbage haulers indicated that their consensus was that they would like to see mandatory garbage service with guaranteed payment. e Councilmember Holmgren raised the question of raising the rates for homeowners by going to mandatory recycling. It was the consensus of the garbage haulers that rates probably would not go down and that Elk River garbage collection rates are currently low compared to surrounding communi ties. The haulers did indicate that with the City doing the billing and guaranteeing them payment, rates could be kept pretty close to the current rate the people are now paying. Discussion was held regarding low income and senior citizens. paying for garbage rates and whether or not a discount could be included. It was the consensus of the Council that if a discount rate were given that it should be based on income rather than if the person is a senior citizen or not. The Council discussed whether they should go with the mandatory or voluntary recycling and discussed the pros and cons of each method. It was the consensus that it would be best to go with mandatory recycling as the people would be made aware up front of the method the City intends to use, and further that phasing in mandatory recycling would generate more work for the City and also generate more complaints from the citizens. It was the consensus of the City Council to direct staff to work with the garbage haulers in organizing a mandatory garbage pick up. 4.2 City Hall Paper Recyclin~ Gary Schmitz stated that he had been directed to research a City Hall recycling program. He stated that the approximate cost to begin the program would be about $205. He stated he had researched several companies and felt that the best offer was made by Diversified Recycling System. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PROCEED WITH A RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR CITY HALL. COUNCILMEMBER DOBEL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 4.3 Earth Day Activities Update Gary Schmitz updated the Council on Earth Day activities and stated that everything went as planned and Earth Day was considered a success in Elk River. e 4.4 Consider Preliminary Plat Review for Auburn Commons Steve Rohlf, Building and Zoning Administrator, explained that the preliminary plat review for Auburn Commons has been reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council. However, during the review at