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<br /> <br />City of Elk River <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date <br />Consent Se tember 5, 2006 <br />Item Description <br />S rin 2006 Clean U Da and Week <br /> <br />Item Number <br />3.3 <br />Prepared by <br />Nicola Blake-Bradle , Environmental Technician <br />Reviewed by <br />Rebecca Hau , Environmental Administrator <br /> <br />Introduction <br />The Clean Up events, sponsored by the City and Sherburne County (through SCORE grant funds), are <br />extremely popular because they offer a way of properly disposing of many waste materials in a "one stop, <br />drop" fashion at a reduced (subsidized) rate. Due to bans keeping televisions and electronics (such as <br />computers) out of landfills, the clean up events will be an ever increasingly popular disposal avenue for <br />the City's residents. <br /> <br />Discussion <br />This year's Spring events suffered significant reductions in the number of participants and items <br />delivered. Two factors were likely causes for the reduction... weather and increased costs. The increase in <br />costs was put in place to offset the cost of disposal for the city since the County only subsidizes the <br />Clean-Up Day. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />The City of Elk River subsidizes approximately half the cost of disposal for residents participating in <br />these events. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Memo regarding costs and material collected <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Staff recommends the following: <br /> <br />1. Continued funding of Clean Up events to ensure proper disposal of waste products, some of <br />which are banned from landfill disposal. <br />2. Continued support of recycling projects designed to remove problem materials from the <br />waste stream (i.e. electronics and mattresses). <br />3. Returning to the 2005 price matrix to allow staff to determine where cost increases are <br />necessary. <br /> <br />Council Action <br /> <br />Motion by _ <br /> <br />Second by _ <br /> <br />Vote <br /> <br />Follow Up <br /> <br />C: \Documents and Settings \tallard\Local Settings \ Temporary Internet Files \OLKF\REQUEST COUNCIL ACTION-Spring Clean ups.doc <br />