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also allows residents to recycle clothes and linens. In addition to these items, Eureka expanded the materials they collect to add pizza boxes in 2011. Post consumer recycling markets plummeted in October 2008, and hit their lowest point in January 2009. Due to the drop in the market, the City did not receive revenue share for several months from Eureka. Recycling markets have been steadily rising since their low point in January 2009; though seem to have leveled off in the past several months. At their September 24, 2012, meeting the City Council directed Staff to move forward with a contract renewal with Eureka Recycling. The City Council identified areas of the contract that they would like Staff to negotiate on including: Additional educational materials Incentive programs to target non participants and/or increase materials that residents can recycle An option to add multi-family properties A process or option for conversion to more materials collected and dual sort to single sort The addition of recycling pick-up in the City’s parks Discussion Staff has been working with Eureka on the contract renewal and has negotiated several modifications in the new contract (Attachment A). The new contract is for two years, with two one-year extension options available. Eureka is in the process of moving to a single sort system and collecting more plastics. Eureka anticipates beginning single sort collection and collecting of all Plastics #1, #2, #4, #5, and #7 in 2014. In the event that Eureka makes these changes they will be required to notify the City in writing, and negotiations related to how that change will roll out will need to take place. The new contract clarifies language related to an annual performance review meeting, the creation of an annual work plan, and what must be included in Eureka’s annual flyer to residents. The annual work plan will include a communication plan to educate residents and provide incentives for recycling. Staff anticipates that the 2013, work plan will include, among other things, that Eureka will provide two articles for the Arden Hills Notes newsletter and website, and hosting a public meeting for Arden Hills’ residents to learn more about recycling. Eureka has also agreed to work with the City as a stakeholder if Arden Hills is selected to participate in the Resilient Communities Project through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA). The fee structure and revenue sharing arrangement is not proposed to be altered with the new contract. However, the new contract adds language related to multi-family properties. Staff will be in contact with all multi-family properties and Arden Manor in the coming months, inviting City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for February 25, 2013 23 Page of