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ATTACHMENTA <br />ResilientCommunitiesProject‘ArdenHills <br />ProposedProjectList,20132014 <br />1.ZoningDesignStandardstoPromoteRecyclingandOrganicsCollection <br />a.ProjectLead:CityPlanner <br />b.Thepurposeoftheprojectwouldbetoidentifyzoningcoderegulationsthatcould <br />require/promotetheparticipationandcollectionofrecyclingfromabuildingandsite <br />layoutperspective.Thescopewouldincludemultifamilyresidentialandcommercial <br />newconstruction. <br />c.Aretherewayssitedesignandbuildinglayoutcanencouragerecyclingparticipation? <br />Aretheresitedesignrequirementsthatmakerecycling/organicsstorageandcollection <br />easier?Howcansuchstandardsbedesignedforflexibilitytoaccommodateevolving <br />approachesandtechnologiesforcollectionofrecyclingandorganics?Whatarethe <br />differencesbetweenmultiunit/familystandardsandthoseforcommercialbuildings, <br />andwilltherebesignificantdifferencesfordifferenttypesofcommercialusesthat <br />wouldbeallowedinthisnewmixeduseareaoftheCity? <br />d.Deliverable:Recommendationsforbestpracticesinzoningregulationsrelatedto <br />designingintositeplansandbuildinglayoutsrecyclingaccommodationsforconsumers, <br />residents,andemployees,aswellaseaseofcollectionbyrecyclingserviceproviders. <br />e.SustainabilityImpact:Promotionofwastereduction.ThisisimportanttotheCityaswe <br />moveforwardwithTCAAPdevelopmenttoensureresidentialandbusiness <br />developmentprovidesadequateaccesstorecyclingservices,andeaseofcollection. <br />f.RamseyCountyEnvironmentalHealthStaffandEurekaRecycling <br />2.SitewideParticipationinCityRecyclingContract <br />a.ProjectLead:CityPlanner <br />b.Theprojectwouldexploreoptionsforefficient,effectiveprovisionofrecyclingand <br />organicscollectionservicesforcommercialandmultifamilyproperties,includingthe <br />optionofexpandingCitycontractingforrecycling.Thescopeofworkwouldinclude <br />boththeimplementationofprovidingrecyclingandorganicscollectionservices,aswell <br />asareviewofthelogisticsofcollection. <br />c.AretherecommunitiesinMinnesotathatoffercitycontractedrecyclingservicesto <br />multifamilyresidentialpropertiesandbusinesses?Whatarethebestpracticesrelated <br />tocitywiderecyclingandorganicscollectionsforcommercialproperty?Whatare <br />mechanismsthatwillallowacitytoenforceparticipation? <br />d.Deliverable:Descriptionofbestpracticesforensuringandmaximizingrecyclingand <br />organicscollectionservicesandparticipationformultifamilyandcommercialbuildings. <br />TheserecommendationsmayleadintoCityCodeamendmentsrelatedtomultifamily <br />andcommercialrecyclingandorganicscollectionparticipation. <br />e.SustainabilityImpact:Promotionofwastereduction.TheCityisinterestedinexploring <br />expansionofitsrecyclingservicetocommercialandmultifamilyproperties,alongwith <br />otheroptions <br />f.RamseyCountyEnvironmentalHealthStaffandEurekaRecycling <br />ResilientCommunitiesProject‘ProposedProjectList‘ArdenHills‘2/15/2013Page 1 of 8 <br />