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CONSENTITEM –5D <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: <br />May 27, 2014 <br />TO: <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />FROM: <br />Ryan Streff, City Planner <br />SUBJECT: <br />Recycling Contract Addendum–Adding Single Sort Collection <br />Action Requested <br />Approve the addendum to the recycling services contract in order to transition the City to a <br />single sort recycling collectionsystem. <br />Background <br />During the City Council Work Sessionon April 21, 2014, the Council directed staff to prepare an <br />addendum to the recycling contractto change the collection system fromdual sort to single sort. <br />If approved, theCity will transition its recycling program to single sort, whilecontinuingto use <br />the recycling bins that are currently being used by City residents. There would be no impact to <br />the cost, frequency of pickup, or route changes during the transition to single sort collection. <br />Eureka Recycling has since prepared the attached addendum to the recycling services contract. <br />The addendum to the contractincludesthe following changes:transition from dual sort <br />collection to single sort collection;expansion of the accepted recyclable plastics and beverage <br />packaging materials; andthe change inrevenue that will be owed to the City from theinclusion <br />oftheadditional recyclables. <br />At this time, Eureka Recycling and the City havedetermined thatatentative date ofJuly 15, <br />2014, could be set as the official transition date to single sort collection, based on the approval of <br />the contract addendum and the time to develop and send educational materials to the City <br />residents. <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for May 27, 2014 <br />P:\Planning\Recycling & Garbage\2014\Single Stream\Memos_Reports_Single Stream <br />12 <br />Page of <br />