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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—APRIL 21, 2014 10 Mr. Goodwin reported that Eureka does have the ability at their plant to collect and manage single stream recycling. He indicated that the City could move to carts at a later time. He discussed the education process that needs to take place in order to move from dual to single stream. Councilmember Werner questioned if the fees for recycling would increase if the City changed to single stream. Mr. Goodwin stated that there could be a slight increase in the processing fees, but noted that participation would likely increase greatly, which would increase the amount of revenue share. Councilmember Holmes inquired if the City had to move to carts. Mr. Goodwin commented that the carts were easy and had a great deal of capacity. He noted that there were smaller carts available for residents. He reported that the carts were more efficient for the drivers. Further discussion ensued regarding the options available for recycling bins and pickup. Councilmember Holden was in favor of the Council selecting Option #1, maintaining the use of the existing bins with staff completing the competitive bid or RFP process for single stream recycling between now and March 2015. There was Council consensus to direct staff to proceed in this manner. D. Ramsey County • Economic Prosperity Presentation Ryan O'Connor, Ramsey County Policy and Planning Director, provided the Council with a presentation on the County's efforts to address economic prosperity. He commented that the County wants to address concentrated areas of financial poverty. The diversity of the County was discussed along with how the County would be addressing employment, housing, capacity, investment and education. Mr. O'Connor reviewed the land uses throughout the County noting that Ramsey County was extremely small in size, while being densely populated with a large percentage of institutional property. In order for the County to thrive, there needed to be a healthy mix of all land uses. The thriving employment base for the County was noted, along with the high unemployment rate. Mr. O'Connor described how the areas of concentrated poverty lacked good means of public transportation. He believed that this was a regional area of concern that needed to be addressed. He anticipated that transportation corridors in the County would continue to be an area of contention, stating that the County would need partnership from cities. Mr. O'Connor reviewed the plans the County had moving forward and asked for questions or comments from the Council.