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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—APRIL 21, 2014 9 Councilmember Holden questioned when the City's recycling contract was up for negotiation. City Planner Streff reported that the contract ran through March of 2015. Mayor Grant preferred to see a competitive bid for recycling services. Councilmember Werner stated that Shoreview has single stream recycling. He anticipated that this service would cost the City more money. City Planner Streff reviewed the pricing information stating that the rates would vary depending on whether the City kept weekly pickup, or changed to every other week pickup, for recyclables. Councilmember Holden asked if there was a market now for the#4 and#5 plastics. City Planner Streff understood that #3 and #6 plastics were the only recyclables that had no market. All other plastic recyclables had a market. Chris Goodwin, Eureka Recycling, stated that the reason #4 and #5 plastics were not collected before was because there was not a proper chain of custody. He reported that over the past five years, there has been a lot of market development in the plastics industry for these materials. Mayor Grant stated that if the City were to move to single stream recycling, residents may have a difficult time storing the larger container. This would then create a code enforcement issue if residents stored the container outside of their garage. Councilmember McClung commented that he has received a number of phone calls from residents requesting single stream recycling, with the large carts. He supported the single stream recycling and wanted to see staff pursue this option. He believed that the project should be competitively bid. Councilmember Holden questioned if the current recycling contract could be amended to allow for single stream recycling. City Planner Streff explained that a contract amendment would allow for single stream recycling through March 1, 2015, without purchasing carts and changing vendors. He indicated that staff could pursue bids from other vendors in the meantime, to assist in lowering the costs to residents. Mayor Grant discussed the revenue share plan with Eureka. He inquired if the revenue sharing would continue going forward. City Planner Streff understood that the City currently receives 50%of the revenues from Eureka, but that could change if the City were to pursue single stream recycling or other recycling vendors. Mayor Grant asked if Eureka had the ability to manage single stream recycling from the City's current bins.