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CONSENT ITEM – 5C City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for March 30, 2015 P:\Planning\Recycling & Garbage\2015\RFP & Contract_Recycling Services\CC Packet_(3-30-15) - Cart Purchase Page 1 of 2 MEMORANDUM DATE: March 30, 2015 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Patrick Klaers, City Administrator FROM: Ryan Streff, City Planner SUBJECT: Purchase of Residential Recycling Carts – Resolution 2015-023 Requested Action Approve Resolution 2015-023 for the purchase of residential recycling carts from Cascade Engineering in the amount of $102,980. The Public Entity Innovation Grant (PEIG) received from Ramsey County will be used to cover $100,000 of the purchase and the remaining balance in the amount $2,980 will be covered by reserves in the Recycling Fund. Background During the City Council Work Session on March 16, 2015, the Council selected a recycling cart design and directed staff to move forward with the order and purchase of recycling carts from Cascade Engineering. The recycling cart order includes 2,600 sixty-four (64) gallon carts and 200 thirty-two (32) gallon carts. In addition, every cart will have an embedded stamp of the City’s logo on each side of the cart along with an embedded “Recycling Only” stamp on the lid with graphics and text depicting the accepted recyclable materials. The purchase includes a black recycling cart and a green lid. The approved recycling cart design can be viewed in Attachment C. During the cart roll-out all single-family dwellings will receive a sixty-four (64) gallon recycling cart. Residents that request a smaller thirty-two (32) gallon cart will be able to exchange their sixty-four (64) gallon cart after three (3) months. Staff envisions that additional carts will be purchased in the future as the City expands or as additional carts are needed.