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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JANUARY 21, 2020 2 <br /> <br />Mayor Grant agreed that would be a good idea to have them give a short presentation. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden said she would also like a representative from AHATS to be there. <br /> <br />Discussion ensued on whether a TCAAP item should be added. Mayor Grant will take the topic <br />and decline to answer questions that pertain to litigation. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla suggested having our GreenCorp <br />member at a city booth to answer recycling questions, along with tables for City departments like <br />Park & Rec, the Planning department, and the Engineering department. <br /> <br />After discussion it was decided to not recognize a business partner via proclamation at the event, <br />to invite the host to make a few remarks about their business, request facility tours, invite MnDOT <br />and Ramsey County to speak, and that topics would be divided among the Council members. <br /> <br /> <br />B. Recycling Contract and Cleanup Day <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla said Republic can do a cleanup day <br />event for around $18,000 but that doesn’t include prices for bulk electronics. Republic won’t <br />offer bulk-curbside recycling services for Arden Hills because of problems they’ve had in other <br />cities. Time, location and staff would have to be determined for a cleanup event, although they <br />wouldn’t be available until fall. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes noted it would be approximately $150 per person and felt we should get <br />rid of cleanup day. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung thought more residents may take advantage of the event if it were just <br />Arden Hills and the lines weren’t as long as with previous joint events. <br /> <br />GreenCorps Member Mooney-Jones stated a positive about holding a cleanup day is by <br />bringing in recycling haulers to the event some items would be recycled instead of being brought <br />to the landfills. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden wondered about getting a dumpster in neighborhoods. <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault said staff could research the idea but he had concerns about City <br />liabilities. <br /> <br />Community Development Manager/City Planner Mrosla said a cleanup day could be added <br />onto the next recycling contract. <br /> <br />Council referred the item back to staff to continue researching options including neighborhood <br />dumpsters. <br /> <br /> <br />