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.. In our discussions with the haulers, we leamed that isolating residential hauling days within a city's borders is becoming the norm, I.e. many other cities have already adapted the idea. Each of the haulers was appreciative of the fact that we would seek their input before making a decision, something that is not done in some other cities. The haulers indicated that changing to a limited-hauling schedule within the borders of AH would not preclude anyone from doing business in the city, but each expressed a different preference as to what day would work best. The haulers also told us that if given at least 90 days notice from the City, they would have ample time to inform their customers and revise their truck routes. e To resolve the scheduling issue, we sent each hauler a map of the city and asked that route and schedule information be retumed to us. As I mentioned earlier, all four haulers responded to this request. From these maps and our discussions, we leamed that each hauler takes at least two days to complete his route within the city, despite the fact that AH is a small community. What was apparent was that Tuesdays and Fridays are the predominant day for trash hauling. We then asked the haulers whose scheduled routes did not fall on Tuesday or Friday what day they would choose if Tuesday or Friday were their only choice. The answer was Tuesday, although we were reminded that haulers need two days to complete their routes in the city. With the new "vote" in hand, it became clear that Tuesday would be the preferred day for pick- up. To give the haulers the flexibility to complete their routes in the two days they require, we decided to split the city geographically. The natural borders were 694 or Snelling Avenue. Because one hauler already uses 694 as a natural scheduling demarcation, we adapted the concept for our own decision. The second day for pick-up that we chose was Wednesday. There are a number of reasons for picking Wednesday, although the maps suggested that Monday could also be a good second day. First and foremost, Wednesday is already recycling day In Arden Hills and the Committee wanted to have the trash pick-up and recycling occur on the same day. By being simultaneous, we felt that there would be an increase in recycling activity. Secondly, we were told by two of the haulers that Wednesday would be their logistic preference, whereas Friday was burdensome. Finally, the Committee felt that having trash pick-up on any day adjacent to a week-end is problematic to residents who travel over the week-ends (i.e. up north). For such travelers, having a container sitting curbside throughout the weekend is an invitation for trouble and is certainly not aesthetically pleasing to their neighbors. e After selecting Tuesday and Wednesday as the designated days, we again looked at the haulers' maps to see which day should be north of 694 and which day should be south. The maps told us that there are now more residents in the south who already have trash pick-up on Tuesday. Therefore, to be minimally disruptive to the most residents the clear decision was that Tuesday should be designated as pick-up day for the "south" and Wednesday for the "north.' When it becomes feasible to do so, the Committee wants the recycling contract to run in tandem with this new garbage hauling schedule. Doing so further Improves city beautification and increases the likelihood of recycling participation. Included in this memo are the cited maps, but In summary the haulers' current schedules are: Monday 306 stops (1 hauler) Tuesday 638 stops (2 haulers) Wednesday 280 stops (1 hauler) Thursday 310 stops (1 hauler) Friday 673 stops (2 haulers) Not included in the calculations are Arden Manor Trailer Court and Hunter Park Town Homes, both of whom currently receive trash-hauling on singular days (by virtue of contracts). Therefore, these communities are already without the aesthetics problem identified. e