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JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT . This Agreement is between the County of Ramsey, ("County"), and the City of , ("City"), WHEREAS, the City's residential curbside recycling program is established and, WHEREAS, the City seeks to establish a long-term funding mechanism for maintaining the City's residential curbside recycling program; and, WHEREAS, the County has authority, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Sections 473.811 and 400,08, to collect just and reasonable rates and charges for solid waste management services provided by the County or by others under contract with the County; and, WHEREAS, the City desires to finance its curbside recycling program by assessing individual property owners within the City for the costs of its program utilizing the County's solid waste management service charge authority under contract with the County; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED: I. CITY OBLIGATIONS A. The City shall provide curbside collection services to single family homes at least once per month. B. The City shall ensure that multi-family units (including manufactured housing parks) provide residents an opportunity to recycle on site by requiring property managers to provide a minimum level of recycling service, C, Municipalities with 5,000 or more in population are required to provide for curbside recycling services to single-family residences and on-site recycling services for multi-unit housing at least twice a month for collection of at least four broad types of materials, Municipalities under 5,000 in population are required to provide for curbside recycling services to single-family residences and on-site recycling services for multi-unit housing at least one a month for collection of at least three broad types of materials, Municipalities under 5,000 in population are encouraged to provide service twice a month and to collect at least four broad types of materials, D. The City shall provide semi-annual reports to the County in a manner prescribed by the County, E. The City shall require haulers to have volume-based fees or require haulers to provide financial incentives to clients to recycle, and the City shall provide notice of the availability of volume-based fees or financial incentives to residents at least once per year. F, The City shall be in compliance with Minnesota Statutes Section 115A.151 requiring an in- house recycling program, G. The City shall have a procurement policy in place for the purchase of recycled and recyclable products. H, The City shall implement the elements of the Regional/Ramsey County Solid Waste Master Plan reiated to recycling and waste reduction in the City, I. Contracts for mixed municipal solid waste collected from City properties shall comply with the Public Entities Section of Minnesota Statutes,!j!j115A.46, sUbd,5, 115A.471, If the City has implemented organized collection, or organizes collection during the term of this agreement, . .