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. . Service options such as yard waste . Quarterly billing Haulers have expressed willingness to voluntarily impose the following adjustments that would mitigate the effects of trucks on the streets and alleys. To date only two haulers have acted on these expressions of concern. We have reservations about follow-through when all we have are verbalizations of concern. (Reference: April 20 and May 12 hauler meetings): . Bring trucks into the City empty . Train drivers to enter and exit from alleys with left turns, reducing the damage to curbs and boulevards . Cooperate with residents' or the City's requests not to drive on streets or alleys where they have no customers In addition the haulers have also informally stated that they could voluntarily do the following: . Allow the City to provide educational material to be enclosed in bills . Take all garbage from Falcon Heights to the Resource Recovery Facility in Newport Commissioners are mindful that, without an organized collection contract, there is no way to enforce these voluntary accommodations over time. Research in Frogress . Truck Impact on City Streets and Alleys (in progress) The number and weight of trucks is the variable that determines how much impact this industry has on our streets and alleys. (Reference: April 20 and May 12 hauler meetings) The haulers themselves acknowledged this at the May 12 meeting. They agreed that the goal ofreducing the number and weight of trucks will not be met under an open system. . They argued that the freedom of the market outweighs this consideration. . One hauler offered the idea oflimiting the number of hauling licenses in the City - which can be done without organizing collection. The Commissioners point out that limiting the number of haulers is not necessarily consistent with the haulers' desire for a "free and open competitive market" . Haulers presented evidence the relationship between truck weight and street wear is not simple. Other factors are: nuDlber of axles, whether the truck is center-loaded or rear-loaded and how many stops a truck makes. . Haulers have referenced research showing that the number of stops and starts have more impact than the number of trucks. However, in Falcon Heights, the number of stops and starts is the sanle regardless of how many trucks malce those stops. Destination of Refuse (in progress) ~. Most trash in Rmnsey County goes to the Resource Recovery Center in Newport. This is an outcome of the Rmnsey-Washington County organized collection process in 2002. Commissioners visited the facility in April City of Falcon Heights Final Report on Organized Collection October 13, 2004 39