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. . . Conclusions and Recommendations Upon the ending of the planning period, Minnesota Statute 115A.94 requires a period of at least 90 days for discussion. Although the statute specifies discussion with the haulers, this time will also be valuable for discussion within the City, for the Council to consider and discuss the fmdings in this study, take comment from residents, and to consider the possible plans for going forward. The Hauler Plan The Solid Waste Commission is grateful to the haulers licensed in the City for their willingTless to meet with the Commission, share information and discuss the issues. In the September 20 NSWMA memo to the Commission, the haulers pointed out many ways in which the City's goals are already being met under the present system and offered some additional accommodations they are willing to make to reduce the impact of truclcs on our streets and alleys and to improve public education. They propose to formalize these accommodations in a Memorandum of Understanding or similar document that "would form the basis upon which waste hauling in the City of Falcon Heights would occur into the future." The specific changes offered by the haulers are . Bring trucks into the City empty . Train drivers to enter and exit from alleys with left turns, so trucks are less likely to run over curbs and boulevards . Cooperate with requests from residents or the City not to drive on streets or alleys where they have no customers. The NSWMA also expresses eagerness to work with the City on public education and willingTless to include informational inserts in the billings to customers. Otherwise, the proposal advocates keeping things as they are now. Comments on the Hauler Plan Although the Commissioners especially appreciate the haulers' willingness to work with the City, the proposed changes to the trucking operations would be have a very minor effect compared to actually removing the additional trucks from the streets and alleys. The first change simply moves a portion of the axle weight impact problem from Falcon Heights to some other city. There would be no effective way to monitor whether or not the trucks actually do come to Falcon Heights empty. The third change would be meaningless unless residents on a block or street cooperate to choose the same hauler (See Appendix G: Other Alternatives). Falcon Heights residents would still have to choose from among the higher rates they pay now and might have no voice in deciding where their garbage goes after July 13, 2007. The Commission is concerned that there would be no way to monitor compliance or to enforce a Memorandum of Understanding over the long term. City of Falcon Heights Final Report on Organized Collection October 13, 2004 29