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. . Service options such as yard waste . Quarterly billing Haulers have expressed willingness to volnntarily impose the followiog adjustments that would mitigate the effects oftrucks on the streets and alleys. To date only two haulers have acted on these expressions of concern. We havc 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 mindfnl that, without an organized collection contract, therc is no way to enforce these volnntary accommodations over time. Research in Progress . 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 111is at the May 12 meeting. They agreed that the goal of reducing the number and weight oftrucks will not be met under an open system. . They argued that the freedom of the market outweighs this consideration. . One hauler offered the idea of limiting 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 COll1petitive maTket" . Haulers presented evidence the rclationship between truck weight and street wear is not simple. Other factors are: number of axles, whether the truck is center-loaded or rear-loaded and how many stops a truck mal<es. . Haulers have referenced research showing 111at the number of stops and starts have more impact than the number oftruclcs. However, in Falcon Heights, the number of stops and starts is 111e same regardless of how many trucks make 11lOse stops. Destination of Refuse (in progress) . Most trash in Ramsey County goes to the Resource Recovery Center in Newport. This is an outcome ofthe Ramsey-Washington County orgaoized collection process in 2002. Commissioners visited the facility ill April City of Falcon Heights Final Report on Organized Collection October 13, 2004 39