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Member Stenlund opined that organized collection was doable; and recommended that the City move forward; however, with the caveat that providing choices on the different colors and sizes for containers seemed important to residents. Member Stenlund moved, Member Felice seconded, moving forward with a recommendation to the City Council to pursue organized trash collection, with an attempt to preserve as much as practical the current market share percentages of independent haulers in the community; with the first step asking staff to prepare a formal resolution for review and consideration by the PWET Commissioners at their next meeting with the intent of moving the recommendation forward to the City Council at a future date. Specific Goals discussed by the Commission, with staff directed to incorporate them into the DRAFT resolution language, included: 1) To save money for all of our residents and city as a whole through organized trash collection. 2) Establish a timeline and process, according to state statute for implementation; 1) Identify and ensure all waste goes to Newport or a similar resource collection facility; 2) Vendors and the City provide residents with transparency in the actual cost of trash collection; 3) Provide for an adequate complaint system and/or conflict resolution for residents and the municipality with vendors 4) Any and all complaints can be dealt with in a uniform and transparent manner; 5) Fewer trash hauler trucks on City roadways, resulting in: a) less wear/tear on roads, b) less noise in neighborhoods, and c) safer residential environments; 6) The organized system will meet State of MN and Ramsey County mandates for recycling, reducing and re-using; 7) Access will be available to residents as an educational tool showing the quantity of trash they're producing; 8) Provide customer choices to small waste generators as well as large generators; 9) Range of size in collection container and service options; 10)Ability for City to further negotiate for additional services, such as curbside bulk waste collection 11)Management by and City costs will remain revenue neutral; 12)Maintain ability for existing haulers to retain their current or comparable market share; and 13)Annual reports of tonnage, type of waste generated (e.g. hazardous, general and recyclables), and other information as periodically requested will be provided to assist the City in maintaining federal and county mandates. Page 9 of 17