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<br />City Council Study Session - 06/21/04 <br />Minutes - Page 30 <br /> <br />the program and proposed enhancements. Mr. Beets noted that, Recycling Plan for <br />pursuant to a Council-approved contract, the City Council Roseville <br />directed staff and Waste Management, the City's contracted <br />recycling hauler, to conduct a recycling pilot program during the <br />current contract period of January 1, 2004 through December 31, <br />2005, to test various components identified by the Residential <br />Solid Waste and Recycling Citizens Advisory Committee <br />(RSWRCAC). <br /> <br />Mr. Beets advised that the pilot program was now ready to be <br />implemented; and proceeded to review the five identified routes <br />and their specific and similar designs and demographic make up. <br /> <br />Mr. Beets noted that staff had been in the process of collecting <br />baseline data to-date; with the pilot program's duration <br />anticipated through this fall; and the rest of the year spent <br />analyzing the data with Ramsey County and private consultants <br />for preparation of a report and test results anticipated early next <br />year for Council review. <br /> <br />Councilmember Schroeder cautioned that staff ensures that <br />rationale for selecting certain routes be identified to prevent <br />tainting of resulting data. <br /> <br />Mr. Beets assured Councilmembers that staff had been collecting <br />baseline data from within each of the routes; and that <br />demographics were researched to ensure that each route area was <br />as identical as possible. <br /> <br />12. <br /> <br />Recognition Finance Department Awarded the <br />"Distinguished Budget Presentation Award" by the <br />Government Finance Officers Association <br />City Manager Beets noted that, only 18 cities or towns out of <br />approximately 900 communities were recognized as recipients of <br />this award. Mr. Beets advised that the City of Roseville had <br />been named a recipient of the "Distinguished Budget <br />Presentation Award" by the Government Finance Officers <br />Association; and commended the work of Finance Director Chris <br />Miller and his entire department. City Manager Beets noted the <br />press re~ease recognizing this achievement. <br /> <br />Recognition - <br />Finance <br />Department <br />Awarded the <br />"Distinguished <br />Budget <br />Presentation <br />Award" <br />