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<br />City Council Regular Meeting - 06/20/06 <br />Minutes - Page 17 <br /> <br />It was Council consensus that discussion of the existing policies, <br />along with staff recommendations, be included at the next <br />available City Council Study Session. <br /> <br />12. <br /> <br />Consider Glass Recycling <br />City Manager Beets brought to the Council's attention the lack of <br />adequate recycling market demand for green and tri-colored <br />glass; and reviewed options available with the CUlTent contractor, <br />Eureka Recycling. Mr. Beets noted that the City was <br />participating with Eureka for a revenue-share for the sale of <br />materials, with the City's monthly revenue share averaging <br />appFoximately $7,300; thus making the recommended option not <br />an additional cost to City taxpayers. <br />Options available included: <br />1) Have Eureka continue to collect green glass, but the City <br />pays for its disposal at the Newport RDF plant or other <br />mutually-agreeable alternative site; <br />2) Have Eureka discontinue collecting green glass. Eureka <br />would then communicate to residents about why it would <br />no longer collect green glass. The City and Eureka would <br />renegotiate the per household fee paid for recycling <br />collection; or <br />3) Agree to allow Eureka to ship the glass to Raguse <br />Manufacturing in Wheaton, MN for use as a sand blasting <br />medium. <br /> <br />Staff recommended Option No.3. <br /> <br />Discussion included choices of other commumtIes served by <br />Eureka; and future projections for the recycled glass market. <br /> <br />Pust moved, Ihlan seconded, approval to allow Eureka to ship the <br />glass to Raguse Manufacturing in Wheaton, MN for use as a <br />sand blasting medium. <br /> <br />Roll Call <br />Ayes: Kough; Ihlan; Pust; Maschka and Klausing. <br />Nays: None. <br />Public Comment <br />John Kysylyczyn, 3083 N Victoria N <br />Mr. Kysylyczyn disputed the information brought forward by <br /> <br />Recycling <br />Green / <br />Tri-colored Glass <br /> <br />Eureka and <br />Ramsey County <br />Negotiations <br />