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630 At the request of Member Seigler, Mr. Johnson advised that recycling containers <br />631 were needed more than just in shelters, but were more heavily used along <br />632 pathways for bottles and cans; as well as a lot of use in other areas of parks. <br />633 <br />634 Member Lenz agreed with the differences in parks and uses (e.g. Acorn Park <br />635 compared with other parks) and suggested the Parks & Recreation Department <br />636 should make the determination on where best to aggregate materials. <br />637 <br />638 Mr. Johnson responded that that would be a definite option once the numbers <br />639 were determined; and in response to Member Cihacek confirmed that some would <br />640 chose to aggregate while others would be kept individually. <br />641 <br />642 Member Wozniak advised that Ramsey County would purchase containers for <br />643 municipal park recyclables. <br />644 ar <br />645 Mr. Johnson advised that more detail would come up under each park name, and a <br />646 total number of carts needed; whether receptacles were providedivi <br />ing lot, <br />647 building, field, or how m along a pathway; and the frequencyce. <br />648 <br />649 In response to Member Wozniak, Mr. Johnson advised that the type of cart or <br />650 receptacle would be open to vendor preference or discretion as recommended <br />651 whenever feasi Specific to evidence of contamination of materials, Mr. <br />652 Johnson ad ' ureka hadn't brought up any issues or concerns to staff to - <br />653 date. <br />654 <br />655 At the request of Chair Stenlund, Mr. nson confirmed that this RFP and bid <br />656 ill be using the best value sy <br />657 <br />658 Curbside Collection of Residential Organics - Section 5.05 (Pages 18-19) <br />659 Mr. Johnson clarified that this would be a bid option for organics in an effort to <br />660 plan ahead, even though Ramsey County couldn't push citywide organic <br />661 collection in 2017 as originally planned. <br />662 <br />663 At the requet of Member Cihacek as to the progress by the City of St. Paul in <br />664 their organo lection efforts, Mr. Johnson responded that they would be <br />665 possibly rolli out organic collection next year; and the City of Roseville was <br />666 awaiting St. Paul's award to use as a model and to inform Roseville's process and <br />667 potential cost projections. <br />668 <br />669 Member Cihacek observed that it was easier to develop an economy of scale on <br />670 routes with neighboring communities with a larger regional area. <br />671 <br />672 Mr. Johnson noted that the City of Minneapolis was already doing that and <br />673 suggested it may prove the best case for Roseville with St. Paul leading the <br />674 charge; anticipating that given the number of residents a push for organic <br />Page 15 of 20 <br />