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At the request of Member Seigler, Mr. Johnson advised that recycling containers <br />were needed more than just in shelters, but were more heavily used along <br />pathways for bottles and cans; as well as a lot of use in other areas of parks. <br />Member Lenz agreed with the differences in parks and uses (e.g. Acorn Park <br />compared with other parks) and suggested the Parks & Recreation Department <br />should make the determination on where best to aggregate materials. <br />Mr. Johnson responded that that would be a definite option once the numbers <br />were determined; and in response to Member Cihacek confirmed that some would <br />chose to aggregate while others would be kept individually. <br />Member Wozniak advised that Ramsey County would purchase containers for <br />municipal park recyclables. <br />Mr. Johnson advised that more detail would come up under each park name, and a <br />total number of carts needed; whether receptacles were provided in a parking lot, <br />building, field, or how many along a pathway; and the frequency for service. <br />In response to Member Wozniak, Mr. Johnson advised that the type of cart or <br />receptacle would be open to vendor preference or discretion as recommended <br />whenever feasible. Specific to evidence of contamination of materials, Mr. <br />Johnson advised that Eureka hadn't brought up any issues or concerns to staff to - <br />date. <br />At the request of Chair Stenlund, Mr. Johnson confirmed that this REP and bid <br />process will be using the value-added system. <br />Curbside Collection of Residential Organics - Section 5.05 (Pages 18-19) <br />Mr. Johnson clarified that this would be a bid option for organics in an effort to <br />plan ahead, even though Ramsey County couldn't push citywide organic <br />collection in 2017 as originally planned. <br />At the request of Member Cihacek as to the progress by the City of St. Paul in <br />their organic collection efforts, Mr. Johnson responded that they would be rolling <br />on organic collection neat year; and the City of Roseville was awaiting St. Paul's <br />award to use as a model and to inform Roseville's process and potential cost <br />proj ections. <br />Member Cihacek observed that it was easier to develop an economy of scale on <br />routes with neighboring communities with a larger regional area. <br />Mr. Johnson noted that the City of Minneapolis was already doing that and <br />suggested it may prove the best case for Roseville with St. Paul leading the <br />charge; anticipating that given the number of residents a push for organic <br />Page 15 of 20 <br />