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• Tonnage collected(page 2)tallied for single-family units as participating multi- family units were difficult and work-intensive to track due to the transient number with turnover at those properties and defining who was participating and when; • Linkage of the WARM model analysis of impact on climate change for recycling trucks and getting materials to market and additional information available at that link(page 11); • Defining how and where educational efforts are working for example, choosing the top 5 % to 10% of contaminated or non-recyclable materials going into residual numbers (2.3%) and focusing on broader or more refined lists as needed (e.g. dangerous items such as helium tanks, sharps, and recyclable plastic bags jamming up machinery at the MRF); • The need for consumer muscle in alerting food manufacturers to not use black plastic microwave trays for their product as the black dye prevents sorting them with eye beams for processing. Of note, Mr. Culver highlighted results from the Taste of Rosefest Zero Waste event, the second year in a row that resulted in 96% of the waste being composted or recycled. Mr. Culver thanked the Rotary Club and Eureka Recycling for their partnership with the City in this great collaborative effort. Mr. Cihacek thanked Mr. Goodwin for his summary; noting he would be returning in several more months with the 2016 year-end report, at which time additional questions could be addressed. Mr. Goodwin encouraged PWETC members to direct any additional comments between now and then to city staff to forward to him for a response to the entire PWETC. 6. 2017 Public Works Work Plan As detailed in the staff report of today's date and the presentation by Mr. Culver and Mr. Freihammer, 2016 accomplishments were reviewed and a summary of the aggressive schedule for 2017. Items of note provided by staff included the bulk of redevelopment and expansion at Rosedale Mall and related infrastructure improvement mitigation (involving the City of Roseville, Ramsey County and MnDOT) paid for in bulk by the development, with the possibility of some state participation to advance replacement of the signal; and success of replaced failing sidewalk pavers at Lexington and Larpenteur (just west of Taco Bell Restaurant) providing a much better solution around boulevard trees, initially part of the streetscape project several years ago. Specific to water main replacement, Mr. Culver noted that in preparing the next year's department work plan, staff annually reviewed all infrastructure conditions focusing on low-rated systems; and with water mains in particular determined Page 3 of 7