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79 • Tonnage collected (page 2) tallied for single-family units as participating multi - <br />80 family units were difficult and work -intensive to track due to the transient <br />81 number with turnover at those properties and defining who was participating <br />82 and when; <br />83 • Linkage of the WARM model analysis of impact on climate change for <br />84 recycling trucks and getting materials to market and additional information <br />85 available at that link (page 11); <br />86 • Defining how and where educational efforts are working for example, choosing <br />87 the top 5 % to 10% of contaminated or non -recyclable materials going into <br />88 residual numbers (2.3%) and focusing on broader or more refined lists as <br />89 needed (e.g. dangerous items such as helium tanks, sharps, and recyclable <br />90 plastic bags jammingup machinery atthe MRF); <br />91 • The need for consumer muscle in alerting food manufacturers to not use black <br />92 plastic microwave trays for their product as the black dye prevents sorting them <br />93 with eye beams for processing. <br />94 <br />95 Of note, Mr. Culver highlighted results from the Taste of Rosefest Zero Waste <br />96 event, the second year in a row that resulted in 96% of the waste being composted <br />97 or recycled. Mr. Culver thanked the Rotary Club and Eureka Recycling for their <br />98 partnership with the City in this great collaborative effort. <br />99 <br />100 Mr. Cihacek thanked Mr. Goodwin for his summary; noting he would be returning <br />101 in several more months with the 2016 year-end report, at which time additional <br />102 questions could be addressed. <br />103 <br />104 Mr. Goodwin encouraged PWETC members to direct any additional comments <br />105 between now and then to city staff to forward to him for a response to the entire <br />106 PWETC. <br />107 <br />108 6. 2017 Public Works Work Plan <br />109 As detailed in the staff report of today's date and the presentation by Mr. Culver <br />110 and Mr. Freihammer, 2016 accomplishments were reviewed and a summary of the <br />111 aggressive schedule for 2017. <br />112 <br />113 Items of note provided by staff included the bulk of redevelopment and expansion <br />114 at Rosedale Mall and related infrastructure improvement mitigation (involving the <br />115 City of Roseville, Ramsey County and MnDOT) paid for in bulk by the <br />116 development, with the possibility of some state participation to advance <br />117 replacement of the signal; and success of replaced failing sidewalk pavers at <br />118 Lexington and Larpenteur (just west of Taco Bell Restaurant) providing a much <br />119 better solution around boulevard trees, initially part of the streetscape project <br />120 several years ago. <br />121 <br />122 Specific to water main replacement, Mr. Culver noted that in preparing the next <br />123 year's department work plan, staff annually reviewed all infrastructure conditions <br />124 focusing on low -rated systems; and with water mains in particular determined <br />Page 3 of 7 <br />