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34 Public Works Director Culver provided a brief review and update on projects and 35 maintenance activities listed in the staff report dated January 23, 2018. He noted 36 that Xcel Energy will begin changing the City's lights with LED fixtures. The City 37 will receive a slightly reduced lease rate and save several thousand dollars annually. 38 These savings will stay in the General Fund. 39 40 Members inquired about a news story regarding the City hiring private contractors 41 to do the plowing, where vehicles are towed, and if there were any lessons learned 42 from this snow event. 43 44 Public Works Director Culver responded he was not aware of the City hiring private 45 contractors to do snow removal, unless they are hiring them for some parking lots. 46 He will follow up with the Commission on this item. He explained when they sent 47 the plows out around 2:00 p.m. they realized they were not going to be able to keep 48 up with the snow. They went to afull City plow and finished around 9:30 p.m. with 49 a plan to begin again at 3:00 a.m. They do not tow vehicles during the snow event. 50 Vehicles are ticketed and then have 12 hours to move their vehicle before they are 51 subject to towing. The police handle the towing and he is not aware of any vehicles 52 being towed. He acknowledged the City's Street Superintendent and the 53 maintenance staff for doing a great job during snow events. 54 55 5. Eureka Park Recycling Pilot Program Review 56 Mr. Culver reported they wanted to investigate increased recycling in City parks 57 and worked with Eureka to develop a pilot program in 2017. Eureka will discuss 58 their findings with the pilot program and provide recommendations. 59 60 Chris Goodwin, Communications Manager with Eureka Recycling, explained 61 recycling in parks is a challenge with most cities. They chose the largest park in the 62 City, collected from all types of containers, and keep track of tonnage collected, 63 contamination issues, and impact on the trails and visitors. 64 65 Mr. Goodwin reported they first met with the Parks staff and asked what they think 66 would go wrong, and then built a plan around that. Throughout the entire season, 67 there was not any negative impact on the trails made by the truck that collected the 68 recycling. They also tracked the volume in the containers to determine how much 69 material is out there. This information was also very helpful in determining a 70 recommendation for the City. 71 72 Mr. Goodwin provided a chart on all the containers and the volume of material 73 collected to help them determine the different types of collection requirements for 74 the different types of uses. They learned that the containers at the pavilions require 75 a higher level of service, and carts along the path require less. Containers at ball 76 fields and tennis courts require more seasonal collection and was greater during the 77 summer months. 78 Page 2 of 15