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79 Mr. Culver responded that it depends. Some State -aid funds are used when <br />80 permitted. Many of the miles of Pathways sidewalks added over the last three to <br />81 four years have been funded by the parks renewal bond program. Part of that was <br />82 connecting schools and parks. The projects under construction now are being <br />83 funded by extra, leftover dollars. There are no identified funds to add sidewalks <br />84 for Pathways on a regular basis. <br />85 <br />86 Motion <br />87 Member Trainor moved, Chair Cihacek seconded, approval of the March 27, <br />88 2018 meeting minutes as amended. <br />89 <br />90 Ayes:3 <br />91 Nays: 0 <br />92 Abstentions: 3 (Joyce, Kruse, Kors) <br />93 <br />94 6. Eureka Annual Report <br />95 Chris Gray, Eureka Recycling, presented the 2017 annual report. He pointed out <br />96 the extensive report included in the Members' packet, noting he will only highlight <br />97 a few issues. <br />98 <br />99 Mr. Gray summarized that the City of Roseville's recycling program is going very <br />100 well. Roseville has one of the better recycling programs in the County and in the <br />101 State, and resident participation is high. It is becoming more and more important <br />102 to be sure the right things are being recycled and also being recycled for its best <br />103 use. Recycling tonnage is flat, which has been the trend for a few years. He noted <br />104 that weight as a measure of success is actually a very dull tool. The composition <br />105 of the material may be lighter, in increased quantities, which may be misleading by <br />106 how much is actually being recycled. He continued that over the past ten years, <br />107 magazines and newspapers delivered to homes have gone away and have been <br />108 replaced by large volumes of light plastics. For Roseville to have a decrease of <br />109 only two tons, which is indicated in the report, is actually a positive sign. He also <br />110 noted that packaging has changed for things like cereal. Cereal boxes are starting <br />111 to be replaced by plastic pouches, which are not recyclable. That is a disturbing <br />112 trend for the recycling industry. He encouraged consumers to give feedback to their <br />113 favorite brands that recyclable packaging is preferred. <br />114 <br />115 Mr. Gray also discussed the changes in the industry related to aluminum and paper. <br />116 He also discussed the residual, which is the percentage of things coming into the <br />117 facility in the trucks and leaving the facility as trash. Sometimes the residual is <br />118 residents putting things in the recycling container that cannot be recycled. Some <br />119 programs want to go towards making it as easy as possible, encouraging everything <br />120 to be put in, and it then becomes the job of the facility to get the stuff back out. The <br />121 downside to that philosophy is that the goal is to educate people on what is <br />122 recyclable. <br />123 <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />