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Member Trainor asked how the 35W closure on the four weekends will affect local <br />traffic. Mr. Freihammer stated if going into Minneapolis it may be difficult but <br />local traffic should not be directly affected. <br />Public Works Director Marc Culver noted there was something missing from the <br />Communications Items. He stated he called out an article from the StarTribune <br />regarding recycling, published Monday July 23`d but did not attach the actual article <br />to the packet. He indicated he would send the article out to the group Wednesday <br />morning and it will be added to the packet for future agenda purposes. <br />Mr. Culver stated it is not a surprise to them as they have been hearing the story <br />from Eureka during the annual report over the last few years, but this is just starting <br />to hit the market as far as pricing for the recyclable materials. <br />Member Joyce asked if the market collapses is there a clause in their segment <br />contract. Mr. Culver stated if the market collapses Eureka will not be able to <br />continue operations as currently laid out even with the contract. He noted it will <br />not just be Eureka, this is a regional issue. He stated he did not know what is going <br />to happen in terms of recycling in general if this continues. He stated staff will <br />keep an eye on it and keep the Board posted if anything changes. <br />Mr. Culver stated an item that has been added to their list of activities this week is <br />the funeral procession for the slain prison guard. Staff is working closely with the <br />Police Department on providing traffic control and barricades. The route will go <br />down Snelling Avenue from Hwy 36 to Larpenteur and then to Roselawn Cemetery. <br />Member Michael Joyce asked regarding recycling what is the difference between <br />dirty and clean and what determines that. Mr. Culver stated it was a matter of the <br />amount of residual materials that is within the recyclable materials. Plastics have <br />a lot of co -mingling and are not being sorted properly. <br />Member Joe Wozniak stated the sorting equipment has its limits and people put in <br />materials that they think can be recycled because it is plastic. It can exceed the <br />capacity of the sorting equipment or sorters to effectively remove it and can cause <br />contamination and China has become fed up with the amount of contamination. <br />5. Pathway Master Plan Update <br />City Engineer/Assistant Public Works Director Freihammer provided an update on <br />the Pathway Master Plan, noting it had been presented to the City Council on July <br />9, 2018, and overall, was well received. The City Council discussed and made <br />comments on two areas in the scoring criteria. The first area was a suggestion for <br />increased scoring around schools. However, staff looked into changing the rating <br />but found there were minimal pathway segments remaining near schools and <br />changing the ranking would have minimal impact to those scores. <br />Page 2 of 16 <br />