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Mr. Howey explained he went to some food trucks at an event and what he noticed <br />was they were throwing the recyclable directly in the trash so he suggested to the <br />vendor to call him to organize a pick up. He thought there needed to be that last <br />step if containers are recyclable to get them to a recycling bin. <br />Chair Ficek asked if there was any reason, in looking at the St. Louis Park <br />Ordinance, to change the effected businesses. <br />Member Collins thought prepacked foods at a gas station might be something to <br />exempt. <br />Chair Ficek asked if there should be any other exemptions made. He thought the <br />only real difference in Minneapolis was the flatware and straws and he did not think <br />there was a reason to include those in the exemptions. <br />Member Hodder thought all the listed exemptions are reasonable. <br />Ms. Bakken thought a business could also offer straws on demand. She explained <br />she saw a business that had a dispenser for straws where the customer could take <br />one if they wanted one, which was a good implementation. <br />Chair Ficek reviewed the acceptable packaging and did not think there was much <br />difference between the ordinances. <br />The Commission agreed. <br />Chair Ficek reviewed banned materials and did not think the differences were great. <br />He also reviewed other requirements. <br />Ms. Bakken thought banning all colored plastics should be included and an <br />important determination. <br />Chair Ficek did not think the Commission would have much say in enforcement <br />but the penalties, St. Louis Park does have the $100 administrative penalty so a <br />business could just budget this into their costs and pay that fee when it comes up. <br />He asked what that meant, would it mean every incident is $100 penalty. <br />Ms. Culver explained some of the details staff would want to run by the City <br />Attorney but he believed it could be $100 penalty with every violation and that <br />would be, generally how that would work, the City probably would not do <br />compliance checks unless working with the health department because the City <br />does not do any licensing of restaurants, at this level for most of these <br />establishments. This would probably be on a complaint basis. It could be <br />cumulative and in excess of that. <br />Page 6 of 9 <br />