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308 these alternative type of bags for short term use when they are out there and <br />309 available. <br />310 <br />311 Chair Ficek thought a lot of that has to do with education and how many people <br />312 know about it. He thought expense may be another part of this. <br />313 <br />314 Chair Ficek indicated paper is better than plastic and if that is true, is there a way <br />315 to encourage that as the default of choice rather than plastic. He did not know how <br />316 that would come into an ordinance. <br />317 <br />318 Ms. Bakken thought that was an interesting tactic. She would probably go back to <br />319 staffing issues to figure how this could logistically be done. The other thing is how <br />320 popular curbside grocery pickup has become and whenever she has done that she <br />321 did not think she has ever received paper bags, it has always been plastic and part <br />322 of that is because of perishable foods they need to keep but she thought that would <br />323 be an interesting conversation to have with some of the bigger food stores and the <br />324 Targets to see what they would have to say regarding that. <br />325 h& <br />326 Councilmember Strahan joined online and explained she has had a lot of complaints <br />327 recently about the trash on Snelling Avenue, especially around Burger King, KFC <br />328 and along the back of those restaurants with paper bags so she did have some <br />329 reservations. She noted she did bring this up before but has not done so recently. <br />330 She thought in Minneapolis this ordinance has seemed to work very well and is <br />331 changing the mind thought of many people regarding plastic and paper bags. She <br />332 thought if the City could find a way to beautify the City in the process and a way <br />333 to reduce trash. She also wanted to make sure with recyclable and compostable <br />334 take-out containers the City needed a way to make sure the items are not going into <br />335 the regular trash. <br />336 <br />337 Chair Ficek indicated he was not sure if he would be ready to move forward at this <br />338 time with any kind of recommendation. He thought there was more information <br />339 needed. <br />340 <br />341 Member Hodder explained he would like to see what Eureka is getting in that waste <br />342 stream and where that stuff goes, as far as what is it and where does it go. <br />343 <br />344 Mr. Culver thought Eureka would be happy to come back to the Commission to <br />345 discuss these things. <br />346 <br />347 6. Continue Discussion of Commission Scope, Duties, Function and Name <br />348 Mr. Culver explained the Commission had a discussion at their July meeting about <br />349 the possibility of changing the name and scope, as outlined in City Code, for the <br />350 PWETC. There was some talk of forming an informal subcommittee of PWET <br />351 Commission members to propose some new language for the scope of the <br />352 Commission. He indicated the Commission should formalize and confirm <br />353 participation in the subcommittee. <br />Page 8 of 9 <br />