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217 Mr. Howey explained he went to some food trucks at an event and what he noticed <br />218 was they were throwing the recyclable directly in the trash so he suggested to the <br />219 vendor to call him to organize a pick up. He thought there needed to be that last <br />220 step if containers are recyclable to get them to a recycling bin. <br />221 <br />222 Chair Ficek asked if there was any reason, in looking at the St. Louis Park <br />223 Ordinance, to change the effected businesses. <br />224 <br />225 Member Collins thought prepacked foods at a gas station might be something to <br />226 exempt. <br />227 <br />228 Chair Ficek asked if there should be any other exemptions made. He thought the <br />229 only real difference in Minneapolis was the flatware and straws and he did not think <br />230 there was a reason to include those in the exemptions. <br />231 <br />232 Member Hodder thought all the listed exemptions are reasonable. <br />233 <br />234 Ms. Bakken thought a business could also offer straws on demand. She explained <br />235 she saw a business that had a dispenser for straws where the customer could take <br />236 one if they wanted one, which was a good implementation. <br />237 <br />238 Chair Ficek reviewed the acceptable packaging and did not think there was much <br />239 difference between the ordinances. <br />240 <br />241 The Commission agreed. <br />242 <br />243 Chair Ficek reviewed banned materials and did not think the differences were great. <br />244 He also reviewed other requirements. <br />245 <br />246 Ms. Bakken thought banning all colored plastics should be included and an <br />247 important determination. <br />248 <br />249 Chair Ficek did not think the Commission would have much say in enforcement <br />250 but the penalties, St. Louis Park does have the $100 administrative penalty so a <br />251 business could just budget this into their costs and pay that fee when it comes up. <br />252 He asked what that meant, would it mean every incident is $100 penalty. <br />253 <br />254 Ms. Culver explained some of the details staff would want to run by the City <br />255 Attorney but he believed it could be $100 penalty with every violation and that <br />256 would be, generally how that would work, the City probably would not do <br />257 compliance checks unless working with the health department because the City <br />258 does not do any licensing of restaurants, at this level for most of these <br />259 establishments. This would probably be on a complaint basis. It could be <br />260 cumulative and in excess of that. <br />261 <br />Page 6 of 9 <br />