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or enhances neighborhood safety and appearance o Strong performance and incentive- based contract provisions that would guarantee a high level of customer serVIce o Provide residents with clear, annual delineation of haulers' services and rates o Expand and enhance residents' knowledge about the full range of public and private services and costs for disposal of difficult items The Committee recognizes that there are Roseville residents who would not want the City Council to restrict their ability to choose a garbage hauler, and that there are concerns about how government involvement with the consortium of haulers might impact cost, service and small haulers' viability. The Committee understands those concerns and believes a City contract with a consortium of all the current haulers in Roseville will pre- serve market share for small haulers, and allow the City to set strong performance and incen- tive-based contract provisions that would guarantee a high level of customer service while meeting residents expressed desires for lower rates and environmentally preferred management of their waste. Household Hazardous Waste Ramsey County offers a free Household Hazardous Waste Collec- tion program. There is a year round drop off site in St. Paul; Roseville hosts Ramsey County s seasonal HHW site in Roseville. a seasonal site on Kent Street just east of the intersection of Larpenteur and Dale. Recommendation: The committee believes the City and Ramsey County should do even more to educate resi- dents about Household Hazardous Waste and proper disposal of HHW. Leaf Pickup Program Minnesota banned the burning of leaves and other yard waste effec- tive January I, 1971. In response to the ban, Roseville began curbside collection ofleaves. Roseville origi- nally offered the leaf pickup program at no additional cost to residents. The City began charging a small fee in 1997 and participation dropped. However use has been growing every year since then. Meanwhile the leaf pickup program has al- lowed Roseville to avoid paying to clean out catch basins and reduce the amount spent on storm water pond cleanup. Recommendation: The committee believes this is a valuable program that more residents will use as Roseville's population ages and recommend it be continued. The committee believes staff should expand and enhance education to residents about the benefits of proper disposal of leaves. Recycling Roseville's participation rate of 65% is one of the highest in the state. But to make the program better, members believe the system 7