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<br />Background <br />Roseville used to hold annual Clean Sweep days in which residents could drop offlarge <br />items such as furniture and mattresses for disposal. The City paid the contractor a set <br />amount and there was no direct charge to users. At the 1992 Clean Sweep event <br />approximately 1,400 vehicles dropped off items. This far exceeded the estimate of the <br />contractor (Keith Kruppeny) who lost money on the deal. Subsequently the City was <br />unable to find a contractor for the next year and the Clean Sweep Day was discontinued. <br /> <br />The City Council established the Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Citizen Advisory <br />Committee in 2001 to examine Roseville's garbage and recycling policies and programs. <br />As part of its study released in May 2002, the Committee recommended Roseville resume <br />holding an annual Clean Up Day. A survey showed 78% of residents said they would be <br />very likely or somewhat likely to use a Clean Up Day. <br /> <br />This time instead of being free, resident would pay two-thirds of the disposal costs for each <br />item or load they brought to the event and the City would pay the other third. The <br />Committee examined various other possibilities including holding two clean up days (as <br />does Shoreview) or having a curbside collection of oversized items (as is done in <br />Bloomington). Members preferred holding a single clean up day with aggressive public <br />education about how to dispose of difficult items at other times of the year. They wrote: <br />"As they discussed options, committee members decided that consumers <br />should take some responsibility to find proper means of disposal for all <br />the things they no longer wish to have. Residents should not rely solely <br />on government programs to manage their waste. Although City programs <br />can raise awareness of waste issues by managing some waste while <br />educating residents about waste issues... If residents are fully informed, <br />they will be empowered to make decisions about their waste choices and <br />use economic forces to create a waste system that best meets their needs. <br />For instance will they know to ask before they buy something new if the <br />store will take it back when it wears out?" <br />Members felt that if Roseville held two clean ups or a curbside collection program, <br />residents would come to rely on the convenience of the City programs and would not look <br />for ways to reduce the amount of waste they generate. <br /> <br />At its November 18, 2002 meeting the City Council approved reinstituting the Clean Up <br />Day. It also passed a motion directing the Public Works, Environment and Transportation <br />Commission to review solid waste and recycling issues and make recommendations to the <br />Council. <br /> <br />The Commission worked with staff to select a site: the Dale Street Soccer Fields parking <br />lot, and approved the concepts in the Request For Proposal for Operation of a Clean Up <br />Day issued January 15,2003. <br /> <br />Three RFP's were submitted and subsequently reviewed by Recycling Coordinator Tim <br />Pratt, Public Works Director Duane Schwartz and Finance Director Chris Miller. They <br />
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