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