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If the Contractor or the City is not able to find a market within 30 days, the City has the option to: a� Require the Contractor to continue to collect the particular recyclable. In such case, the City would pay the Contractor, as additional compensation, the tipping fee at the Newport RDF plant or a mutually agreeable alternative site. The Contractor is required to keep accurate records of said fees and provide the City receipts of payment. b� No�i�'y the Contractor to cease collection of the particular recyclable until a feasible market is located, either by the Contractoror by the City. The Contractorwould then be responsible for the cost of printing and distributing educational materials explaining the market situation to residents. In its notification letter of June 1(attached), Eureka states it will continue collecting green glass and looking for alternative markets to recycle glass at its highest and best use. It is proposing that if the temporary market stops accepting green and mixed glass, Eureka will ship the glass to Raguse Manufacturingin Wheata�, Minnesotafor use as a sand blasting medium. While not considered recycling, the state classifies using glass in this manner to be a beneficial reuse and it is not subject to sanction. It would cost Eureka an additional $23 a ton to ship the glass to Wheatot� which would decrease the City's revenue share by approximately $7,000 a year. The City has three options: 1) Have Eureka continue to collect green glass, but the City pays for its disposal at the Newpart RDF plant or other mutually agreeable alternative site. 2) Have Eureka discontinue collecting green glass. Eureka would then communicate to residents about why it would no longer collect green glass. The City and Eureka would renegotiate the �,er h�usehold fee paid for recycling collection. ;1 }� �rr� to allow Eureka to ship the glass to Ra�a�� la��a fa��tun�ig in Wheaion, Minnesota for use as a sand blasting medium. �� ,:,,�� ,� � To preserve its long term viability to collect and process glass, Eureka Recycling will be asking Ramsey County for a loan from the County's Recycling Market Development Fund. The loan would be used in combinationwith a loan from the State to purchase optical sorting equipment. The equipment would allow Eureka to more effectively separate glass by color and remove contaminants. This improves the quality of the glass cullet and increases the ability to sell the glass to a manufacturer that can recycle it at its highest and best use. Eureka is asl�ing for its client cities in Ramsey County to send a joint letter to the County asl�ing for the initiation of loan negotiations between Eureka and the County (a copy of the proposed letter is attached). Council Action Rec�uested Select which of the three options listed above the City should pursue in the event of the dissolution of current markets for green glass. Support the initiation of negotiations between Eureka and Ramsey County on a loan to purchase optical sorting equipment. Attachments: Eureka's letter to Roseville of June 1, 2006 Proposed joint letter to Ramsey County