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. � � -:_ 1��rr� � Report for City Council Date: March 29,2004 Item Number: 5. Department Approval Manager�Approval Agenda Section r� L Item Description: Report on Ad Hoc Litter Control Committee Background City staff spend considerable time on litter control. Some of their efforts include: + Coordinate biannual street sweeping of a11 City streets and pathways # Regular grass trimming along certain boulevards and streets and in City parks � Identify and pick up trash in problem areas � Coordinate Clean Up Day where residents can bring items that can't go in the regular trash � Answer residents' questions on how to dispose of items that can't go in the trash • Place trash cans on City property with hea�y pedestrian traffic � Coordinate Adopt-a-Park program where groups adopt City parks and regularly pick up trash and report problems or needed repairs to the Parks and Recreation Department * Host Earth Day activities to provide public education about protecting the earth and litter prevention � Work with area businesses and individuals to pick up litter and to address code violations � Dredge City lakes or ponds, as needed These efforts take considerable time and money, but well worth the effort to keep the City clean and to protect the environment. However, citizens have come forward requesting additional work and offering to help pick up litter, particularly in spring when litter becomes more visible after the snow melts. In late January the City Council approved creating an ad hoc litter control committee and allocated $2,500 to fund the project. The City hired Patty Hoag to coordinate a city-wide litter pick up effort in April. Patty pulled together a committee of 11 people from businesses, churches, Roseville Area Schools, service organizations, employees and the community. Representatives from each of those groups are responsible to recruit additional volunteers. The committee discussed several ways to promote litter pick up during the month of April. These include: Proclamation declaring April as Keep Roseville Beautiful month, letters to the editor, news releases, Roseville Wrap, information on the Web and Cable Channel 16 and letters to area businesses, churches, civic organizations and neighborhood watch participants.