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Mr. Pratt, as background for this discussion, provided several handouts to <br />members based on previous discussions, including recycling charges and <br />revenues, attached hereto and made a part thereof. <br />Mr. Pratt and Mr. Schwartz summarized the Best Value Contracting process itself, <br />based on scoring criteria in weighting bids and proposals. Mr. Pratt noted specific <br />considerations in the case of recycling, and what was important to the community <br />on which to base the proposals beyond pricing. <br />Mr. Pratt led members through a brainstorming exercise to address community <br />values in developing the Request for Proposals (RFP) for a future Recycling <br />Contract. <br />What does "value" mean to you in e.~ neral? <br />• Something to enhance quality of life or area <br />• Something making citizens feel that we're being productive <br />• Something working efficiently <br />• Return on Investment (ROI) and Sustainability <br />What does Roseville value about recycling and other environmental pro r.~ ams? <br />• A wide range of materials for curb pickup <br />• User-friendly participation for residents <br />• Observation by residents that people are using the program and that the <br />materials are being efficiently recycled <br />• High percentage results in the end product <br />• Good end products versus damaged materials having to be land filled as refuse <br />• Single sort or other options <br />• ROI -investing community time, buckets as part of the process <br />• Would use of a local vendor be a high or low value to the community? <br />• Ability to recycle a broad range of materials without worrying if they fell into <br />a certain category <br />• Clean, quiet operations of the vendor scaled to neighborhoods versus larger <br />heavy trucks <br />• Ability to recycle glass into an end product, and that product affecting vehicle <br />weight for vendors <br />• Education/Community involvement -where recycled items go, the process, <br />and available markets, as well as how consumers can participate in reducing <br />their initial consumption of materials, and how they can participate in <br />purchasing recycled end products <br />• Additional public education and promotion of zero waste events and what it <br />means for the City and residents to participate in them <br />NOTE: Mr. Pratt advised that a goal of the upcoming "Run for the Roses" <br />event was intended as a zero waste event. <br />• Public awareness of the availability of Ramsey County's hazardous waste <br />disposal sights; and whether cost-effective options were indicated for curbside <br />Page 4 of 12 <br />