HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/23/1988 - Solid Waste Abatement Commission AGENDA
SOLID WASTE ABATEMENT COMMISSION
EAGAN, MINNESOTA
EAGAN MUNICIPAL CENTER CONFERENCE ROOMS A & B
TUESDAY
AUGUST 23, 1988
11:30 A.M.
I. ROLL CALL AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
II. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
III. CURBSIDE RECYCLING IMPLEMENTATION
IV. OTHER BUSINESS
V. NEXT MEETING
VI. ADJOURNMENT
MEMO TO: CHAIRS HOEL AND MANN AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE SOLID WASTE
ABATEMENT COMMISSION
FROM: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT HOHENSTEIN
DATE: AUGUST 18, 1988
SUBJECT: SPECIAL SOLID WASTE ABATEMENT COMMISSION MEETING OF
AUGUST 23, 1988
A special meeting of the Eagan Solid Waste Abatement Commission
will be held on Tuesday, August 23, 1988 at 11:30 a.m. in Eagan
Municipal Center Conference Rooms A & B. The City will provide a
box lunch only to those requesting one before noon, Monday,
August 22. Please contact Jon Hohenstein to indicate your lunch
preference.
CURBSIDE RECYCLING IMPLEMENTATION
The primary item of business for this special meeting is to
continue discussion of implementation strategies in anticipation
of another meeting with interested waste haulers and a
recommendation to the City Council by mid - September. Three basic
models have been suggested which need consideration:
1. Partial Organization - At a special meeting held on
March 9, 1988, the Eagan City Council indicated a
preference for a system which would retain certain
aspects of open competition and require hauler
management of waste, recycleables and yard waste, while
reducing the number of trucks on City streets. Their
suggested model consisted of:
a. Creation of four to six residential hauling
districts to be bid among private haulers, the
lowest two bidders being able to serve the
district.
b. Require same day, weekly collection of rubbish,
recycleables and yard waste.
c. Retain direct billing relationship between the
hauler and the customer to maintain
accountability and financial incentives to
recycle.
d. Require a volume -based fee structure to reward
homeowners generating less waste.
2. Plymouth Model - A system which would allow prompt
implementation would be to continue open hauling of
waste and yard waste, but to bid recycling services as
a separate contract for all Eagan residents. This
system would consist of:
a. Same day collection of recycleables for all Eagan
residents or within optional districts of the
City.
b. Optional requirement of volume -based fees.
c. Optional creation of daily residential hauling
districts.
d. Optional direct or hauler billing for recycling
services.
e. Reconsideration of organization at set intervals
depending upon performance and citizen response.
3. Modified Open Hauling - A system suggested by certain
members of the hauling community is to simply require
recycling implementation of haulers as a condition of
their license. The model would consist of:
a. Formation of daily residential hauling districts.
b. Requirement of same day, weekly collection of
rubbish, recycleables and yard waste within such
districts.
c. Requirement of volume -based fees to encourage
waste reduction.
d. Optional cap of residential hauling licenses.
e. Reconsideration of organization at set intervals
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At the present time, these alternatives appear to be the most
feasible to meet the County's deadlines and capture the highest
available level of County funding. Commission members should be
prepared to discuss the merits of these alternatives in detail at
Tuesday's meeting.
Administrative Assistant