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AGENDA NUMBER:
PREPARED BY:
DATE:
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JAY SCHERER, BUILDING INSPECTOR /
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF 1990 CLEAN UP DAY AND
RECEIVE UPDATE ON CITY RECYCLING PROGRAM
APRIL 2, 1990
SUBJECT:
BACKGROUND:
City Council budgeted funds for a Clean-Up Day
in 1990 following the great success of the
1989 Clean-Up Day. This agenda item has been
prepared to summarize the proposed 1990 Clean
Up Day activities. This report also includes
a summary of the City's recently instituted
in-house recycling program.
In 1989, Building Inspector/Code Enforcement
Officer Jay Scherer organized a Clean-Up
effort that invited Prior Lake residents to
dispose of unwanted material at a considerable
cost savings at Lakefront Park. City staff
and volunteers unloaded the items collected
including 1) approximately 300 vehicle
batteries; 2) 221 household appliances; 3) 6
compacted refuse trucks of household
furniture; and 4) 1700 tires.
INTRODUCTION
DISCUSSION:
The 1990 Clean-Up effort has been scheduled
for Saturday, May 5 from 6 AM-I PM and will be
organized in the same manner as in 1989. City
staff will be stationed at the entry point to
inspect the materials to be dropped off and
check proof of residency. Staff will also be
counting the vehicles to continue our ~early
internal evaluation. A Police Officer w1ll be
working on site to assist in maintaining
traffic control.
A Staff person will be positioned at the top
of the hill to regulate traffic activity at
the drop off points and Staff will be
stationed at each drop off area to assist the
resident in unloading the materials. The same
items will be collected this year and Staff
anticipates the amount of dropped off
materials to be the same or maybe even larger
than last year.
In 1990 the County through a grant program
will be providing funding for the disposal of
the appliances. This grant will significantly
reduce costs to the City. However, the cost
of the tipping fees have risen twofold since
1989 and the increase will offset any possible
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savings the County's
provided.
staff anticipates the costs will be similar to
those spent in 1990. The city council
budgeted $3000 for this activity and $350 for
a c1ty-School Earth Day Program. Because of
the School's desire to concentrate on their
own clean up efforts and the lack of
activities that can be safely delegated to the
youth, the City-School Earth Day effort will
be discontinued for 1990. This program will
be re-evaluated prior to deciding whether to
continue with it beyond 1990.
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partiCi:ltion
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A new and improved twist for the 1990 Program
will be instituted. Staff has ordered 700
seedling trees in a variety of species from
the Minnesota Forestry Association. A low
cost fee per tree was provided b~ the State in
conjunction with the Celebrate M1nnesota 1990
program. Staff will be distributing the
seedlings to all Clean-Up Day participants
free of charge. The cost of the trees will
be less than the $350 budgeted for the
City-School Earth Day activity. This will
allow the citizens to benefit in three ways,
in removing the clean-up items from their
home, beautifying their yard by planting a
tree and sensitizing them to the importance of
trees in our environment.
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The City of Prior Lake has recently joined the
recycling campaign. City Staff recycles cans,
glass and newspapers like so many residential
recyclers with the addition of various types
of office paper.
Everyone at City Hall has received a desk top
recycling container for their office paper.
When employees have filled this container, the
paper is deposited in one of three large area
containers. Staff also has area containers
for cans, glass and newspapers. The area
containers are em~tied into a 90 gallon bin
outside the build1ng next to our regular trash
dumpster.
Quality Waste sends a recycling truck to pick
up all of our rec~clables once a week.
Quality Waste stock p1les recyclable material
and hauls them to various companies to process
them for all of us to use again. A program
report on this activity will be provided at
the meeting.
RECOMMENDATION:
City staff believes the residents of Prior
Lake enjoyed the Clean-Up Day program of 1989
and anticipate similar success in 1990. Staff
also a~plauds the citizens for their excellent
partic1pation in 1989.
Staff recommends the City Council comment on
the proposed 1990 Clean-U~ Day activity and
direct staff to proceed w1th the plans that
meet the Council's approval. Staff would also
appreciate comments on the in-house recycling
effort.
ALTERNATIVES: Staff has identified the following
alternatives:
1. The City Council can approve the 1990
Clean-Up Day effort as proposed.
2. The City Council can modify the 1990
Clean-Up Day effort and approve the
effort as modified.
3.
The City Council can comment
in-house recycling campaign and
staff to continue the
participation.
on the
direct
City's
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The City Council
in-house recycling
the program.
can comment
campaign and
on the
modify
ACTION
RECOMMENDED:
staff recommends
Alternatives 1 and 3
Clean-Up effort and
campaign.
the City Council take
regarding the 1990 City
the in-house recycling