HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 88-184 - Declaring Intent to Organize Refuse Collection in Eden Prairie - CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 88-184
A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO ORGANIZE REFUSE COLLECTION
IN THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie as follows:
1 . The Metropolican Council and Hennepin County solid
waste management plans call -for development of recycling,
composting, and resource recovery programs to
reduce the amount of unprocessed solid wastes destined
for landfills.
2. Hennepin County has established a specific recycling
and composting goal so that at least 16 percent of the
C i ty' s solid waste be diverted from landfills or
resource recovery facilities by 1990.
3. The Eden Prairie City Council wishes to have recycling,
composting, and waste processing opportunities within the
City which maximize waste diversion and minimize cost .
4. Organized collection represents an opportunity to
achieve the recycling, composting, and waste
processing goals expressed by the City.
5. The City of Eden Prairie presently has several refuse
haulers providing subscription service to individual
customers throughout the City.
6. The State of Minnesota has provided the authority for
cities to organize refuse collection under procedures
established by the Waste Management Act.
7. Because of the benefits and efficiencies expected
from an organized refuse collection system, the City
Council hereby states its intention to plan an
organized refuse collection system for the City of
Eden Prairie.
8. The City staff is hereby directed to draft a plan for
organized refuse collection. All interested persons
are invited to participate in planning and establishing
the organized collection system.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie on this 6th day of
September, 1988.
Gary D ete s n>%yor
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. Frane, City Clerk