Agenda - Council - 01/12/1982 - Laserfiche WebLink

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'1 I I I I I · I I' I I' · Conlracfing with haulers 1o deliver waste to a resource recovery facility. · A combination of any of these subsidy arrangments. The evaluation should be made based upon the following criteria: · Whether the subsidy will facilitate construction of a plant. · The impact of the subsidy on the total cost to the com- nmnity for collection and disposal of solid waste. (We think the cost should be minhnized.) · ~¢~ether the snbsidy encourages use of the resource recovery facility. (ICe thh~k, if public ~,tbsidies are provided, they should be rea.~mably efft, clive.) Whether all who benefit from the facility (either direct- ly or indirectly) should share in fmancing the subsidy. (We think all should share.) Whether the subsidy permits haulers to organize their routes in an efficient manner. (We think routes ought to be organized.) Whether the subsidy promotes or diminishes competi- tion in collection. (We think there ought to b.e competition in collection.} Whether the subsidy preserves incentives for facility operators to contain expenses. [We think such incentives shouM exist.} The relative ease with which the subsidy can be with- drawn. {We think the subsidy should be easily withdrawn.} Whether the subsidy is visible to public officials and taxpayers. : ':'; {We think the subsidy shouM be visible, at least to public officials.) Whether the.subsidy makes haulers 'tax collectors'. {We do not thh~k tmulcrs shouM pcrform what is pro- perly a function of govcrmnent.] THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL SHOULD NOT SUPPORT REFUSE DISPOSAL FACILITIES BY CHANGING 1TS ORDINANCES IN A WAY THAT WOULD PERM1T CITY OFFICIALS TO STIPULATE WHERE ttAULERS LICEN- SED IN THE CITY MUST DISPOSE OF THEIR REFUSE WITHOUT FIRST EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF SUBSIDY. THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL SHOULD ATTEMPT TO OR- GANIZE COLLECTION ROUTES IN THE CITY BY ESTABLISI-ffNG COLLECTION DISTRICTS AND PUT- TING THESE DISTRICTS UP FOR COMPETITIVE BID. The City should build off of its existing collection system whereby individual homeowners buy refuse collection service's, based on price and service from a large and diverse group of haulers. Specifically, the City should encourage, and make it pos- sible for homeowners to get together to buy this service jointly, in the manner recently followed by the Tangletown Neighborhood Association. The City should work through neigbhorhood associations or district planning councils. Alternatively, the City could run an open bidding system on behalf of the residents of individual small geographic areas (perhaps district council areas). The City would act as an agent. Bidding would be done by individual district. Following this plan the City would achieve the benefits of efficiency in collection routes, and of price competitive for services.