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Councilmember Musgrove agreed and stated that there have been discussions in the past about wanting to have a better understanding about recycling in the community. She shared that they had discussed having a work session on this; however, it has not come back to the Council. She stated that there were questions brought up by residents earlier this evening concerning recycling so it would be good for the Council to discuss this to gain a better understanding of it. Councilmember Woestehoff stated that he does not disagree that they should have this discussion; however, he would imagine that the budget that has been approved already accounts for this. He noted that he would not want to have to fill the hole that this may create in the budget. He added that this also covers part of a salaried position. He stated that he is in support of discussing a recycling program and how they can make it better but we would not support not passing this resolution as an agreement for this year. Councilmember Howell agrees that passing the resolution and receiving the funds is a good idea, she just wanted to mention that she would like to have a bigger discussion surrounding this. Councilmember Specht asked about the deadline that this would need to be passed by. City Administrator Hagen stated that the deadline is the middle of November so there is time from the standpoint of the contract. He confirmed that the budget has already been set to include this as the contract has already been set through 2025. He noted that it would make sense to go into greater detail on this at a future work session. Councilmember Musgrove noted that part of this discussion can help the Council gain understanding of how much of the funding actually goes to the salaried position. Motion by Councilmember Musgrove, seconded by Councilmember Olson, to adopt Resolution 423-234 to enter into a Residential Recycling Agreement with Anoka County to receive SCORE funds for 2024. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Kuzma, Councilmembers Musgrove, Olson, Howell, Riley, Specht, and Woestehof£ Voting No: None. 8. MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF INPUT City Administrator Hagen announced upcoming meetings and events. Councilmember Riley reiterated that the priority lighting in the City does not necessarily mean that there are street lights on every resident's street, it just means that there are lights throughout the City that are at the priority intersections. He noted that it is the same for the storm water system as there are ditches and drains throughout the City that help drain this water. He stated that everyone in the City benefits from these things. 9. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilmember Riley, seconded by Councilmember Musgrove,to adjourn the meeting. City Council/ September 26, 2023 Page 15 of 16