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<br />Councilmember Howell agreed as it seems like a majority of the residents are not interested in <br />this. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson said he likes Councilmember Specht’s suggestion of not discussing this <br />again for a number of years as it is irritating for the residents to continue to tell the City that they <br />are not interested in this. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley agreed with the other Councilmembers. He shared he personally believes <br />there should be a trail connection here; however, they are representing the residents and the <br />residents do not want one. He added that this discussion will not come up again anytime soon as <br />the only reason they are discussing it right now is because they are doing a project in this area. <br /> <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby noted that the easements contain the water main that <br />runs from Snowy Owl down to the hydrant on Bowers Drive. He stated he would not recommend <br />vacating these outlots or removing the easement as it is needed for water main maintenance. <br /> <br />The consensus of the Council was to not move forward with this project as the surveyed residents <br />are not supportive. <br /> <br />2.02: Update on Recycling Program <br /> <br />Senior Planner Anderson reviewed the Staff report in regard to the City recycling program and <br />SCORE (Select Committee On Recycling and the Environment) funding. He reviewed the current <br />contract with ACE Solid Waste. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma shared that he has seen other communities where they have people put items out on <br />their curb for recycling and allow other residents to look through the items to see if there is <br />anything they would like to reuse rather than recycle. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Anderson said they have not explored doing this. He said it would be a great way <br />for reuse; however, it could result in messes in a lot of neighborhoods. He noted this is something <br />they could look into. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley said the cardboard recycling after Christmas is a great idea as many people <br />take advantage of this. He asked if there is a need for year-round cardboard recycling. <br /> <br />Senior Planner Anderson stated that several years ago this idea was brought to the Public Works <br />Committee. He noted that ACE has opened up a customer convenience center where additional <br />recycling can be dropped off if it is more than what will fit in their bin. He explained that when <br />the idea of a City recycling donation center was brought to Public Works they did not see a need <br />for this because of the ACE center; however, now due to the number of deliveries people receive <br />in cardboard boxes he believes a City recycling location would be well utilized. He added that he <br />would need to have some discussions concerning this with Public Works Staff to make sure it is <br />not going to be disrupting any of their day-to-day operations. He noted that this would be <br />something that could utilize SCORE funding. <br />City Council Work Session / March 26, 2024 <br />Page 2 of 9 <br /> <br />