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