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Mayor Kuzma stated that since Mr. Hunt will already be attending the next Work Session, it would <br /> be in their best interest to bring this item back to the next Work Session so they can talk it through <br /> with Mr. Hunt. He said he will not be supporting this tonight. <br /> Councilmember Howell stated that regardless of what they approve as their proposal, it will be <br /> beneficial to go into a meeting with the County with a proposal that a majority of the Council is <br /> interested in. <br /> Motion by Councilmember Howell, seconded by Councilmember Olson, to present the agreement <br /> for the use of manual pollbooks in the City of Ramsey to Anoka County to begin discussions on <br /> crafting a new pollbook agreement. <br /> Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Howell, Olson, Musgrove, and Specht. Voting <br /> No: Mayor Kuzma, Councilmembers Riley and Woestehoff. <br /> 8.10: Adopt Resolution#24-305 to Enter into a Residential Recycling Program Agreement <br /> with Anoka County <br /> City Administrator Hagen reviewed the Staff report concerning entering into a residential <br /> recycling program agreement with Anoka County. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove shared that she requested this item be pulled from the Consent Agenda. <br /> She said she will not be supporting this as the recycling material that is gathered gets collected and <br /> weighed, then taken off to the next location and if it is contaminated, it is not recycled. She <br /> explained that they are being deceived into thinking that they are doing all of this recycling by <br /> tonnage while they do not know what is being contaminated and just ending up in the trash. She <br /> added that part of this has to do with educating people on what can and cannot be recycled. <br /> Councilmember Specht asked when the agreement for City wide recycling expires. <br /> City Administrator Hagen said it will expire in 2025. He explained that the City does hold a <br /> contract for City wide recycling. He noted this item has to do with funding that is available if they <br /> meet certain metrics for recycling goals for the City. <br /> Councilmember Specht asked if this agreement puts any restrictions or limitations on the City. <br /> City Administrator Hagen said no. He added that they use this funding for the curbside recycling <br /> that they implemented a few years ago. <br /> Councilmember Howell said she will be supporting this item this evening; however, she does think <br /> it was important for it to be pulled from the Consent Agenda so they were able to highlight the <br /> problems with the recycling for educational purposes. She noted she would like to find out how <br /> much of their tonnage is contaminated. <br /> City Council/November 12, 2024 <br /> Page 15 of 17 <br />