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Councilmember Jacobsen suggested the Council consolidate the number of cars they ride in for the Stockyard <br />Days parade. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson stated the Councilmembers could ride in a City truck or could walk the parade route together. <br /> <br />Councilmember Bauman supported two Councilmembers to a vehicle. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg stated she did not like riding in the back of a pickup stating the starting and stopping was <br />difficult. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strub was in favor of the Council all riding together in the same vehicle. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg recalled riding in a flatbed trailer as a kid in parades and stated this may be a better <br />option. <br /> <br />Schlichting indicated the City had trailers available and could come up with something creative for the City <br />Council to ride on. <br /> <br /> <br />Recycling Contract Extension Discussion <br />Hatch stated the City was on its last year of its three-year recycling contract. He explained that Gundlach had <br />an update for the Council. <br /> <br />Gundlach provided the Council with a presentation on the City’s recycling program and proposed contract <br />extension. She noted the original contract was negotiated in 2000. Staff was recommending the Council <br />pursue a contract extension with the City’s current hauler versus an RFP. She reported residents appear to be <br />happy with the City’s current service provider. She explained the options available for the extension were a <br />five-year or seven-year agreement. The rates for each of the agreements were reviewed in detail. Staff <br />recommended the Council authorize staff to work with Allied/Republic Sanitation on a seven-year contract <br />extension. She then provided the Council with a handout on how many pounds per resident the City was <br />recycling in comparison to each community within the County. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strub asked if there would be an opportunity for the City to receive additional SCORE grants <br />in the future. He questioned if there were any opportunities for PREC to pursue additional recycling in the <br />City. Gundlach stated SCORE funding was based on population. She indicated the City may be able to <br />receive additional grant money from the County if staff were to make application. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson believed it would be advantageous to get the City’s businesses involved in recycling. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jacobsen asked if organics would be allowed in the new contract. Gundlach stated the current <br />contract did not allow for organics. She reported the extension would also not collect organics due to the fact <br />there was no place for the organics materials. <br /> <br />Hatch believed that when there were enough commercial organics vendors in the marketplace, that there would <br />be a greater push for organics collection. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strub supported the seven-year contract with Republic. He was in favor of the County data <br />being passed along to New Brighton residents. <br /> <br />