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Member Debra Hilstrom introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
ATTEST:
October 10, 1995
Date
RESOLUTION NO. 95 -227
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 1996 RECYCLING RATES
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center is a member of the Hennepin Recycling
Group (HRG), which is a joint powers group formed pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 1987,
Section 471.59; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the joint powers agreement was to create an
organization by which the member cities may jointly and cooperatively provide for the efficient
and economical collection, recycling, and disposal of solid waste within and without their
respective corporate boundaries, all in compliance with Minnesota Waste Management Act,
Minnesota Statutes, 1987, Chapter 115A; and
WHEREAS, the HRG has established a curbside recycling program for its
member cities to meet the requirements of Hennepin County Ordinance No. 13, Solid Waste
Source Separation for Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, Brooklyn Center Ordinance No. 89 -11 authorizes the City to
establish rates for recycling services; and
WHEREAS, the HRG has established a rate of $2.15 per month per household
for recycling services beginning January 1, 1996; and
WHEREAS, the rates for recycling services established by the HRG reflect the
amount needed to fund the City's curbside recycling program after the projected reimbursement
of recycling program costs from Hennepin County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that the above described rates established by the HRG for recycling
services are hereby approved.
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Deputy Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Kathleen Carmody and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in
favor thereof: Myrna Kragness, Debra Hilstrom, and Kathleen Carmody;
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.