HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1991-349CITY OF PLYMOUTH
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a reglilar meeting of the City Council of
the City of Plymouth, Minnesota was held on the 17th day of .Tune ,
1991. The following members were present: dyer Bergman, Councilmembers Helliwell,
,
Ricker, Vasiliou. and Zitur
The following members were absent: None
Councilmember Ricker introduced the following Resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 91-349
ADOPTING A SOLID WASTE SOURCE REDUCTION PLAN FOR
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth receives funding from Hen!+enin County to subsidize the
cost of the curbside and dropoff center recycling program; and
WHEREAS, as part of the 1991 Solid Waste Management Agreement between the City and
Hennepin County, it requires the City to adopt a Solid Waste Reduction Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH,
MINNESOTA: That the attached 1991 Solid Waste Source Reduction Plan for the City of
Plymouth is adopted.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded by
Councilmmber Ricker , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following vot ;'
in favor thereof: Mayor Berman, Councilmembers Helliwell, Ricker, Vasiliou,
anrd 7 i t»r
The following voted against or abstained: None
Whereupon the Resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
CITY OF PLYMOUTH
SOURCE REDUCTION PLAN
PART I DEFINITION AND GOALS
In its efforts to continually reduce the quantity of solid waste generated
by all City departments, the City of Plymouth herein presents its goals and
activities which are currently in place and which will be implemented to
achieve a measurable level of solid waste source reduction. Following the
lead established by Hennepin County, the City of Plymouth hereby identifies
goals which are intended to reduce the amount of solid waste from the City:
A. Eliminate unnecessary purchases.
B. Reduce the total amount of waste the City generates.
C. Reduce the total amount of waste the City disposes of.
D. Purchase products with longer, more useful lives.
E. Purchase environmentally friendly products.
F. Create new uses for materials before the materials are thrown away
or are recycled.
PART II EXISTING SOURCE REDUCTION ACTIVITIES
A. City -Wide Source Reduction Activities
o Office paper, aluminum and metal cans, and glass are currently
being recycled.
o Message and scratch pads are being made from old letterhead and
office paper.
o Voice mail system is in place to reduce or eliminate paper
messages.
o Each desk or group of desks has its own paper recycling
container.
o Bulletin board present for City announcements.
o Purchase of recycled paper.
o City and department memos prepared as a single copy and routed
instead of a separate copy for each person.
o Coffee cups brought by employees
o Annual auction held of all unclaimed City property.
B. Source Reduction Activities by Public Works DeRartment
Materials collected and recycled.
o Tires
o Scrap metal
o Automotive batteries
o Used motor oil
o Street sand is reused as fill material
o Recycled asphalt used in bituminous base course of new roads
o Concrete curb and gutter recycled and used in new roads
PART III PLANNED SOURCE REDUCTION ACTIVITIES
A. Proposed City -Wide Source Reduction Activities
o Unwanted first class, second class, return postage guaranteed and
address correction mail will be refused and returned to the
sender.
o Senders of unwanted third class mail will be notified to halt
mailing.
o Each department will determine what publications and/or materials
of which multiple copies are received are unneeded and, where
appropriate, cancel or refuse acceptance of the extra copies.
o Each department will notify "Direct Marketing Association" to
reduce or eliminate junk mail.
o Purchase quality, long -life products.
B. Proposed Source Reduction Activities by. Department
1. Finance Department
o Financial information will be made available to individual
department's personal computers to eliminate paper reporting.
2. Police Department
o Share equipment with other departments and cities when
possible.
o Eliminate unnecessary reports.
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o Entire readouts are not needed; eliminate parts of readouts
not needed.
o Increase the use of personal computers for reports and
readouts thus eliminating unnecessary paperwork.
3. Parks Department
o Initiate a can recycling program in all City parks.
4. Community Development
o Reduce the quantity of plans required from developers for
subdivision and development projects.
o Reduce the size of maps. The information is still readable
using a smaller format.
o A large amount of paper material is submitted to all City
Commissions, particularly the Planning Commission and the
City Council. Bins will be provided outside the Council
Chambers to be used by the Commission and Councilmembers to
dispose of recyclable paper.
o Inquire of Commission and Councilmembers what information is
not needed and eliminate so as to reduce paper generated.
PART IV Education and Promotion Plan
A. Education Methods
o The Solid Waste Coordinator will provide technical assistance
and provide written correspondence to City departments on the
initiation and processing of source -reduction activities.
B. Implementation
o The Solid Waste Coordinator will implement the education
program.
C. Promotion Timetable
o Promotions will be received by City employees on a yearly basis
or more often.
PART V IMPLEMENTATION DATE AND PLAN
A. Roles and Responsibility of Employees
o The City of Plymouth already partakes in numerous source
reduction activities. The Solid Waste Coordinator will
facilitate the Solid Waste Source Reduction Plan. Each
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individual department head will be responsible for that
department's existing and proposed source -reduction activities.
The Property Management Coordinator will be responsible for
overseeing the quantity of solid waste leaving City Hall. The
Public Works Superintendent will be responsible for overseeing
the quantity of solid waste leaving the Department of Public
Works.
o Each City employee will be responsible for incorporating the
goals identified in part I into their daily activities.
B. Implementation Time Schedule
o All proposed source -reduction activities will be implemented
immediately with the exception of the Parks Department Can
Recycling Program which will be implemented as soon as possible.
PART VI REPORTING TO THE COUNTY
o Reporting of the City of Plymouth's Source -Reduction activities
will be made on the Semi -Annual and Annual Recycling report
forms to the County.
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