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From YouTube: August 31 Community Listening Session on Updated Sustainable Bulky Item Management Plan Proposal
Description
Staff and the Sustainability Commission sought community feedback in April 2021 on a proposed plan for handling bulky items in Bloomington in a more sustainable way. Over 1,400 residents provided feedback in a survey and 60 attended a Community Listening Session. Since April, we have reviewed the feedback, conducted additional research and developed a new proposal to incorporate what we heard. This Community Listening Session provided opportunity for residents to learn about the updated proposal for sustainable bulky item management in Bloomington and provide feedback.
A
Purpose
of
engagement,
so
you
understand
why
we
did
invite
you
here
tonight:
we'll
go
through
some
meeting
agreements
and
then
we'll
get
into
the
meat
of
the
evening
by
hearing
from
city
staff,
laura
horner
and
ellen
bialis,
who
coordinate
the
garbage
and
recycling
program,
and
we
may
have
an
additional
person
joining
us
here.
Our
sustainability
commission,
chair
tim
sandry.
A
A
How
will
your
voice
be
used
in
this
process,
and
so
tonight
we
fall
under
this
consult
area
right
here
on
the
spectrum,
and
this
is
where
we're
getting
your
feedback
and
hearing
what
you
have
to
say
about
the
approach
to
managing
the
bulky
item
disposal
in
a
sustainable
way.
So
as
part
of
involve,
we
are
here
to
obtain
the
feedback
from
from
folks
on
the
call
this
evening,
and
also
through
our
online
engagement
tools
and
as
part
of
this
process.
A
Our
our
promise
to
you
is
to
keep
you
informed
and
you
will
hear
a
lot
of
information
this
evening
and
we
do
want
to
listen
to
everybody
on
the
call
and
acknowledge
your
comments
and
and
questions,
and
so
to
that
extent
we
are
recording
this
this
evening.
So
everyone
from
the
project
team,
even
if
they
aren't
on
the
call
tonight
they
can
hear
what
you
have
to
say
and
that
we
do
capture
your
thoughts
accurately
as
well.
A
All
recommendations
will
be
made
to
the
sustainability,
commission
and
city
staff
for
final
recommendation
to
the
city
council.
So
it
is
the
city
council
who
makes
the
final
decision,
and
just
so
everybody
knows
those
sustainability,
commission
and
city
council
meetings
are
open
to
the
public
and
you
can
watch
them
live
or
or
watch
them
after
the
fact.
Whatever
is
convenient
for
you,
so
I
do
encourage
you
to
join
those
if
you
like
at
this
time.
A
I
do
want
to
point
out
on
the
screen
if
you've
not
used
webex
before,
if
you
hover
your
mouse
over
the
left
hand,
side
of
the
screen
in
the
middle
you'll
see
a
plus
button
and
a
minus
button.
I
can't
show
that
on
to
you
here
while
I'm
presenting,
but
then
you
could
expand
the
font
or
the
size
of
it,
so
that
you
can
see
it
better.
Whatever
is
easiest
for
you,
so
I
just
want
to
make
that
comment
there.
A
We
do
ask
for
everyone
to
be
respectful
during
our
time
this
evening
and
be
honest
with
comments
that
is
really
important
to
us
as
we're
listening
to
your
input
and
just
a
reminder
that
everybody
on
the
call
has
good
intent.
We
are
here
to
listen
to
everyone's
perspective
on
the
call,
even
if
you
don't
agree
with
an
idea,
that's
being
shared,
we
we
have
in
our
minds
that
the
the
intent
is
good
for
everybody
on
their
ideas.
A
A
A
I
think
we're
all
pretty
used
to
that
by
this
time,
but
sometimes
you're
not
aware
you're,
making
background
noise,
so
staff
does
have
the
ability
to
mute
you
just
so
you
know
if
we
do
have
any
folks.
I
can't
see
everybody
here,
but
if
we
have
any
folks
joining
by
telephone
tonight,
you
do
have
the
ability
to
mute
yourself
on
your
phone
as
well,
depending
on
your
device.
You
can
just
hit
the
mute
button
on
your
screen.
A
Okay,
so
how
we're
going
to
participate
tonight,
as
I
mentioned,
you
do
have
the
chat
box.
So
through
the
course
of
the
evening.
You
can
make
your
comments
here
or
ask
questions
once
we
reach
the
period
at
the
end
of
the
presentation,
we're
going
to
pause
for
any
questions
from
everyone.
If
you
have
any
clarifying
questions
about
the
presentation
that
you
just
saw
we'll
answer
those
for
everybody
before
we
go
into
the
public
comment
period
for
people
to
share
their
feedback
with
everybody
on
what
they
had
just
heard.
A
A
We
do
have
a
five
second
rule
here,
as
we
all
know,
when
we're
on
these
virtual
meetings,
you
might
get
more
than
one
person
jumping
in
at
a
time
just
allow
a
little
bit
of
space
there
for
before
somebody
jumps
in.
If
we
do
have
two
people
jumping
in
at
the
same
time,
I
will
make
sure
we
go
back
and
we
we
have.
A
Everybody
has
an
opportunity
to
share
and
take
turns
so
we're
very
happy
that
people
have
joined
us
this
evening
and
we
do
wish
to
hear
from
from
everyone
if,
if
you're
someone
that
doesn't
wish
to
speak
on
the
call,
we
will
share
contact
information
at
the
end.
So
if
you
feel
more
comfortable
making
a
phone
call
or
sharing
via
email,
we
encourage
you
to
make
comments
that
way
as
well.
A
A
A
C
C
C
C
All
right
so,
as
barb
said,
I'm
chair
of
the
bloomington
sustainability
commission
for
those
of
us
for
those
of
you
who
aren't
familiar
with
us.
The
sustainability
commission
was
created
by
the
city
of
city
council
about
four
years
ago,
and
essentially,
our
charter
is
to
influence
the
behavior
of
everyone
living
and
working
in
the
city
of
bloomington,
so
that
our
lives
we
live
our
lives
more
sustainably
in
the
area,
areas
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
I.e,
climate
change,
surface
and
groundwater.
C
C
C
This
program
was
designed
to
help
beautify
the
city
and
was
originally
paid
for
by
city-wide
general
taxes.
That
program
was
discontinued
in
the
1980s
due
to
the
budget
due
to
budget
constraints
and
in
the
late
1990s.
The
program
was
restarted
and
the
costs
were
paid
by
a
fee
to
all
residential
properties.
C
Due
to
the
cost
of
cost
environmental
footprint,
the
city
placed
limits
on
the
amount
of
stuff
residents
could
set
out
in
2018
and
strictly
enforces
them.
These
limits
help
have
helped
to
reduce
the
cost
and
the
amount
of
waste
generated,
but
it
is
still
not
a
sustainable
program
financially
or
ecologically
next
slide.
Please.
C
This
slide
lists
the
primary
ecological
drivers
for
making
a
change.
This
program
costs
a
lot
and
generates
a
lot
of
waste
to
put
it
in
perspective
in
2019
the
city's
residential
garbage
program.
You
know
the
weekly
garbage
pickup
generated
just
over
17
500
tons
of
garbage
in
an
entire
year
and
that's
not
including
the
curbside
cleanup
in
2019.
C
In
addition,
landfills
generate
huge
amounts
of
methane,
which
is
84
times
a
more
potent
greenhouse
gas
than
garden
carbon.
And,
finally,
the
carbon
footprint
of
just
getting
the
trash
to
the
landfill
is
extremely
high.
Approximately
60
tons
in
the
case
of
the
curbside
cleanup
program,
in
fact-
and
in
fact
the
2019
study
reference
I
referenced
earlier,
concluded
that
all
these
items
that
are
going
into
the
landfill
about
35
of
them
could
likely
be
reused
or
recycled
or
even
put
in
the
weekly
trash
cart.
C
Many
of
these
items
are
things
that
people
no
longer
want
and
don't
know
what
to
do
what
else
to
do
with
them
like
a
kiddie
pool.
What
do
you
do
with
the
kiddie
pool
after
the
kids
are
too
old
for
it
or
the
bicycle
after
the
kids
have
left
home
or
you
know,
what
do
you
do
when
you
replace
your
patio
furniture?
C
Okay,
so
this
slide
lists
the
primary
ecological
drivers
for
making
a
change.
Sorry
got
on
the
wrong
slide
here.
Okay,
so
here
are
the
mpca.
Here's
is
the
mpca
waste
hierarchy.
You
know
we've
always
heard
about
the
reduced
reuse,
recycle
hierarchy.
Well,
the
npca
is
looking
at
this
a
little
more
broadly
and
in
addition
to
where
you
reuse,
recycle.
C
C
Because
the
items
collected
at
during
the
curbside
cleanup
program
don't
go
to
the
herc
to
be
incinerated.
They
are
typically
landfilled
in
a
facility
like
the
burnsville
sanitary
landfill,
which
happened
in
2019,
and
the
volume
of
that
of
the
curbside
cleanup
program
is
similar
to
100
garbage
trucks.
C
C
But
at
the
same
time
we
need
some
place
to
dispose
of
the
2
000
tons
of
trash
each
year.
As
part
of
the
cleanup
curbside
cleanup
program,
so
with
that,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
laura
horner,
who
is
our
solid
waste
coordinator
and
solid
waste
expert
to
talk
about
what
we've
learned
through
our
engagement
process?
Why
take
it
away.
B
B
We
did
a
quite
a
robust
study
in
2019
of
over
2
000
herbside
cleanup
piles
to
see
what
was
made
up
in
the
current
piles.
We
also
did
quite
a
bit
of
research
to
come
up
with
some
different
options
that
we
could
consider
for
managing
bulky
items
in
bloomington.
That
recommendation
was
shared
with
council
last
spring
and
then
this
cast
spring
in
march
and
april
we
did
a
pretty
significant
community
engagement
campaign
to
bring
that
proposal
to
the
community
and
get
some
feedback.
B
We
held
two
community
listening
sessions
that
I
can
go
into
more
detail
in
a
few
slides
here,
but
after
that
community
engagement
was
conducted.
We
did
spend
quite
a
bit
of
time
reviewing
the
feedback
received
and
we
reconvened
the
sustainability
commission
working
group
to
kind
of
refine
our
recommendation
that
we
are
going
to
share
with
you
this
evening.
B
B
So
as
a
reminder,
this
is
our
original
proposal
that
was
presented
to
the
community
back
in
april
and
that
proposal
included
providing
residents
with
two
vouchers
for
the
collection
of
bulky
items
from
the
curb.
A
resident
could
schedule
that
pickup
throughout
the
year,
and
it
was
also
recommended
to
hold
two
community
cleanup
drop-off
events
each
year,
where
residents
could
bring
a
variety
of
items
to
a
central
location
to
be
disposed
of
in
a
single
day.
This
was
again
the
the
recommendations
that
were
presented
to
the
community
this
past
april
next
slide.
Please.
B
So
in
april,
as
I
mentioned,
we
did
conduct
some
fairly
robust
community
engagement.
Our
let's
talk,
bloomington
page,
had
over
4
500
visitors
to
that
page.
To
learn
about
the
recommendation.
We
had
2200
people
read
some
of
those
project
documents
and
1400
people
took
a
survey,
and
then
we
held
two
city-wide
listening
sessions.
B
So
at
this
time
I
we
want
to
share
with
you
some
of
that
feedback.
We
heard
before
we
provide
you
with
our
updated
recommendation
this
evening.
So
I'll
structure
this
in
the
some
of
the
concerns
we
heard
the
support
we
heard
as
well
as
some
suggestions
so
hero
where
we're
listing
some
of
those
concerns.
I
think
that
the
number
one
concern
that
we
heard
from
residents
was
concern
about
vehicle
access,
not
having
a
sufficient
vehicle
to
bring
items
to
that
drop
off
to
a
central
location,
as
was
recommended.
B
We
also
heard
from
folks
concerns
related
to
sustainability.
People
have
felt
that
the
proposal
would
potentially
result
in
less
reuse
and
recycling
than
our
current
program
has.
We
also
heard
concerns
about
rummaging
or
in
other
words,
a
lot
of
support
for
rummaging
in
our
current
curbside
cleanup
program
and
some
concerns
about
eliminating
that
aspect
of
the
program.
B
B
B
So,
in
addition
to
that
feedback
that
we
received,
we
also
took
some
time
to
do
more
observations
on
how
other
cities
are
handling
their
drop-off
events,
because
we
did
receive
quite
a
bit
of
feedback
related.
The
idea
of
drop-off
events,
so
city
staff
visited
drop-offs
held
in
brooklyn
park,
maple
wood,
hopkins
plymouth,
st
louis
park
and
st
paul
this
spring
to
really
learn
from
how
other
cities
are
holding
these
events
and
what
some
of
the
challenges
are
and
what
works.
B
There
was
not
a
lot
of
reuse
at
these
drop-offs,
and
we
also
were
particularly
intrigued
by
drop-off
events
held
in
the
city
of
brooklyn
park.
Their
drop-off
event
collects
recyclables
only,
and
we
did
find
that
there
was
quite
a
short
wait
time
to
use
that
drop-off
event
and
they
did
have
a
pretty
high
attendance
level
and
brooklyn
park
does
pair
that
drop-off
event
a
separate
every
other
year,
curbside
pickup
event.
D
D
Thanks
laura
again,
I'm
ellen
b
alice
and
I'm
the
deputy
director
of
public
works
for
bloomington,
and
obviously
you
can
see.
We
received
a
lot
of
feedback
through
the
different
engagement
activities
that
we
held
earlier
this
year
and
also
learned
quite
a
lot
by
observing
what
other
cities
did.
So
we
took
all
of
that
information
and
went
back
to
sort
of
what
we
were
really
trying
to
achieve.
With
this
proposed
plan,
we
took
a
look
and
said
you
know
we
really
want
there
to
be
good
environmental
benefits
from
doing
the
program.
D
We
want
it
to
be
cost
effective
and
provide
a
high
quality
service
to
people.
We
do
want
to
try
and
maintain
accessibility
for
those
without
vehicles
or
who
might
have
limited
mobility.
We
do
want
it.
We
did
want
to
find
some
way
to
have
some
accessibility
for
residents
who
do
live
in
multi-family
buildings
and,
of
course,
importantly,
and
all
of
this
is
trying
to
create
a
clean
city
and
maintain
that
clean
image
that
bloomington
has
always
had.
D
D
We
do
recommend
holding
kind
of
a
re-imagined
curbside
cleanup
event
every
other
year,
but
that
event
would
really
limit
the
number
of
items
that
are
accepted.
So
any
item,
that's
small
that
can
fit
in
your
regular
garbage
container,
should
really
go
in
your
regular
garbage
container
and
not
be
put
out
for
the
curbside
cleanup.
D
In
addition
to
that
element,
we
would
hold
a
drop-off
event
for
recyclable
materials,
which
would
be
held
every
year.
That
element
would
allow
multi-family
residents
to
participate
in
some
recycling
activities
may,
and
it
may
also
encourage
reuse
of
some
items
that
we
could
collect
at
that
off
site.
D
In
addition
to
those
two
elements,
we
would
hold
what
we're
calling
a
monthly
curbside
pickup
for
reusable
and
recyclable
items.
Only
we've
been
talking
with
a
few
vendors
in
town
who
do
reuse
and
recycling
of
certain
household
items,
and
this
would
be
something
where
people
could
call
and
schedule
an
appointment
for
this
organization
on
a
monthly
basis
to
come
by
and
pick
up
those
events
from
people
at
their
curb
again.
This
kind
of
addresses
the
concern
we
heard
about
residents
not
having
access
to
vehicles.
D
D
Can
you
move
to
the
next
slide
and
we
took
a
look
again
at
what
our
values
were
and
where
these,
where
this
proposal
kind
of
met
up
with
the
the
proposal
that
we
had
considered
previously
and
for
our
current
program,
and
we
do
think
that
this
reimagined
cleanup
held
every
other
year,
perhaps
checks
off
a
few
more
boxes
than
we
had.
Even
with
the
original
program
change
that
we
had
proposed.
D
We
feel
that
it
provides
a
little
more
accessibility
for
those
without
vehicles.
There
would
be
some
accessibility
for
folks
who
are
in
multi-family
buildings,
based
on
kind
of
our
projections,
of
what
we
might
be
able
to
do
for
recycling.
We
feel
like
we
can
probably
get
some
more
materials
recycled
again
doing
more
to
reuse
and
recycle
reduces
our
carbon
footprint,
and
we
also
feel
that
it's
still
possible
for
us
doing
these
elements
to
reduce
that
cost
for
our
residents.
D
A
Yeah
and
thanks
ellen
for
reviewing
that
and
lauren
and
tim
for
your
input
here
and
sharing
the
proposed
plan
with
everyone.
So
at
this
time,
we'll
open
this
up
for
clarifying
questions
in
regard
to
what
you
just
heard
on
the
presentation
before
we
get
into
the
time
of
submitting
your
feedback
and
reactions
to
what
you
just
heard.
So
if
anybody
has
any
clarifying
questions
about
what
you
heard,
maybe
misunderstood
something
if
anybody
has
any
questions
now
would
be
the
time
to
ask
those.
So
you
can
go
ahead
and
unmute
yourself.
B
B
It
would
be
potentially
one
specific
day
each
month
that
residents
could
really
count
on
as
the
day
for
them
to
put
out
those
reusable
or
recyclable
bulky
items
and
schedule
that
pickup
in
advance.
So
some
examples
of
those
items
that
you
could
set
out
would
include
furniture
that
is
still
in
good
condition
for
donations,
so
that
might
be
a
couch.
A
chair,
an
end
table,
a
coffee
table
items
like
that.
They
also
would
collect
reusable
building
materials.
B
So
any
good
wood
or
windows
or
doors
that
you
had
after
a
reconstruction
project,
those
sorts
of
items
could
be
set
out
or
larger
pieces
of
scrap
metal.
Maybe
a
couch
hide
a
bed
if
that
was
in
bad
condition,
but
that
scrap
metal
is
still
valuable.
That
might
be
something
they
would
pick
up
as
well,
so
they
did
feel
that
there
would
be
quite
a
quite
a
few
different
sorts
of
items
that
we
could
collect
through
that
curbside
program.
F
D
D
F
D
That's
what
we
believe
at
this
point
in
time,
we're
still
kind
of
working
through
some
of
the
final
program
cost,
because
there's
some
elements
where
we
have
done
some
research
and
we've
gotten
some
ideas.
But
we
we
don't
have
a
final
bid
from
vendors
yet
and
we
also
are
kind
of
taking
a
look
at
sort
of
what
we've
learned
from
other
cities
in
terms
of
the
cost
for
doing
the
drop
off
events
which
we
think
we're
pretty
solid
on,
but
even
with
kind
of
what
from
what
we
know
right
now.
G
G
B
B
A
Okay,
I
think
you
know
we'll
move
into
this
question,
but
I
I
think
I
will
go
back
to
that
one
screen
just
so.
People
can
see
that
while
they're
asking
those
questions,
but
just
just
as
a
reminder
here,
we're
gonna
open
this
up
for
people
to
you
know,
share
their
reactions
and
their
comments.
Any
suggestions
you
might
have
and
again
I'll
limit
that
time
frame
to
two
minutes
for
folks,
but
we
do
want
to
hear
what
you
have
to
contribute.
A
H
Hi
this
is
this
is
ken
bolson
and
I
first
of
all
just
want
to
start
out
by
saying.
Thank
you
because
I
I
feel
like
this
process
has
really
been
an
open
process
and
it's
been
an
opportunity
for
some
real
communication
and
feedback
from
the
community
and-
and
I
feel
like
the
new
proposal,
really
shows
a
genuine
reaction
to
the
feedback
that
came
from
the
original
proposal.
So
I'm
I'm
very
thankful
for
what
I
see.
E
H
I
Hi,
this
is
loaded
alessandro
following
comment.
Thank
you.
I
agree
with
ken.
Thank
you
very
much
for
putting
this
together.
I
think
you
all
have
done
a
great
job
here.
One
of
the
questions
I
have
that
I
didn't
see
addressed
is
what
you
expect
the
benefit
to
be.
In
other
words,
can
you
measure
the
reduction
in
in
landfill?
B
Sure
sure
yeah
we
did,
I
wasn't
sure
if
we
wanted
to
just
take
the
feedback,
but
we
do
have
more
slides.
We
didn't
share
everything
today,
but
as
we
developed
the
updated
proposals,
we
have
done
our
own
modeling
and
estimations
on
the
amount
of
materials
we
can
likely,
recycle
and
reuse
and
the
reduction
in
landfilling
and
increase
in
that
waste
to
energy.
That
would
likely
occur
from
this
new
proposal.
B
So
we
are
estimating
that
we'll
see
a
reduction
in
the
amount,
landfill
and
the
increase
in
the
amount
recycled
and
reuse
more
than
more
than
doubles.
So
we
do
have
really
great
baseline
data
right
now,
with
our
current
curbside
cleanup
program
and
in
any
options
that
we
do
move
forward
with
we'll
be
able
to
measure
what
what
results
out
of
that
and
and
really
have
some
good
goals
for
how
we
can
continue
to
meet
that
and
maybe
make
some
tweaks
if
we're.
B
If
we're
finding
that,
we
haven't,
like
our
estimations
thought,
but
based
on
what
we
have
studied
and
what
we're
estimating
we
do,
have
some
real
numbers
to
back
up
the
recommendations
that
I
we
appreciate
that
feedback
that
it'll
be
helpful
to
maybe
share
some
of
those
real
recommendations
with
the
community
as
we
bring
this
forward.
Yes,.
I
J
Just
a
curiosity,
I
know
one
of
the
things
that
had
been
mentioned
was
the
carbon
footprint
of
the
vehicles
used
for
curbside
cleanup.
Has
there
been
an
estimate
of
the
carbon
footprint
for
the
personal
vehicles
used
to
bring
things
over
the
recycle
center,
including
potential
wait
times
and
idling,
and
things
like
that.
B
Sorry
about
that,
yes,
we.
We
also
did
look
at
the
vehicle
miles
traveled
in
our
current
curbside
cleanup
program,
so
to
the
best
of
our
ability.
We
do
know
the
number
of
garbage
trucks
that
are
out
on
the
road
during
the
curbside
cleanup.
You
know
the
number
of
trucks
that
are
used
to
pick
up
the
appliances
and
brush
and
what
those
emissions
are
and
the
number
of
trips
they
do
to
the
landfill
in
different
recycling
centers
so
by
by
changing
that
to
an
every
other
year
program.
B
That
alone
is
a
really
big
reduction
in
the
vehicle
miles
traveled,
because
those
garbage
trucks
are
really
large
emitters
of
the
greenhouse
gases.
We,
of
course,
don't
know
the
exact
number
of
people
that
are
out
rummaging,
but
we
did
build
into
our
model
an
estimation
of
the
number
of
vehicles
that
might
be
rummaging
during
the
curbside
cleanup
and
what
those
emissions
are
as
well
as
looking
at
an
estimation
of
how
many
people
we
thought
might
attend
to
drop
off
events
and
how
long
they
might
be
idling
in
line.
B
So
again,
I
think
in
our
in
some
of
this
information
we
can
share
this
more
detailed
analysis
on
the
let's
talk,
bloomington
page,
but
our
current
program.
You
know
we're
estimating
that
it's
about
62
tons
of
green
of
carbon
dioxide,
that's
emitted,
and
in
this
new
proposal
it's
a
44
tons
that
would
be
emitted.
So
we
do
think
that
there
will
be
a
real,
measurable
decrease
in
the
emissions
from
those
vehicles.
B
I
think
specifically
bar,
if
I
might
ask
we
are
this:
the
monthly
curbside
pickup
of
items
will
be
new
and,
as
we're
developing
that
we
would
also
really
love
to
hear
any
feedback
specifically
on
that
element
of
the
program.
As
we're
developing
that
piece.
Do
people
think
that
once
a
month
is
something
that
they
would
use
or
would
every
other
month
be
a
better
fit
or
more
frequently
would
be
another
option
as
well.
K
K
D
At
the
frequency
of
that
service
is
something
that
we've
kind
of
debated
about
a
little
bit.
Some
of
the
vendors
who
we've
talked
to
like
the
possibility
of
having
that
as
a
regular
part
of
their
work
rotation,
and
so
that's
why
we've
considered
doing
it
monthly,
but
I
think
we're
gonna
need
to
try
that
out
and
see
how
that
works
with
people.
E
Yeah,
I
think
it
would
also
maybe
depend
on
how
the
scheduling
aspect
of
that
works.
If
it's
something
that
people
would
need
to
create
an
appointment
or
schedule
a
pickup
that
might
be
different
than
if
it's
just
you
know,
everyone
put
out
your
items
on
a
certain
day
of
the
month,
I'm
not
sure
if
that
would
make
it
more
more
people
participate
or
less
either
way.
Necessarily
monthly
does
seem
like
an
awesome
benefit,
but
could
potentially
also
be
too
frequent
and
then
kind
of
maybe
negate
the
benefit
of
having
fewer
trucks
on
the
road.
J
H
F
And
to
kind
of
tag
on
to
that,
I
always
like
the
way
you
put
in
the
quarterly
newsletter,
I'm
not
remembering
what
that's
called
when
it
came
to
curbside
cleanup.
You
know
you
listed
what
we
could
put
out
and
what
was
not,
and
so,
when
you,
when
you
start
this
program,
it
would
be
good
if
you
could
make
some
kind
of
chart
to
clarify
like
couple
of
the
other
people
have
commented
about
that.
F
It,
you
know,
have
the
title
to
that
particular
aspect
of
the
program
and
then
list
what
you
know
what
it
goes
under
there
and
as
far
as
like.
Oh
I
don't
know,
you
know
swapping
or
whatever
just
so
you
make
it,
keep
it
simple
and
a
nice
chart,
so
people
can
refer
back
and
and
understand
precisely
what
they
can
get
rid
of.
When
does
that
make
sense.
A
D
E
I
really
like
the
sound
of
the
curbside
pickup
for
construction,
materials
and
remodeling
type
materials.
I
feel
like
that
was
a
frequent
item
that
I
saw
out
outside
of
people's
homes
during
curbside
cleanup
and
can
often
be
difficult
to
dispose
of
it's
usually
kind
of
big
and
can
sometimes
be
kind
of
specialty
items
that
people
might
not
want
in
like
a
buy
nothing
group
or
if
you
put
it
on
craigslist,
you
might
need
a
truck
to
pick
it
up
so
having
access
to
getting
rid
of
you
know.
I
E
H
But
my
my
dad's
not
gonna,
go
all
the
way
up
to
the
recycling
facility
in
south
minneapolis
to
drop
that
stuff
off
so
thinking
about
ways
to
deal
with
some
of
those
scrap
materials
that
that
have
a
value
that
should
never
go
to
the
landfill
that
should
never
go
to
the
energy
facility.
That
should
definitely
go
to
recycling,
but
nobody
knows
how
to
get
them
there.
F
F
You
would
know
best
what
those
items
are
that
people
want
to
get
rid
of,
but
couldn't
do
so
at
that
point,
perhaps
if
you
had
a
way
of
informing
some
way
of
where
they
could
get
rid
of
that
stuff.
You
know
if
you
have
leftover
tires.
Where
do
you
take
leftover
tires?
You
can't
do
it
recycling.
You
know
you
can't
do
here
there.
K
So
one
of
the
things
I've
been
thinking
about
having
been
on
the
audit
was:
are
there
businesses
that
could
be
established
to
do
some
of
the
recycling
like
furniture
that
could
that
looked
like
it
was
in
good
condition,
but
could
be
reupholstered?
Or
is
there
a
way
to
hook
up
with
something
that
even
could
provide
training
for
people
on
how
to
do
some
of
those
things
as
well
as
provide
them
jobs
and
then
maybe
even
sell
something
at
a
real
minimal
rate?
Or
it
you
just
you
saw.
K
B
C
C
C
Unfortunately,
there
are
not
a
lot
of
organizations
around
for-profit
or
non-profit
that
that
do
that
sort
of
thing,
and
it's
kind
of
our
hope
that
you
know
between
us
and
other
cities
that
are
trying
to
do
the
same
exact
thing:
that
there
will
be
entrepreneurs
that
see
the
opportunity
for
taking
things.
That
can
be
reused
with
a
little
bit
of
work
and
make
a
business
out
of
it.
C
So
we,
you
know,
really
do
appreciate
all
the
comments
tonight,
because
I
think
that,
even
though
there's
not
a
huge
number
of
people,
there
is
probably
a
good
somewhat
of
a
representative
sample
of
the
residents
who
live
in
bloomington,
and
we
will
certainly
take
your
comments
to
heart.
As
we
continue
to
work
through,
and
you
know
put
the
final
touches
on
the
on
the
recommendations
and
and
then
you
know
it
will
be,
then
it
will
be
all
about
communication.
H
C
H
B
We
have
had
this
on
our
let's
talk,
bloomington
page
and
holding
this
community
listening
session
tonight,
as
well
as
still
accepting
comments,
you
know,
via
email
or
phone
call,
directly
to
directly
to
staff
before
we
bring
this
back
to
a
study
session
for
city
council
on
september,
13th
and
that'll
be
presented
just
as
an
informational
item
for
the
council.
At
that
time.
As
we
know,
this
is
quite
a
a
change
from
our
original
recommendation
to
them.
F
B
So
those
are
our
next
steps
and
again
you're
still
welcome
to
share
additional
feedback
with
us.
If
you
have
more
thoughts
after
you
leave
this
meeting
tonight,
you
know
you're
welcome
to
contact
myself
via
email
or
phone,
and
I
will
share
that
with
the
sustainability,
commission
and
staff,
and
I
want
to
just
say
and
on
behalf
of
all
of
the
staff,
that
we
thank
you
guys
for
all
of
your
feedback
tonight.
B
I
think
we're
pleased
to
hear
that
it
sounds
like
this
recommendation
is
better
better
received
than
that
first
recommendation
and
that
we
have
put
some
thought
into
how
we
can
make
bulky
item
management
in
bloomington
still
convenient
and
kind
of
increase.
The
recycling
and
reuse,
and
all
of
your
feedback
is
really
really
something
that
we
value
and
we'll
continue
to
kind
of
insert
that
into
our
plans.
Moving
forward.
A
Super
thanks
laura.
I.
I
really
appreciate
everybody's
participation
this
evening
and
people
sharing
their
comments
with
us.
It
is
really
helpful
and,
as
you
can
see
just
by
the
earlier
sessions,
people's
comments
do
help
guide
our
actions
because
we
are
here
to
listen
to
the
community
and
create
the
best
programs
that
we
can
for
the
community.