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From YouTube: March 23rd Community Listening Session on Proposed Sustainable Bulky Item Management Plan
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A Community Listening Session on the proposed Sustainable Bulky Item Management Plan
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B
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The
first
is
that
we
ask
you
to
be
respectful
during
our
time
this
evening
and
be
honest.
Honesty
is
really
important
to
us
as
we're
listening
to
your
input
and
all
ideas
tonight
have
good
intent.
So,
with
this
in
mind,
we're
here
to
listen
to
everyone's
perspective
and
for
those
that
took
time
out
of
their
evening
to
join
us.
All
voices
are
important
in
this
process
and
we
ask
that
you
hold
that
agreement
for
everybody,
even
if
the
ideas
being
shared
are
ones
that
you
don't
agree
with.
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Everybody
here
has
good
intent
this
evening
and
then
just
don't
have
an
open
mind,
we're
here
to
listen
to
people
from
the
community
with
different
backgrounds
and
have
an
open
mind
as
we're
hearing
different
perspectives.
We
just
a
couple
administrative
agreements
here
we
do
have
a
chat
box
feature.
This
is
similar
to
zoom
meetings.
If
you've
used
those.
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If
you
go
to
the
bottom
right
of
your
screen,
you
can
click
on
chat
to
open
the
chat
box,
and
you
may
already
see
some
messages
in
here
from
ellen
who
you've
heard
from
earlier
she's
here
to
monitor
that
chat,
chat,
box
and
ellen
b
ellis
is
a
deputy
director
of
public
works
at
the
city
and
she's
part
of
the
project
team.
So
this
chat
box
is
here
for
you
to
use
throughout
your
time
this
evening.
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I
just
like
to
highlight
here
before
we
get
into
the
presentation
how
to
participate.
This
evening
I
did
mention
the
chat
box
and
that
is
going
to
be
available
throughout
the
course
of
our
time.
This
evening
you
can
make
comments
or
ask
questions
here
once
we
reach
a
period
where
we're
pausing
for
questions.
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We
do
expect
a
number
of
callers
this
evening
that
were
registered
for
this,
so
we
are
asking
that
you
limit
your
comments
to
under
two
minutes,
and
so
with
that
being
said,
I
will
be
monitoring
during
the
feedback
time.
So
during
the
presentation,
I
do
encourage
you
to
jot
down
your
thoughts
and
ideas
just
to
make
good
use
of
that
time.
When
it
comes
to
your
turn,
and
then
I
just
did
make
a
note
here
of
the
five
second
rule.
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Maybe
you
want
to
write
it
down
in
a
letter
or
an
email
or
just
pick
up
the
phone
and
make
a
phone
call
and
speak
to
somebody
we'll
continue
to
collect
those
comments
after
this
evening.
So
you
do
have
an
opportunity
to
contribute
after
tonight,
if
you,
if
you
do
not
make
a
choice
to
speak
this
evening,
we
do
encourage
those
comments
and
we
do
have
a
survey.
That's
available.
That's
found
at
blm
dot,
mn
bulk
and
that
survey
does
reflect
some
of
what
we
are
asking
here
tonight.
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Give
everybody
a
good
pandemic
laugh.
Thank
you
for
the
introduction.
Yes,
I
have
experienced
some
technical
challenges.
Hopefully
that
was
it
for
the
night.
I
am
having
a
little
bit
of
trouble
seeing
the
slides,
but
I
should
be.
I
should
be
okay
here
so
good
evening.
Everyone,
I'm
john
jaimes,
I'm
a
former
member
of
the
sustainability
commission,
where
I
served
from
2017
through
2020.
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The
cleanup
program
provides
residents
with
the
method
for
disposing
of
bulky
items
that
are
difficult
to
get
rid
of.
We
do
this
to
ensure
that
those
items
don't
end
up.
Staying
in
people's
backyards
for
years
and
years
get
dumped
in
our
parks
or
down
in
the
minnesota
river
valley.
The
program
started
way
back
in
the
1960s.
I
was
surprised
to
find
that
out
and
was
originally
part
of
a
city-wide
neighborhood
cleanup
program
called
clean
up
paint
up
fix
up.
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The
program
was
designed
to
help
beautify
the
city
and
was
originally
paid
for
by
city-wide
general
taxes.
The
program
was
discontinued
in
the
90s
due
to
the
budget
restraints
and
in
the
late
1990s.
The
program
was
restarted
and
the
costs
were
paid
by
a
fee
to
a
fee
to
all
residential
properties
due
to
the
cost
and
environmental
impact
in
2018,
the
city
placed
limits
on
the
amount
of
things
that
residents
could
put
out
and
those
limits
are
strictly
enforced.
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In
fact,
as
I
mentioned
before,
the
study
concluded
that
35
more
than
a
third
of
the
items
that
are
collected
at
the
curb
on
pickup
day,
could
likely
be
reused
or
recycled
so
again
that
those
numbers
come
from
pickup
day
after
items
have
been
picked
over
for
several
days.
Usually
at
least
I
know
in
my
neighborhood
people
start
putting
items
out
on
wednesday
or
thursday,
so
there's
several
days
for
people
to
pick
through
them
and
still
more
than
a
third
of
the
items
that
get
disposed
could
be
reused
or.
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Recycled
so
often
we
hear
from
residents
that
the
stuff
they
put
out
in
the
curb
always
gets
picked
up
by
the
reusers
and
nothing
of
quality
gets
put
in
the
garbage
truck.
Personally,
what
I
see
oftentimes
is
that
stuff
gets
moved
around
from
yard
to
yard.
I
know
things
end
up
in
my
yard
that
I
didn't
put
out
some
things
get
taken.
Some
things
don't,
but
all
of
these
items
shown
in
the
picture
here
were
shown
in
this
slide
were
landfilled
during
the
2019
cleanup.
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Shown
here
is
the
state's
waste
hierarchy
that
lists
the
environmentally
preferred
options
for
managing
waste.
This
is
an
expansion
of
the
common,
reduce
reuse,
recycle
hierarchy
that
we
use
when
talking
about
preferred
methods
for
managing
trash.
As
you
can
see
here,
landfilling
is
the
least
preferred
environmental
option.
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We
don't
want
this
trash
mountain
which
would
be
visible
from
the
southern
border
of
our
city,
but
at
the
same
time
we
need
some
place
to
dispose
of
all
of
the
material
collected
from
our
annual
cleanup
program,
some
1500
to
2000
tons
that
are
collected
each
year.
If
no
changes
are
made
to
the
program.
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We
also
wanted
to
ensure
that
any
proposed
alternative
is
consistent
with
the
city's
strategic
priorities
and
the
overall
purpose
of
the
annual
cleanup
program.
The
working
group
identified
the
following
objectives
for
evaluating
alternatives,
keeping
bloomington
clean.
In
other
words,
we
don't
want
to
create
a
program
where
frustrated
residents
resort
to
illegal
dumping,
increase
the
environmental
benefits
by
maximizing
recycling
and
reuse
of
these
items,
improve
cost
effectiveness
by
minimizing
the
cost
and
improving
accessibility
by
making
the
program
available
to
as
many
residents
as
possible.
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For
example,
one
bulky
item
could
be
an
old
refrigerator,
a
television,
a
mattress
or
a
couch.
The
resident
would
schedule
that
pickup
like
they
do
now
through
utility
billing
and
the
resident
could
schedule
that
bulky
item
pickup
anytime
throughout
the
year
and
in
a
voucher
system,
those
mattresses
appliances
and
electronics
could
be
recycled.
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We
also
envision
a
reuse
area
where
residents
could
shop
and
take
home
different,
reusable
items
that
households
have
brought
in
so
in
these
next
slides.
I
will
compare
the
proposed
plan
and
the
current
cleanup
program
against
what
john
mentioned
we
are
trying
to
accomplish
by
meeting
the
city's
strategic
priorities
of
environmental
sustainability,
a
high
quality
service
and
inclusion
and
equity.
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We
can't
know
for
certain
where
those
materials
end
up
or
if
they
ultimately
end
up
getting
disposed
of
as
garbage
after
they
are
picked
up
when
considering
the
vouchers
in
our
proposed
plan
plus
a
community
cleanup
event,
the
amount
of
material
that
could
be
diverted
nearly
doubles
as
during
the
voucher
program.
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
appliances,
electronics
and
mattresses
could
be
collected
for
recycling
and
during
a
drop
off.
As
listed
on
this
slide,
there
are
several
additional
materials
that
could
be
collected
for
recycling.
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The
higher
cost
in
2020
was
due
in
part
to
residents
setting
out
more
garbage
than
they
did
in
2019,
and
also
because
the
cost
to
dispose
of
the
garbage
or
the
tipping
fee
continues
to
increase.
As
landfills
are
increasingly
reluctant
to
take
this
material
for
2021
cleanup
this
year,
the
cost
for
disposal
of
garbage
at
landfills
has
increased
again
by
eight
and
a
half
percent,
which
will
increase
our
disposal
costs
further.
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E
The
vouchers
for
disposal
of
bulky
items
throughout
the
year
through
the
voucher
program
would
be
available,
as
I
mentioned,
to
households
with
the
city's
garbage
and
recycling
service
and
would
be
paid
for
by
those
households
similar
to
how
the
curbside
cleanup
fee
is
charged
on
utility
bills.
Today
we
received
a
cost
proposal
from
a
vendor
for
for
a
voucher
service
and
based
on
that
proposal,
we
anticipate
that
curbside
cleanup
fee
could
be
reduced
by
a
third
to
half
of
our
current
curbside
cleanup.
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Fee,
our
current
program
is
not
available,
as
I
mentioned,
to
residents
that
do
not
have
the
city's
garbage
and
recycling
service.
Aside
from
a
few
town,
homes
and
apartments
that
do
opt
in
to
the
program,
the
vouchers
would
similarly
only
be
available
to
households
who
pay
for
garbage
and
recycling,
but
the
community
cleanup
events
would
be
available
to
all
households
to
all
residents
within
the
city
that
live
in
apartments,
condominiums
and
townhomes.
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So,
in
summary,
we
believe
that
the
recommended
alternative,
a
program
that
includes
bulky
item
vouchers
paired
with
the
community
cleanup
events,
will
provide
the
greatest
reduction
in
carbon
footprint
and
divert
the
most
material
from
being
landfilled.
It
also
provides
accessibility
to
the
greatest
number
of
bloomington
residents
and
would
provide
the
greatest
reduction
in
cost.
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However,
we
also
know
that
this
would
be
a
significant
change
to
the
program
and
it
would
be
a
little
bit
less
convenient
than
our
current
curbside
cleanup
program
because
of
this.
We
also
know
that
any
implementation
of
changes
would
require
significant
education
and
community
outreach
as
to
the
real
reasons
why
we
are
looking
to
make
a
change
to
the
program
in
the
first
place.
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E
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C
F
E
E
So
I
think,
as
we
develop
any
drop-off
program,
we
would
keep
keep
those
in
mind.
That
being
said,
we
do
anticipate.
There
will
be
some
weight
at
a
drop-off
event,
but
we
will
be
doing
our
best
in
the
planning
to
really
alleviate
that
traffic
issue
ellen.
If
you
have
anything
to
add,
there
feel
free
to
chime
in.
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Yeah,
I
think
you
did
a
nice
job
of
answering
that
laura.
There
are
some
ways
that
we
can
help
move
that
along,
but
we
we
can
never
plan
for
exactly
when
people
would
show
up
at
an
event.
So
if
we
have
a
period
where
we
have
a
lot
of
people
show
up
at
the
same
time,
there
may
be
a
little
bit
of
a
wait
while
that
traffic
kind
of
clears
itself
out
it
does
look
like
eric,
may
have
his
hand
up
eric.
Did
you
have
a
question
for
us.
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G
E
We
will
be
monitoring
the
amount
of
material
that's
collected
for
recycling
and
reuse,
so
we
can
continue
to
you
know.
I
think
that
you
can't
really
measure
you
can't
make
changes
based
on
things
you're,
not
measuring,
so
we
certainly
would
be
measuring
that
each
year
throughout
the
drop-off
events,
and
as
you
mentioned,
if
things
don't
turn
out
as
expected,
we
would
continue
to
be
making
tweaks
to
the
program
to
increase
the
amount
of
material
we
can
recycle.
E
We
did
base
all
of
our
projections
on
actual
events
in
other
cities
that
have
had
have
well-established
drop-off
programs.
So
we
looked
at
the
cities
of
st
louis
park,
st
paul
and
eden
prairie
and
again
they
do
measure
the
exact
amount
of
material
that
is
recycled
and
reused
at
those
events
to
base
our
projections.
On
those
actual
figures.
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C
Another
question
we
have
is:
does
the
hennepin
county
drop
off
on
96th
street
pair
with
this
program?
They
noticed
that
light
bulbs
are
one
of
the
items
that
we
have
that
sometimes
ends
up
in
the
landfill
and
they
thought
that
things
like
this
could
be
brought
to
the
hennepin
county
drop-off.
Also
small
appliances,
and
things
like
that.
E
It
has
not
we,
the
hennepin
county,
hazardous
waste
sites
will
continue
to
operate.
We
don't
anticipate
any
change
to
that.
I
think
we
do
know
that
there
is
some
overlap
in
the
materials
that
can
be
brought
to
the
hennepin
county
sites,
as
well
as
the
materials
that
can
be
collected
at
your
curb,
but
the
main
the
difference
there
is
that,
through
the
collection
at
your
curb
we're
able
to
make
that
collection
a
lot
more
convenient
for
residents
than
bringing
it
to
a
drop-off.
D
Identifies
a
good
opportunity
that
would
add
benefit
to
the
city's
cleanup
program
for
things
like
collecting
light
bulbs
to
be
recycled.
So
the
way
the
program
the
cleanup
program
currently
works
with
stuff
scattered
throughout
the
entire
city.
It
would
be
difficult
to
find
a
recycler
of
light
bulbs
to
go
around
the
entire
city
and
find
light
bulbs
here
and
there,
but
by
bringing
them
all
to
a
central
location,
it
would
be
possible
for
the
city
to
have
an
area
where
we
just
collect
light
bulbs
to
be
recycled
and
could
potentially
contract
with
the
vendor.
D
That
would
recycle
those.
I'm
not
saying
for
sure
that
would
be
the
case,
but
those
are
some
of
those
harder
to
recycle
items
that,
when
you're
doing
that
type
of
collection
in
one
central
spot
once
or
twice
a
year,
it
makes
it
much
more
cost
effective.
To
do
and
a
vendor
would
be
more
interested
in
participating
in
taking
that
material
from
city
residents
and
recycling
it
rather
than
it
ended
up
in
the.
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C
H
I
have
a
question
sure:
go
ahead
hi
this
is
lisa
and
I
haven't
heard
anything
mentioned
about
the
brush.
You
know
that
you
can
up
to
two
or
three
inches
in
diameter,
bundled
set
on
the
curb
you
know:
bloomington
doesn't
have
a
place
to
drop
off
brush
like
the
city
of
minnetonka
does,
and
and
also
I
wanted
to
say
that
I
have
found
it
extremely
difficult
to
get
rid
of
brush
that's
greater
than
three
inches
that
wasn't
being
picked
up.
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I
think
we
haven't
considered
brush
as
a
potential
item
to
be
picked
up
through
the
bulky
item
vouchers,
not
that
we
can't
consider
that.
I
think
we
could
look
look
into
that
and
I
think
that
could
also
be
a
possibility
for
collection
at
our
drop-off
events
to
have
a
location
for
brush
to
be
deposited
as
well
again.
We
are
still
in
this
program
development
piece
and
I
don't
know
for
certain
that
that
would
be
feasible.
But
I
think
it's
something
that
we
could
certainly
explore.
B
Can
I
ask
a
question
about
town
house
and
condo
sure,
so
we
all
yes
thank
you,
so
we
already
paid
for
the
monthly
hoa
and
now
I'm
appreciate
that
the
city
of
bloomington
opened.
You
know
the
program
for
us
to
access
the
cd
y
event
for
the
cleanup,
but
do
does
the
program
cost
us
any
extra
money
on
top
of
the
entry
fees
or
will
you
attract
the
money
from
the
entryway
fee
from
hours?
You
know
regular
monday
payment
already.
E
E
As
I
also
mentioned
earlier
in
our
current
curbside
cleanup
program,
there
are
some
town,
homes
and
condominiums
that
have
chosen
to
opt
in
to
the
cleanup,
and
those
properties
only
can
opt
in
if
the
homeowners
association
chooses
to
pay
for
every
every
unit
to
have
access
to
that
service.
Does
that
make
sense?
Yeah.
C
C
I
have
two
more
questions
that
are
fairly
similar,
and
that
is,
if
you
have
more
than
two
bulky
items,
can
you
still
schedule
them
to
be
picked
up
for
a
fee
and
then,
similarly,
a
question?
Is
there
an
option
to
pay
for
additional
items
to
be
picked
up
during
one
of
the
two
trips
that
you
would
use
your
vouchers.
E
So,
yes,
you
could
still
schedule
additional
pickups
for
a
fee
through
utility
billing.
I
think
again
as
we're
working
through
the
program
details.
There
might
be
a
way
to
facilitate
the
collection
of
more
than
two
items
during
that
pickup
time
for
a
fee
to
reduce
the
number
of
trips
that
are
used.
So
if
there
were
more
than
two
items
that
third
item
that's
picked
up
at
the
same
time
would
be
the
only
one
that
incurs
a
fee.
I
J
C
At
this
point,
the
way
that
we're
looking
because
we're
kind
of
negotiating
a
fee
for
the
vouchers
with
the
haulers,
the
vouchers
would
need
to
be
used
within
that
one
year
period.
So
they
would
not
carry
over
into
the
following
year
and
they
really
wouldn't
have
value
beyond
just
the
pickup
of
the
two
items.
C
That
that
might
be
during
the
drop-off
event.
I
think
it
would
be
very
hard
for
us
to
have
people
submit
all
of
that
information
ahead
of
time.
I
think
our
goal
would
be
to
have
several
vendors
at
the
drop-offs,
who
would
collect
a
variety
of
materials
that
day
and
basically
they
would,
you
know,
take
them
into
their
collection
vehicles
as
soon
as
people
brought
them
in.
E
H
Yeah,
so
it's
not
a
physical
ticket
that
you
have
okay,
okay,
so
I
see
it
so
you
get
say,
call
it
two
credits
and
our
vouchers
and
that's
already
part
of
your
bill.
So
you
don't
have
to
pay
anything
additional
when
you
use
it,
even
if
it's
for
an
electronic
that
normally
costs
something
to
drop
it
off
at
hennepin,
county.
J
Thank
you,
yeah
kind
of
a
follow-up
to
that
would
be,
and
I'm
sure
this
was
done
with
the
old
system,
where
people
would
just
bring
things
into
our
community
to
get
picked
up.
Is
there
any
policy
against
that
with
this
voucher
system,
where
people
you
know
are
prohibited
in
theory,
from
from
you
know,
selling
or
having
somebody
drop
something
off
and
having
it.
D
E
J
J
C
K
C
C
There
was
one
individual
who
was
wanting
to
make
it
known
for
the
person
who
had
the
brush
question
that
the
weekly
garbage
pickup
will
make
arrangements
for
yard
waste,
but
there
is
an
additional
fee
for
that.
You
can
either
pay
for
the
year
or
buy
the
bundle.
So
that
was
just,
I
think,
a
clarifying
piece
of
information
and
then
another
question
is:
why
do
we
not
want
salvagers
to
pick
up
things
during
the
city-wide
pickup
if
they
are
reusing
or
recycling
the
items
they
pick
up.
E
E
C
L
E
Yes,
the
way
that's
structured
is
the
fee
similar
to
the
curbside
cleanup
fee,
where
all
residents
are
paying
that
fee.
You
know,
regardless,
if
they
choose
to
schedule
a
voucher,
pickup
or
not.
The
way
that
we
look
at
this
is
more
of
a
system-wide
approach,
where
it
is
a
an
opportunity,
that's
accessible
for
all
garbage
and
recycling
customers,
and
so
by
having
it
paid
for
by
all
residents,
were
able
to
get
a
volume
based
pricing
for
that
pickup,
for
example.
E
There
is
an
option
for
residents
who
can
prove
that
they're
self-hauling
their
garbage
and
recycling
to
opt
out
of
all
of
our
services,
so
that
that
is
an
option.
We
do
require
proof
of
that
and
there
is
an
application,
and
it
is
something
that
the
city
will
monitor
to
make
sure
that
residents
are
continuing
to
self-haul
their
materials.
C
C
F
The
other
thing
is
if
this
could
go
swing
so
far,
one
way
or
the
other
that
it's
really
hard
to
to
understand.
If
it's
gonna
be
successful,
we
could
have
a
lot
of
people
that,
in
line
waiting
to
drop
stuff
off
and
find
out,
we
need
to
have
a
lot
broader
program
and
decrease
the
cost.
We're
going
to
have
no
one
dropping
off,
because
it's
just
down
the
throat
in
your
crash,
and
then
it
goes.
F
You
know
to
the
landfill
or
to
the
to
the
burn
spot
anyway,
as
something
maybe
you
didn't
want
to
go
there,
so
that
that
we're
not
absolutely
tracking
those
things.
Also
the
the
idea
that
the
garbage
trucks
are
putting
all
the
the
exhaust
into
the
air
doesn't
really
hold
water.
When
you
put
all
those
cars
you
know
sitting
around
waiting
and
going
through
a
line
that,
let's
face
it
half
the
people
are
not
going
to
be
prepared
for
the
the
way
the
stuff
has
to
go
in
the
car.
F
We
know
that
you
can
get
some
you're
not
going
to
get
anywhere
near
all
people.
So
it's
going
to
be
time
with
all
these
cars
idling
and
stuff.
So
I
don't
think
that's
an
environmental
impact.
You
know,
I
think
some
increased
recycling
certainly
could
be,
but
there's
probably
other
ways
we
can
do.
That
I
think
losing
the
convenience
is,
is
a
is
a
tough
tough
thing
for
me
and
it
makes
me
question
the
value
of
the
program
at
all.
A
F
J
Yeah,
I
would,
I
would
just
second
that
you
know
I
think
there.
That
was
the
first
thing
when
I
read
the
proposal,
was
the
data
did
not
look
at
the
full.
You
know
the
week
leading
up
to
the
the
collection,
and
I
do
fear
that
to
the
comment
that
a
certain
amount
of
reusables
will
just
end
up
in
the
trash
smaller
items
that
people
would
typically
put
out.
Knowing
that
I've
see.
G
G
So
I
think
it's
a
little
bit
of
a
mistake
to
use
this
one
studies,
data
point
to
make
sweeping
policy
changes
because
in
25
years
of
my
own
personal
experience,
I've
seen
incredible
amounts
of
recycling
and
reuse
and,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
these
these
policy
changes
they're,
not
going
to
change
the
amount
of
trash
that
people
have
right,
you're,
just
making
it
harder
for
them
to
get
rid
of
it.
I
agree
that
there's
a
culture
of
throwaway
consumption,
but
this
isn't
addressing
it.
G
People
are
still
going
to
dump
illegally
if
it's
hard
to
get
rid
of
their
trash
and
personally
I'd.
Rather
the
trash
be
picked
up
than
and
put
in
a
proper
landfill
than
in
the
rivers
or
lakes
or
woods,
and
people
are
saying
that
the
program
is
too
expensive,
but
per
the
february
21st
bloomington
briefing,
here's
a
direct
quote
at
an
annual
cost
of
53.4
cents
for
residents.
This
program
is
a
bargain.
So
even
whoever
is
writing.
The
bloomington
briefing
believes
that
this
is
a
good
plan
and
finally,
inclusion
and
equity.
G
Those
are
important
words
in
2021,
but
I
don't
understand
how
this
is
more
accessible
or
inclusive.
Sure
people
with
trucks
that
live
at
you
know,
multi-family
units
can
now
pay
money
to
drop
things
off,
but
what
about
elderly
folks?
What
about
people
that
don't
have
trucks?
So
to
me
this
is
just
bad
policy.
I
think
curbside
cleanup
is
a
great
program
and
if
we
need
to
add
some
city
drop
off
events,
that
would
make
sense
to
me,
but
to
get
rid
of
this
just
seem
short-sighted
and
penny
wise
and
pound-foolish.
M
May
I
just
respond
to
mr
brandis:
go
ahead,
angie!
Thank
you!
I'm
a
resident
of
bloomington
and
I
volunteered
to
take
part
in
the
study
as
a
master
composter
recycler
to
track
and
evaluate
the
items
that
were
left
on
the
curb
for
the
2019
curbside
cleanup
and
I
can
attest
having
volunteered
for
several
of
the
pickup
days
that
there
was
a
huge
volume
of
material
that
was
just
cardboard
and
many
days.
G
And
I
appreciate
your
response.
My
main
point,
though,
is
that
the
people
that
are
putting
that
that
trash
out
there
they're
not
gonna,
put
it
on
facebook
marketplace.
They're,
not
gonna,
put
it
on
craigslist
they're,
just
gonna
toss
it
somewhere.
You
know
what
I
mean.
That's
that's
me.
It's
it's
human
nature.
Those
people
aren't
going
to
look
for
alternatives.
N
There
any
reason
that
we
could
not
expand
the
cleanup
days
to
be
four
times
a
year
and
perhaps
have
on
the
day
of
pickup,
where
the
trash
haulers
are
coming
to
pick
up
the
stuff.
That's
truly
refuse
to
have
a
panel
truck
following
along
with
them,
be
a
team
of
two
trucks
following
along
behind
saying
yep.
That
chair
should
go
into
this
truck,
to
go
to
bridges
for
beds
for
bridging
or
wherever,
so
that
it
doesn't
necessarily
say
everything.
E
We
did
look
into
received
a
price
for
for
from
an
organization
that
would
collect,
for
example,
mattresses
separately
for
recycling,
adding
them
as
a
as
an
additional
vendor
for
an
additional
collection
increases
the
cost
of
the
program.
I
think
it
was
by
about
150
000,
so
that
there
could
be
an
opportunity
to
do
that,
but
it
doesn't
accomplish
a
reduction
in
cost.
It
would
increase
the
cost
for
residents
and,
at
the
same
time,
it's
adding
another
set
of
of
trucks
on
the
road
emitting
carbon
during
the
event.
C
C
The
other
thing
is
at
a
drop-off
event.
There
are
some
opportunities
to
be
able
to
break
down
different
kinds
of
objects
into
their
component
parts,
so
you
might
have,
let's
say
a
lawn
mower,
that's
comprised
of
metal
and
may
have
rubber
tires
or
those
kinds
of
things.
You
know
at
a
cleanup
event
where
all
of
the
vendors
are
you
know,
kind
of
on
the
spot
right
there.
There
is
some
opportunity
to
do
a
further
breaking
down
of
some
of
those
items
right
on
the
spot.
D
O
You
know
you
have
to
get
creative
with
how
you
dispose
of
your
bulky
items
and
many
other
cities
around
the
twin
cities.
But
I
was
curious.
I've
heard
a
lot
of
concern
about
illegal
dumping
with
for
folks
who
can't
get
rid
of
these
items
at
their
curbside
or
have
the
ability
to
bring
them
to
a
drop-off
event.
E
Sure
so,
as
we
as
we
researched
other
cities
with
programs
that
have
drop-offs
and
the
bulky
item
vouchers,
we
did
ask
them
about
illegal
dumping
and
in
those
cities
that
we
did
have
asked,
they
decided
that
it
is
not
a
big
issue.
In
the
city.
There
are
still
instances
of
illegal
dumping,
but
they
have
felt
like
the
programs
that
they
have
available
for
residents
have
helped
to
keep
that
at
a
level
that
isn't
out
of
out
of
the
normal.
P
P
P
With
with
due
respect
to
the
scrappers,
I
understand
this
is
a
good
good
source
of
income
for
them.
That's
an
awful
lot
of
diesel
fuel
and
gasoline.
That's
burned
going
around
the
neighborhoods
and
bringing
this
to
a
central
location,
one
way
or
another.
You
know
they
only
have
to
drive
to
one
place
to
get.
What's
left
over
some
of
the
details,
and
oh
and
I
should
say
in
massachusetts:
when
we
lived
there,
this
was
a
way
of
life
you'd.
P
People
took
that
for
granted.
It
worked
quite
well.
I
built
two
great
bicycles
for
our
twins
out
of
parts
from
there.
The
other
detail.
The
other
details
I
see
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
taking
as
much
advantage
as
we
can
of
systems
that
are
already
available
now,
a
couple
that
come
to
mind:
cfl
drop,
offset
menards
at
home
depot.
That's
that's
going
on.
Xl
will
pick
up
a
refrigerator
for
50
and
pay.
You
50
bucks
to
do
it
and
there's
free
cycle
and
the
neighborhood
news
network.
P
A
A
J
J
A
A
D
So
to
wrap
up
the
next
steps
we
have
planned
is
to
continue
gathering
feedback
through
the
online
community
survey.
If
you
haven't
filled
that
out,
please
fill
that
out
and
after
analyzing
that
feedback
and
feedback
from
the
listening
sessions,
we're
going
to
report
back
to
city
council
in
early
summer.
C
E
Sure
the
best
way
to
continue
to
provide
feedback
is
to
visit
our
let's
talk,
bloomington
page,
and
on
that
page
you
can
find
a
link
to
our
survey
as
well
as
our
other
links
to
the
study
and
other
presentations
regarding
regarding
the
proposed
plan,
so
that
website
address
is
b,
l
m
dot,
m
n.
Slash.
Let's
talk!
That's
l
e
t
s
t
a
l
k.
A
And
I
appreciate
everybody
that
tuned
in
this
evening
and
is
willing
to
participate,
listen
to
the
proposal
and
share
your
comments
with
us.
We
really
do
appreciate
you
taking
the
time
this
evening
and
appreciate
everyone
being
engaged
and
sharing
your
voice
with
us,
and
so
with
that.
Thank
you,
everyone
and
have
a
great
night
good
night.
All
thank.