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Description
Minneapolis Health, Environment & Community Engagement Committee Meeting
A
Good
afternoon
I'm
calling
to
order
this
meeting
of
the
health
environment
and
community
engagement
committee
and
the
chair
of
the
committee
councilmember
kam,
Gordon
and
I'm,
joined
by
councilmembers
Jacob
Frye,
Elizabeth,
Glidden
and
Alondra
Cano
council
member
vendors
out
of
town
and
councilmember
Andrew
Johnson
has
an
unexpected
medical
issue
that
he's
dealing
with.
We
are
a
quorum
of
the
committee,
so
we
can
conduct
the
committee
business
now.
There's
six
items
on
our
agenda
today.
A
I'm
one
discussion
item,
one
public
hearing
to
consider
an
ordinance
amendment
and
four
items
are
on
a
consent:
agenda
I'm
going
to
go
through
the
consent
agenda
first,
and
anybody
who
wishes
to
pull
something
off
for
discussion.
We
can
first
consent
item
is
authorizing
the
five-year
agreement
for
disaster
relief
services
for
emergency
shelters
with
privately
owned
facilities
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
The
third
item
second
consent
item
is
authorizing
an
agreement
with
the
division
of
Indian
work
to
provide
health-related
services
for
the
American
Indian
community.
A
The
third
consent
items
authorizing
an
agreement
with
Virginia
Polytechnic
Institute
and
the
State
University
of
Virginia
in
the
amount
of
$6,300
for
a
land
use,
regressive
study
and
the
last
consent.
Item
of
the
fifth
item
on
our
agenda
is
passage
of
the
ordinance
having
to
do
with
our
amplified
sound
equipment,
and
this
is
title
15
chapter
385.
This
is
something
we
held
a
public
hearing
on
it
while
ago
we
had
some
modifications
and
discussions
to
get
the
language
correct,
and
now
it's
back
ready
to
go
it's
my
understanding,
so
councilmember
Friday.
B
A
C
A
Thank
you,
okay.
Thank
you.
No
other
questions,
then
about
the
consent
items.
I'll
move
all
four
items,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say:
aye,
aye,
aye,
any
opposed,
say
no
abstentions.
Those
items
are
approved
then,
and
now
we'll
move
to
our
public
hearing
portion
of
the
meeting.
First,
we'll
have
a
presentation,
I
believe
mr.
Hamlin
is
going
to
come
back
up
and
give
us
a
presentation
about
this.
This
is
a
amendments
to
our
carry
out
bags
and
retail
establishments
coordinates
and
we'll
have
a
brief
presentation
and
then
we'll
open.
C
C
So
the
intent
of
the
ordinance
was
to
reduce
waste
by
encouraging
residents
to
bring
reusable
bags
when
shopping,
to
reduce
the
trash
or
the
litter
that
we
see
around
the
city
and
to
reduce
the
processing
issues
at
recycling
facilities
with
the
issues
that
plastic
bags
present
when
they
get
into
that
recycling
process
the
ordinance
overview
as
passed.
So
this
is
not
what
is
going
into
effect,
but
it
was
single-use
plastic
bags
or
banned
from
point-of-sale
locations.
A
five
cent
fee
would
be
charged
to
customers
for
each
paper:
bag,
compostable
plastic
bag
or
reusable
bag.
C
At
the
point-of-sale
there
was
a
fee
exemption
for
residents
on
food
assistance
programs
within
that
ordinance
that
had
passed.
So
the
implementation
team,
which
consisted
of
the
Health
Department
regulatory
services,
public
worth
works,
solid
waste
and
recycling,
came
back
and
looked
at
how
how
we
could
look
at
this
ordinance
the
simplified
ordinance,
the
the
ordinance
of
simplified.
So
the
requirements
are
easier
to
understand
by
businesses
and
enforcement
staff,
creating
a
more
streamlined
process
and
to
clarify
the
exemption
actions
and
bag
types
based
on
stakeholder
feedback.
C
So
we
went
out
to
stakeholders
and
got
feedback
on
the
the
different
elements
of
the
ordinance
and
incorporated
that
or
incorporated
that
into
our
response.
So
the
proposed
bag
fee
is
a
five
cent
fee
on
all
plastic,
a
minimum
of
five
cent
plastic
fee
on
all
plastic
paper
and
reusable
bags.
There's
the
the
recommended
ordinance
changes
is
no
fee
for
BPI
certified,
compostable
plastic
bags
or
on
bags
that
are
brought
in
by
customers,
and
so
this
graphic
kind
of
simply
shows
the
difference
in
the
the
fee
charges.
C
So
the
proposing
actions
are
for
produce
both
Goods.
So
when
you
go
to
the
grocery
store
and
the
bags
that
are
used
to
to
put
vegetables
and
other
items
or
for
both
Goods
dining
or
carrying
out
restaurants,
the
bags
that
are
used
at
farmers,
markets
and
I
can
certainly
answer
questions
as
to
why
each
one
of
these
were
on
the
exempt
list
at
the
conclusion
retail
establishments
that
did
not
possess
point-of-sale
systems,
so
cashier
systems
for
smaller
items.
C
Secondhand
bags
are
exempt
bags
sold
in
packages
that
contain
multiple
bags,
laundry,
the
dry-cleaning
bags
or
uses
the
film
to
cover
clothing
and
then
the
exemptions.
Continued
is
food
banks
or
other
food
assistance
programs,
personal
belongings,
at
hospitals
that
the
bags
at
dental
offices,
newspaper
bags,
the
door
hanger
bags
bags
that
are
used
to
car
dealerships,
and
then
the
bags
are
used
for
any
sort
of
another
cleanup
and
then
again
it
the
same
as
with
the
ordinances.
Anyone
on
food
assistance
programs,
so
the
enforcement.
C
Would
begin
in
on
October
1st,
as
staff
put
together
their
operational
plans
for
implementing
this
ordinance.
There
would
be
no
fines
until
June
1st
of
next
year,
so
June
1st
2018
and
it
would
be
complaint
driven
enforcement,
so
3
1,
1,
calls
to
the
city
would
be
routed
to
business,
licensing
and
business
licensing.
C
Through
the
councilmember
newsletters
press
releases,
other
Department
outreach
would
be
the
environmental
health
newsletter.
The
newsletter
that
our
department
sends
out
through
business
advisory
group,
email
lists,
solid
waste
and
recycling
would
be
sending
out
recycling
in
their
recycling
reminders.
In
with
that
information
as
well,
and
then
as
well
as
hand-delivered
Flyers
to
establishments
that
are
not
compliant
on
site
visits.
C
A
part
of
the
staff
direction
it
was
given
when
the
ordinance
was
passed
was
looking
at
plastic
bag
and
recycling
locations
for
plastic
bags,
and
so
part
of
this,
of
the
outreach
that
we
do
will
be
identifying
those
locations
and
including
that
as
part
of
our
outreach,
so
that
people
know
where
they
can
take
their
plastic
bags
to
recycle
those
and
so
that
we
don't
have
issues
with
litter.
In
the
city.
C
A
You
very
much
I
appreciate
that
I
did
one-oh
also
highlight
for
the
least
committee
members
up
here,
and
maybe
the
people
in
the
public
that
there
was
a
section
of
the
ordinance
that
got
amended
last
time
when
we
approved
it
before
it
went
into
effect.
It
included
a
provision
that
people
could
contribute
funds
to
a
charitable
organization
and
then
be
exempted
from
the
pass-through
fee
that
it
would
has
been
taken
out
of
this
recommendation.
That's
coming
forward,
so
this
is
something
I've
worked
on
with
councilmember
Sami
and
also
been
working
on
with
staff.
A
I
think
it's
important
to
acknowledge
that
it
that
is,
has
been
removed,
partly
I.
Take
it
was
going
to
be
very
difficult
to
enforce.
It
was
unclear
if
anybody
would
do
it
and
it
somewhat
took
away
than
that
incentive
for
people
to
bring
their
own
bag,
because
those
retailers
wouldn't
have
any
nothing
would
be
changing
for
the
customer.
I
also
wanted
to
call
attention,
and
maybe
you
can
go
back
to
the
graphic
slide
about
the
exemptions.
A
Since
we
put
this
out,
we've
gotten
some
feedback.
Let's
go
to
the
well.
You
have
that
little
chart
on
the
bottom,
so
it
talks
about
the
BPI
certified
compostable
bags,
this
one
here,
so
we've
gotten
some
feedback,
including
from
the
representative
from
the
Pollution
Control,
that
from
the
state
Pollution
Control,
Agency
I'm
questioning
why
we
have
an
exemption
for
the
compostable
plastic
bags,
where
they
don't
have
to
pay
a
fee.
That's
something
that
I'm
thinking
about
have
an
amendment
prepared
that
would
take
away
that
exemption.
The
paper
bags
are
also
compostable.
A
C
The
logic
behind
sorry,
champ
or
the
logic
behind
putting
the
certified
compostable
the
BPI
certified
compostable
bags
in
it
is
that,
as
an
exemption
is
to
promote
the
use
of
bags
for
reuse
in
the
in
the
compost
in
in
curbside
organics
is
to
make
that
an
easier
process
to
be
able
to
reuse
those
bags
for
that
purpose.
Ordinarily
or
generally,
the
environmental
benefits
for
compostable
bags
are
not
much
greater
than
plastic
bags
if
they're
used
in
a
similar
fashion.
But
in
a
city
like
Minneapolis,
where
we
do
have
the
bringing
forward
curbside
organics.
C
A
B
C
E
Voluntary
Gordon
overfried
city
members,
Kelly
Kish,
I'm,
the
recycling
coordinator
and
Public
Works
division
of
solid
waste
recycling,
but
we
have
not
officially
done
any
sorts
here
in
Minnesota
to
determine
the
quantity
of
bags
used
right
now
versus
those
that
may
have
been
reduced.
We
do
know
that
there
are
some
stores
that
had
started
imposing
the
five
cent
fee
on
plastic
and
other
bags
back
on
June
1st,
when
the
ordinance
was
originally
set
to
go
in
effect
and
elsewhere
around
the
country.
You
see
differing
amounts
of
plastic
bags
reduced
in
some
instances.
B
Like
I
mean
III
assume
that
if
every
single
person
who's
using
who
would
otherwise
get
a
skinny,
thin
plastic
film
bag,
if
every
single
person
switches
to
a
reusable
bag
for
every
single
trip,
then
that
would
dramatically
increase
the
waste
stream
yeah
but
I'm,
assuming
that
people
who
reuse
these
reasonable
bags,
so
I
mean
we
have
like
a
range
I
mean
I
would
assume
that
on
the
whole,
if
we're
doing
this,
then
then
the
vast
majority,
the
time
there's
a
really
significant
reduction
in
the
waste
stream.
Did
that
not
so.
A
Maybe
I
could
respond.
The
best
information
that
I
got
was
that
when
we
were
originally
doing
it
and
talked
to
Seattle,
because
we
were
modeling
our
ordinance
after
there's
quite
directly
and
there
are
Tim
Krul
I
have
an
old
email
out
forward
to
he's
our
solid
waste
program
management
director.
He
said
the
estimate
that
they
got
from
their
waste
counts
when
they
looked
at
residential
in
2010
and
commercial
in
2008.
So
they
looked
at
old
numbers
and
then
they
looked
at
after
the
ban.
A
I
went
into
effect
in
2014
and
they
said
that
here's
what
he
said:
the
bag
breeders
plastic
bags
after
2012
by
at
least
total
of
418
tons
or
58%,
and
then
there's
some
still.
He
said
there
still
was
lots
of
plastic
in
there
from
some
of
the
exemptions
and
things
like
that,
but
but
they
saw
a
significant
reduction
so.
B
E
A
E
B
But
the
end,
but
this
would
specifically
be
the
this-
would
be
specifically
the
reduction
in
plastic.
Film
bag
views.
Okay,
so
that's
the
price.
It's
specifically
that
then
it's
a
problem.
If
it's
the
reduction
overall,
then
it's
a
valid
number.
If
it's
specifically
the
reduction
in
plastic
film,
then
there's
the
issue
of
them
simply
switching
over
to
a
reusable
flat
bag
and
then
throwing
that
out.
Well.
A
A
From
the
information
that
I
got
from,
him
did
not
include
other
garbage
that
was
thrown
away,
so
there
was
an
instance
in
Austin
where
they
did
seem
to
see
an
increase
in
reusable
bags
that
got
thrown
away,
and
so
they
had
to
take
some
other
actions
to
try
to
slow
that
process
down.
Seattle
didn't
he
didn't
give
me
counts
of
that.
So
if
that
lets
my
pony,
that's
quite.
B
B
B
A
A
Okay,
any
other
questions
where
we
open
the
public
hearing
I,
don't
see
anything.
Thank
you
very
much.
You
being
here,
I'll
open
the
public
hearing
and
so
far
there
are
six
speakers.
So
I.
Don't
think
we're
going
to
have
to
worry
about
timing
necessarily,
but
if
people
could
please
keep
their
comments
to
two
or
three
minutes
that
would
be
appreciated.
I'll
just
read
through
the
list:
Mike
Johnson
is
the
first
person
on
the
list
followed
by
al
flowers.
F
A
A
D
Afternoon
of
children
of
warden
and
council
members
I
come
up
here
to
oppose
this
deal,
of
which
you
are
talking
about.
Putting
another
tax
on
poor
people,
I
believe
people,
mostly
in
the
urban
area,
who
don't
know
what
you
what
you
are
doing
here
today.
If
they
might
miss
the
Costas,
we
try
to
learn
particularly
an
african-american
community,
about
the
environment.
It's
always
some
milk.
D
They
not
just
sit
here
and
say
that
we're
going
to
pass
a
bill,
a
surtax,
that's
going
to
go
back
to
the
owners,
the
business
owners
and
not
have
a
plan
that
if
you
can't
answer
taxes
that
make
somebody
pay
five
cents,
that's
just
like
when
they
have
the
stadium,
we
paid
taxes
on
the
baseball
stadium,
that's
what
the
county
did.
So
at
some
point,
you
got
to
really
think
about
people
that
you
say
you're,
trying
to
that
you're
serving
and
and
I.
Think.
D
A
chairman
Jordan
sitting
in
this
chair
of
people
got
a
lot
of
respect
for
you
on
the
environment
and
we
want
to
make
sure
we
protect
the
environment
but
to
charge
people
that
probably
can't
afford
it
and
some
would
never
know.
What's
going
on
with
this
bill,
and
it
happened-
you
haven't
put
enough
education
out,
particularly
in
the
african-american
community,
to
say
what
this
means
and
with
what
they
do.
D
It
ain't
good
or
nobody,
but
they
get
to
do
that,
and
here
we
go
again
with
this
right
here.
It's
a
lot
going
on
that
poor
urban
poor
people
might
not
know.
What's
about
happening
here,
but
I
do
and
we
don't
keep
speaking
on
it.
You
should
not
put
a
charge
on
me
if
you're
gonna
get
rid
of
plastic
bags
get
rhythm.
Why
do
we?
Why
do
we
have
to
pay
a
tax
that
you're
going
to
get
back
to
the
business?
D
D
I
think
it's
dumb
it'll
have
the
effect
on
people
in
my
community
in
particular,
and
on
this
is
the
second
one
you
really
pushing
them
down
our
throat
and
I'm,
not
happy
with
that
and
I
opposed
to
it
and
all
and
I'm
gonna
continue
to
be
opposed
to
it
and
I.
Tell
all
the
council
members
I'll
speak
loudly
on
this
one,
because
the
other
one
was
a
no-win
situation,
because
we
want
everybody
to
quit
smoking.
But
this
one
right
here
you
got
a
lot
of
control.
D
We
don't
nobody
even
knows
in
the
community,
what's
happening
here
today
and
there's
no
equity
of
diversity
of
sitting
in
here.
Right
now,
me
being
one
of
the
only
after
that.
Well,
it
might
be
a
couple
of
people
of
color,
but
being
here
on
something
like
this,
where
you
don't
pass
the
drastic
tax
that
they
don't
know
about.
D
G
Chair
and
council
members,
my
name
is
Kyle
sama,
jima
and
I
live
in
south
Minneapolis
and
I
am
here
to
support
this
be
on
the
bags.
I
did
go
twice
to
the
capital
to
testify
against
the
ban
on
the
ordinance
that
noticed
that
it
was
pretty
much
just
lobbyists
there,
but
pretty
much.
It
was
just
lobbyists
there
to
vote
for
that
ban,
which
I
thought
was
telling.
G
No
citizens
they're
kind
of
rallying
for
a
ban
on
a
plastic
bag,
ordinance
the
3
R's
of
reduce
reuse,
recycle
start
with
reduce
and
that
having
a
plastic
having
an
incentive
to
bring
a
reusable
bag
with
a
waiver
for
people
who
are
on
food
stamps,
who
you
know
that
cost
could
build
up
and
make
an
impact,
and
you
know
respect
to
what
mr.
Flowers
is
talking
about,
but
that
first
R
is
reduced.
So
it's
critical,
we
did.
G
We
reduce
resource
use,
resource
extractions,
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
the
city
has
been
a
leader
on
so
many
of
these
issues.
Other
cities,
other
countries
have
had
really
successful
initiatives
around
reducing
plastic
bag
use
by
putting
a
fee
on
them
and
I
urge
the
city
to
do
the
same
thing
you
notice
stores
like
Aldi
in
Costco.
It
is
not
just
people
with
wealth
and
money
shopping
there.
They
get
all
kinds
of
shoppers
to
save
money.
They
have
a
habit
of
bringing
their
own
bags,
they
don't
offer
them.
You
know
you
can
buy
them.
G
People
adjust
when
the
incentive
is
there
they
adjust
to
bringing
their
own
bag
and
as
much
as
you
know,
we
see
the
impact
of
plastic
bags
on
our
environment
as
I'm
sure
you
know.
Mr.
flowers
knows
as
well.
These
issues
hit
communities
of
color
harder,
so
it
would
be
great
to
see
the
impact
of
reducing
plastic
bag.
Use
has
a
benefit
there
as
well.
So
so,
in
conclusion,
I
just
urge
you
to
support
this
beyond
plastic
bags.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
H
Afternoon,
my
name
is
Megan
cool,
stennis
and
I'm
here,
representing
Eureka
recycling,
a
zero-waste
non-profit
social
enterprise
in
Northeast
Minneapolis.
We
strongly
support
the
bring
your
own
bag
ordinance
and
any
policy
that
encourages
reusables
over
one-time
use
products.
This
ordinance
will
help
us
collectively
kick
our
habit
of
relying
on
supposedly
free
disposable
bags
and
encourage
bringing
reusable
bags
to
grocery
and
retail
stores.
H
While
we
are
very
frustrated
by
and
we
will
continue
to
fight
the
unjust
preemption
on
the
plastic
bag
bans,
this
ordinance
is
a
great
solution.
In
the
interim
we
applaud
council
member
Gordon
and
more
families
efforts
for
continuing
to
lead
on
this
important
issue
to
save
resources
and
get
us
closer
to
a
zero
waste
Minneapolis.
H
The
goal
of
this
ordinance
is
to
encourage
people
to
use
reusable
bags.
One-Time
use
carry
out
bags
are
recyclable
or
compostable,
but
the
best
option
is
reusable
for
every
pound
of
discards
we
have
out
in
the
world.
There
are
70
pounds
of
trash
upstream
from
the
extraction
and
manufacturing
processes
that
produce
each
pound
of
stuff
resources
saved
from
care
from
reducing
carry
out
bag
usage
far
exceed
each
bag
not
created.
Its
ordinance
is
good
for
Minneapolis
to
help
save
resources
to
businesses,
help
Institute
the
fee
when
it
was
originally
planned.
H
On
June
1st
Eastside
food
co-op
and
Seward
community
co-op
courageously
instituted
that
fee.
They
were
already
not
using
plastic
bags
and
when
they
added
a
feet
paper
bags,
they
certainly
saw
a
huge
reduction.
Eastside
alone
saw
a
reduction
in
15,000,
less
paper
bags
used
over
the
two
months
that
they
have
had
the
fee.
This
is
a
viable
option
for
businesses,
and
people
are
responding
with
bringing
their
own
bag
or
carrying
out
their
purchases.
H
It's
also
been
instituted
successfully
across
the
country.
It's
a
proven,
effective
tool
to
help
us
move
away
from
one
day.
One
time
use
disposable
products.
Washington
DC
is
certainly
one
of
those
cities.
They
instituted
a
very
similar
phenome
and
fee
across
the
board
on
all
carry-on
bags
and
had
a
60%
reduction
in
bag
usage
in
the
first
year.
So
it
can
be
done
with
great
results.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
encourage
you
to
continue
to
support
the
bring
your
own
bag
ordinance.
H
I
Thank
You,
chairman
Gordon
and
committee
members,
my
name
is
Forrest
Tyson
and
I'm.
The
executive
director
of
linen
Hills
Power
&
Light
an
organization
acting
directly
to
combat
the
harmful
effects
of
climate
change
here
in
Minneapolis
I'm
here
today,
to
thank
chairman
Gordon
and
the
Committee
on
their
continued
efforts
to
reduce
single-use
bag
waste
in
our
city.
Linda,
Hills,
Power
and
Light
supports
this
effort
and
has
previously
testified
in
support
of
the
original
ordinance,
which
bans
single-use
plastic
bags.
We
also
fought
for
our
local
communities
right
to
manage
this
local
issue
at
the
state
level.
I
We
believe
that
single
use
bags
are
wasteful
on
economical
and
detrimental
to
both
local
and
global
environments.
Single
use
bags-
these
such
as
that
proposed
here,
have
been
shown
to
be
supported
in
Minneapolis
and
effective
in
cities
throughout
the
nation.
We
would
support
any
amendments
to
further
incentivize
the
use
of
sustainable
alternatives
to
single
use
bags.
We
believe
this
is
a
positive
step
to
ensure
a
better
future
for
all
Minneapolis
residents.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
J
Hi
good
afternoon,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
share
our
perspective
on
the
revised
ordinance.
My
name
is
Gretchen
sphere.
I
work
with
the
American
forest
and
paper
Association
and
I
am
a
Southwest
Minneapolis
residents.
The
paper
industry
in
the
in
Minnesota
supports
more
than
24,000
jobs,
with
an
annual
payroll
of
more
than
1.5
million
dollars,
as
we
did
the
last
round
of
during
the
ordinance.
We
cannot
support
this
ordinance
again
because
it
places
a
fee
on
our
product,
a
product
that
is
highly
recyclable,
compostable
and
made
from
a
net
renewable
resource
trees.
J
We
also
challenge
the
Nazi
for
the
BPA
plastic,
because
again,
paper
bags
are
considered
compostable,
as
in
our
organics
they're
organics
recycling
stream,
the
government
imposed
fees,
increased
consumers
cost
for
consumers
can
create
distortions
for
the
free
flow
of
recoverable
commodities
and
also
influences
retailers
procurement
decisions
and
can
create
an
unlevel
playing
field.
Again.
This
ordinance
targets
paper
unfairly
targets
paper
products,
implying
that
they
are
part
of
the
environmental
problem
rather
than
the
solution.
J
A
You
very
much
there's
nobody
else
signed
up
on
the
sign-in
sheet,
but
if
somebody's
here
who
would
wish
to
speak,
this
is
your
opportunity
seeing
nobody
coming
forward.
Then
I
will
close.
The
public
hearing
and
I'd
like
to
have
a
little
discussion
at
the
committee,
so
based
on
some
of
the
feedback
I
got
I
was
inclined
to
remove
the
exemption
for
the
compostable
plastic.
I.
Think
one
of
the
things
that
resonated
with
me
was
also
the
paper
bags
are
also
compostable
and
can
be
used
in
our
Advantix
recycling
program
and
people
can
use
those.
A
So
why
are
we
saying
that
giving
some
advantage
to
the
compostable
ones
and
also
the
upfront
costs,
are
something
we
also
were
attempting
to
address
with
our
bring
your
own
bag
ordinance,
and
that
is
the
manufacturing
cost
transportation
cost
all
those
other
things
and
where
it's
a
compostable
plastic
bag
made
a
lot
of
scientific
at
the
end
of
the
stream
because
they
are
compostable
and
it's
definitely
an
advantage.
It
still
seemed
to
me.
We
wanted
to
drive
people
to
bringing
their
usable
bags
so
I'm
curious
about
committee
members.
A
If,
because
I
also
recognize
the
idea
that
opportunity
to
do
it,
I
would
prefer
to
move
forward
with
substitute
that
takes
away
that
exemption.
But
if
folks
want
to
stick
with
the
staff
recommendation,
I'm
also
open
to
hearing
from
you
all.
Anybody
have
an
opinion
can
help
me
out
on
this
a
little
bit.
Councilmember
Quinn.
K
That
was
helpful,
I'll,
say
those
time
is
kind
of
resonated
with
me.
I
don't
know
if
staff
had
any
more
input
and
why
they
recommended,
including
the
compostable
in
the
first
place,
but
without
more
I
would
say
it
kind
of
I.
Do
not
sure
I
see
the
differences
you
were
saying
between
the
paper
bag
and
the
compostable
bag.
As
far
as
kind
of
what's
an
objective
with
us
for
the
program,
so
I'd
be
open
to
eliminating
it.
Okay,.
K
An
exemption
I
mean
I,
guess
the
other
thing
I'll
just
say,
as
it
is
I
think
fairly
unlikely
if
that
bag
is
going
to
be
used
very
much
due
to
cost.
But
again,
maybe
that
is
certainly
not
as
familiar
with
the
product,
as
others
are
I'd
be
open
to.
You
know,
hearing
a
little
bit
more
about
why
staff
line
to
recommend
this
may
be
it
in
the
end.
A
C
Jerry
Horton
customer
Clinton,
you're,
correct
and
looking
at
at
these
issues,
compostable
bags
are
considerably
more
expensive.
We
were
looking
at
in
areas
where
plastic
bags
may
be
needed
to
be
used
or
someone
felt
they
needed
to
be
used
to
have
an
option
for
they
could
where
they
could
use
compostable
bags
and
again
it
was
to
try
to
motivate
people
to
get
those
bags
into
the
organics
waste
stream
into
the
types
of
things
your
your.
B
Why
I
think
I
agree
with
the
chairs
amendment,
given
that
both
paper
and
compostable
plastic
are
in
fact
compostable?
Do
we
know
the
upstream
impact
of
compostable
plastic
bags
versus
paper
bags,
I'm
aware
that
the
carbon
footprint
of
producing
a
paper
bag
is
about
four
times
that
of
a
typical
film
bag?
I,
just
wonder
if
there
you
have
a
similar
upstream
impact
of
a
compostable
plastic.
A
C
Tara
Gordon
councilmember
fry,
yes,
the
embedded
energy
upstream
again,
there's
not
a
big
advantage
using
compostable
versus
plastic
in
terms
of
embedded
energy
upstream.
It's
the
downstream
use
of
it
and
getting
it
into
the
organics
waste
stream.
This
is
the
advantage
of
compostable
plastic
over
a
traditional
plastic
bag.
Is.
B
C
B
The
goal
the
goal
clearly
I-
think
that
all
of
us
up
here
have
is
to
reduce
the
waste
stream.
It's
to
reduce
the
waste
stream
while
not
adding
to
the
upstream
carbon
output,
and
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
by
doing
this,
we
are
in
fact
reducing
the
waste
stream
and
not
just
converting
it
to
some
other
mechanism.
C
A
Right
well,
thank
you
very
much
and
I
am
I
could
look
around
and
see
what
we
might
have
from
when
we
did
this
before
and
of
course,
we
had
a
much
bigger
discussion,
much
more
community
engagement
when
we
first
passed
this
ordinance
and
a
lot
of
input
and
the
public
hearing
went
on
a
lot
longer
than
this
one.
But
I
appreciate
everybody
who
came
back
for
this
I'm
going
to
move
this
substitute
then,
based
on
these
committee
comments
and
there's
copies
over
there,
it
should
be
before
all
of
you
here.
A
We'll
move
on
to
our
last
discussion
item
then-
and
this
is
our
annual
report
from
our
Animal
Care
and
Control
or
I-
think
we're
calling
it
the
2016
end-of-the-year
report,
and
this
is
a
receive
and
file
issue.
But
we
have
some
good
information
about
what
happened
last
year
and
we
have
our
Animal,
Care
and
Control
director
here
to
give
a
presentation.
Welcome.
L
F
L
2016
report
that
you've
waited
so
patiently
for
I
guess
I
could
do
that
quickly.
I
just
wanted
to
emphasize
the
purpose
and
services
that
Mac
provides.
Max
has
four
primary
goals,
and
the
first
four
is
to
protect
the
public
from
dangerous
and
vicious
animals
and
I
think
we've
all
dealt
with
that
in
this
room.
Horrible
things
can
happen.
We
also
a
lot
of
people
don't
know
about
Mac
is
that
they
really
do
provide
the
front
line
defense
against
dissidents.
Is
it
not
diseases
that
could
affect
our
residents,
which
Israeli?
L
So
that's
one
that
we
always
think
about,
but
also
the
18
through.
These
are
the
frontline
people
that
are
going
to
be
in
the
kind
of
the
trenches
on
that
they
also
enforce
all
the
state
and
city
ordinances
that
protect
animals
that
are
neglected
or
cruelly
treated,
something
that
creates
quite
a
stir
in
our
public.
We
also,
this
is
where
the
shelter
comes
in
we
rescue
animals
that
are
in
crisis.
L
They
manage
our
six,
the
animal
shelter
and
we
have
a
wonderful
veterinarian
root
that
helps
rehabilitate
those
animals
at
the
shelter,
giving
families
an
opportunity
to
reunite
with
their
lost
pets
or
if
we
can't
find
their
owners
to
be
rehome
tudi
permanent
homes.
We
do
to
do
this
through
four
units
that
functions
together
and
that's
our
admin
team.
Our
field
of
veterinary
services
in
our
shelter
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
some
areas.
L
Animal
control
continues
to
work
with
rescue
groups,
but
the
change
in
our
adoption
has
allowed
us
not
have
to
transfer
so
many
of
our
dogs
to
rescue
groups.
So
there's
actually
a
decrease
in
that
and
that's
actually
a
positive
change,
because
that
gives
them
more
space
to
help
other
animals.
We've
actually
increased.
Our
community
outreach.
We
feel
a
very
strong
connection
to
the
community
and
wanting
to
know
what
the
community
needs
for
from
us.
L
As
you
can
see,
Mac
also
issues
permits
that
had
to
do
with
animal
type
permits
such
as
honeybees
multiple
animal
permits,
people
who
have
a
lot
more
animals
than
maybe
like
four
or
five
dogs.
We
also
do
the
South
permit.
We
also
do
private
public
and
exotic
animal
permit
interesting.
One
of
the
things
I
want
to
highlight
to
you
is
to
show
the
honeybee
permits,
which
is
the
top
to
the
right
slide.
L
There's
been
a
significant
increase
in
the
number
of
honey
bee
permits
in
the
city
since
2013
and
also,
as
you
can
see
prior
to
the
last
year.
Actually,
the
ordinance
change
in
the
fad
permit,
which
is
the
second
permit
down
to
a
small
animal
small
animals.
And/Or
multiple
animals
and
fowls,
are
all
in
the
same.
Permit
we've
changed
that
and
we
also
teared
it
so
that
someone
who
only
has
a
very
small
coop,
maybe
one
to
six
chickens
babe,
we
streamlined
it,
so
they
don't
have
to
go
through
quite
the
same
processes.
L
A
L
Sir
mr.
chair,
that
is
a
private
event,
would
be
I
want
to
have
a
pony
at
my
child's
birthday
party.
A
public
event
would
be.
We
would
like
to
have
a
petting
zoo,
that's
open
to
the
public
like
at
a
church
function
or
something
like
that.
An
exotic
animal
permit
that
is
actually
your
surfaces
or
major
events,
we're
going
to
bring
in
very
dangerous
exotic
animals.
Okay,.
L
L
You
will
see
that
compared
to
2015
and
2016,
there's
an
eight
point.
Four
percent
increase
in
the
number
of
initial
calls,
and
we
include
those
several
factors,
including
the
aiding
flu
epidemic
that
went
through
Minnesota
a
rabies
outbreak
and
an
increase
in
community
reporting,
serious
crimes
against
animals.
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L
Very
good
in
that
I
contribute
that
to
a
lot
of
proactive
patrolling
of
areas
Mac,
you
see
what's
called
directive
patrols,
we
still
do
those,
but
it
was
a
reactive
type
of
dealing
with
problems.
We
have
a
philosophy
at
Mac
now
that
let's
get
to
them
before,
there's
a
problem.
If
we
can
deal
with
dogs
who
are
running
a
large
before
they
bite
someone,
for
instance,
we
say
they
cost
the
owner
of
the
dog.
Fine
for
any
large
and
I
have
an
adult
on
leash.
L
But
ultimately
we
say
the
dog
room
happens
to
be
declared
dangerous.
We
say
the
victim
from
the
trauma
being
bitten,
not
to
mention
the
medical
bills
and
the
ongoing
talk
to
an
owner
of
a
dog
who
is
essentially
dangerous
or
dangerous,
and
they
get
educated
and
I
think
you've
seen
a
more
of
a
reduced
number
of
straight
Falls.
So.
L
A
city
grows
and
population,
and
then
we
have
this
exclusion
of
buildings
in
the
city
and
I'm
sure
no
one
I
actually
talked
about
this
quite
a
bit
I'm
guessing
from
2010.
So
now,
there's
been
in
more
of
an
explosion
but
you're
going
to
see
more
contact
with
humans
with
wildlife
and
you're
going
to
see
wildlife
that
are
injured
and
people
that
are
just
calling
that
a
concern
we
do
go
out
and
make
sure
that
that
animal
is
not
posing
a
risk
to
the
public.
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They're,
sick
or
injured,
we
will
respond
if
we
can,
many
of
them
do
end
up
being
euthanized
because
they
can't
be
rest.
Basically,
they
can't
survive
whatever
the
injury
was,
but
if
we
can,
we
get
them
to
a
rehabilitation
center
and
really
the
ultimate
issues:
the
Department
of
Natural
Resources,
that
is,
their
responsibility,
sorta
to
handle
wildlife,
but
there's
not
there's,
usually
one
of
them.
For,
however
many
counties
and
our
residents
aren't
going
to
stand
for
letting
nature
take
its
course
a
lot
of
times.
L
L
Decoration
management-
this
is
a
really
important
area
that
max
handles
for
the
city.
Every
75
seconds,
someone's
bitten
in
the
United
States
and
nearly
every
75
seconds
thousand
people
need
to
seek
emergency
medical
care,
cost
homeowners,
six
million
dollars
a
year
on
average,
and
that
ending
is
a
clue.
The
devastating
physical
effects
and
trauma
that's
caused
from
the
whole
thing.
Usually
it's
because
somebody
was
being
me
responsible,
you
can
own
a
dangerous
dog
and
not
endangering
the
community.
L
If
you
managing
properly
lack
takes
us
really
really
seriously
in
2016
Animal,
Care
and
Control
officers
investigated
2030
reported
animal
bites
to
both
humans
and
other
animals
resulted
in
215
related
injures.
Animal
decorations,
54
possible
exposures
to
rabies.
46
animals
tested
for
rabies
in
the
division
currently
manages
over
500,
potentially
dangerous
and
dangerous
animals
in
the
city.
L
Really
exciting
things
have
happened
to
Mac
in
2016
we
hired
our
first
veterinarian
that
actually
works
with
the
city
for
Mac.
We
started
our
own
veterinarian
services
and
we
have
a
surgery
suite
now
that
is
ours
every
animal,
except
for
the
really
extreme
cases
that
we
can't
do
yet
are
being
sterilized
in
half.
Now
all
moderates
mild
medical
issues
are
being
handled
in-house.
It
allowed
us
to
give
providing
really
good
care
at
a
really
good
cost
for
the
city
taxpayers
and
to
get
that
care
to
animals
quickly.
L
In
shelter
highlights
in
2016
the
shelter
house,
four
thousand
one
hundred
ninety
six
animals
with
an
eighty
two
percent
live
release
rate
of
all
animals.
So
in
that
eighty,
two
or
the
small
percentage
that
didn't
walk
out
of
our
doors,
that's
included
all
the
dangerous
animals
in
wildlife
and
everything
is
included
in
that
and
no
animal
was
euthanized
at
max
four
space
time
or
breed
in
2016.
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L
A
Really
appreciate
the
information
I
really
appreciate
the
outcomes,
I
think
we're
really
making
progress
and
note
that
I've
got
one
constituent
who
particularly
monitors
this
stuff
carefully
and
I
have
to
say
he
looked
at
some
of
the
data
and
came
back
with
great
reviews.
Of
course
he
sees
room
for
improvement
and
I'm
sure
we'll
be
getting
more
of
his
input,
but
nevertheless
that's
a
good
barometer
for
me,
and
he
really
cares
about
animal
protection.
K
K
The
Animal
Care
and
Control
Department,
which
is
one
that
I
will
just
say,
arouses
a
lot
of
passion
from
presidents
around
the
city
and
kind
of
seen.
Some
ups
and
downs
to
how
that
is
is
is
managed.
It's
just
a
really
well
run
that
place
nice
when
I
say
thank
you
for
all
your
work
and
thank
you
for
so
much
effort
to
reach
out
to
lot
of
stakeholders.