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City Council Meeting Minutes February 27, 2018 Page 2 of 7 wards or users Director Kowar stated it would be general aggregate information on how much waste is being removed from the City. Councilmember Keany stated this is a once per year reporting system and only mass tonnage is reported. This allows us to see the Citywide diversion rate. He supports the reporting requirement. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked if this is just citywide information, not individual user information Kowar confirmed it is. Members were in agreement to proceed with preparation of an ordinance to require tracking information that will be brought to Council for consideration. Kowar noted the current waste ordinance does not include composting in the language. Staff is suggesting adding that language to the ordinance to show this is what we are currently doing in the City program. Members agreed this ordinance should be updated Kowar stated the City program does not currently include homes in HOAs. Some of the HOA programs do not have compost options. Due to the City's pay -as -you -throw incentivized program it is hard to compare the City program to an HOA program, but the costs are likely close. The City has the ability to require composting of all providers without bringing these homes into the City program. Councilmember Loo reviewed some of the history of the citywide program and noted many people were not happy. She asked why HOAs, multifamily, and commercial properties weren't initially included in the city program. Mayor Muckle stated there was a desire to increase trash diversion, reduce the numbers of trucks in neighborhoods, and other concerns which resulted in the program. The HOAs had contracts in place and the Council did not want to take that on at that time. Instituting a commercial program was bigger than the City wanted to take on. Councilmember Loo asked staff to find out what the legal authority is for the program How can the City mandate trash, compost, and recycling collection, how are we able to require tracking information, how does the City prohibit individual contracts, etc for residences, multifamily, and commercial; how do municipalities legally do this? Councilmember Leh asked if we have a solid waste policy, why are some parts of the City exempt. This exemption has effectively pitted some neighborhoods against others. Councilmember Maloney stated he thinks the focus should be what are the City goals and how do we get there, not the history of the program. Mayor Muckle asked members if they want staff to continue to work on possibly adding HOAs to the program or not.