>> GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLIMATE & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE FOR OCTOBER 30th, 2025. I'M KATIE CASHMAN, THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, I WANT TO OFFER A F REMINDER TO EVERYONE THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THESE BROADCASTS INCLUDE REAL TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO MODERATE THE SPEED AND CLARITY OF THEIR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY A QUORUM.
>> RAINVILLE. >> PRESENT. >> VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> OSMAN. IS ABSENT. CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> CHAIR CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> FIVE PRESENT. >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. PLEASE SIGN INTO SPEAKER
MANAGEMENT. WITH THAT, WE'LL START THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR. ONE IS A RESOLUTION LEVYING VARIOUS PUBLIC WORKS SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND ADOPTING THE RELATED ASSESSMENT ROLES. ITEM TWO IS APPROVING AN APPOINTMENT TO THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. FOR JACKSON HAMPTON FOR SEAT 14.
ITEM THREE IS AUTHORIZING A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE 2026 PRIVATE PROPERTY INFLOW AND INFILTRATION GRANT PROGRAM. AND ITEM FOUR IS APPROVING A CONCEPT LAYOUT FOR 35th AND 36th STREET FROM CHICAGO AVENUE TO
BLAZE DALE WITH A RESOLUTION SEEKING VARIOUS STATE ROLES. MOVE ITEM THERES ONE THROUGH FOUR A THREE AND PULL OUT FOUR FOR A BRIEF MOTION. FOR THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS ONE
THROUGH THREE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION CARRIES. AND THEN ITEM FOUR IS APPROVING A CONCEPT LAYOUT FOR 35th AND 36th STREET FROM CHICAGO TO BLAZE
DALE. I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR EATER DIRECTOR SEXTON OR SOMEONE FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR THE MSA VARIANCE THAT WE'RE SEEKING. >> THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO
INVITE THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE CORRIDOR TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. FONTAINE BURRIS. TRANSPORTATION PLANNER WITH PUBLIC WORKS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE JUST
HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE BIKE FACILITIES AND PLANS FOR MSA VARIANCES. SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT MSA VARIANCE YOU'RE SEEKING AND WHAT THE PROCESS WOULD BE LIKE FOR GETTING THAT APPROVED.
>> SURE. CHAIR CASHMAN, THE 35th AND 36th STREET ARE BOTH MSA STREETS. IS WE'RE USING MSA FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT. BECAUSE WE'RE USING
MSA FUNDING, WE'RE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES OF MSA. THERE IS A SEGMENT THAT WE ARE SEEKING A VARIANCE THAT SEGMENT IS FROM 35th FROM BLAZEDALE TO THIRD AVENUE. THAT SEGMENT IS
IMPORTANT AND DISTINGUISHABLE IN TWO WAYS. ONE, THE MOST CONSTRAINED SEGMENT OF THE FULL CORRIDOR. IT IS ALSO THE SEGMENT WHERE WE ARE LOOKING TO MAKE OUR ALL AGES CONNECTION CONSISTENT WITH THE TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN IN
THE ALL AGES AND ABILITY NETWORK. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE TWO-WAY BIKEWAY, THERE IS A SEGMENT SPECIFICALLY BETWEEN BLAZEDALE AND NICOLLET WHERE WE
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE IN ORDER TO DO A TWO-WAY BIKEWAY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALK. AND MEET OUR MSA GUIDELINES. BECAUSE OF THAT, WE ARE SEEKING A VARIANCE TO REDUCE LANE WIDTHS
THERE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE US ENOUGH SPACE TO SEPARATE THE BIKEWAY RATHER THAN HAVING A SHARED USE PATH. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THEN WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR THAT MSA VARIANCE DECISION TO BE MADE? >> THE VARIANCE COMMITTEE MEETS
QUARTERLY. THEIR NEXT COMMITTEE IS COMING UP THIS DECEMBER. WHICH IS WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THE VARIANCE IN ORDER TO MEET THAT -- MAKE THAT NEXT COMMITTEE DATE. THE FOLLOWING ONE WOULDN'T BE UNTIL THE SPRING, WHICH MAY IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO
MEET FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS IN JUNE OF 2026. >> OKAY. THANKS. YEAH. AND I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THE FEDERAL FUNDING ASPECT. SO WE NEED TO HAVE, LIKE, DESIGN CONFIRMED BY JUNE? >> CORRECT. >> AND THE PLAN IS TO CONSTRUCT THIS NEXT YEAR? ?
>> >>: 2027-2028 CONSTRUCTION. >> 2027-2028. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS FROM ME. I THINK THERE WAS SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WERE WONDERING WHY THAT STRETCH WAS THE WAY IT IS. AND WHAT THE PLANS WERE. SO THE PLAN IS TO GET THAT VARIANCE AND THEN ADJUST THE CONCEPT LAYOUT ACCORDINGLY?
>> CORRECT. THE CONCEPT LAYOUT RIGHT NOW SHOWS A SHARED USE PATH FOR ONE BLOCK. THE VARIANCE WOULD ALLOW US TO IMPROVE THAT SHARED USE PATH THAT'S BEING SHOWN TO A TWO-BIKEWAY, IF THE VARIANCE IS GRANTED.
>> GREAT. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. THAT WAS MY MAIN QUESTION. WAS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE COMMITTEE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. I'LL MOVE THIS FOR APPROVAL TO FULL COUNCIL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED
SAY NAY. ABSTENTIONS? THAT MOTION CARRIES. OUR NEXT ITEM IS A DISCUSSION ITEM RELATED TO A LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE ON THE CITY'S RECYCLING RATES AND ZERO WASTE PROGRAM. THE LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTIVE WAS PASSED LAST MONTH. I'LL INVITE DIRECTOR NICK GERALD TO BEGIN THE PRESENTATION . >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE TODAY. I LIKE TO START INTRODUCING THE BACKGROUND
BEHIND THIS. THE CITY AND COUNTY HAVE GOALS. THE STATUS UPDATES AND FUTURE GOALS REQUESTED TO THE COUNTY RESOLUTION OR THE CITY'S COUNCIL'S LD WILL BE DISCUSSED HERE TODAY WITH THIS
PRESENTATION. SO WE'VE GOT THE EIGHT BULLET POINTS THAT WAS SET OUT THERE BEFORE. WHICH THESE ARE THE THINGS WE'LL TALK ABOUT HERE TODAY. THE RECYCLING RATES
BY SECTOR, ORGANIC BY SECTOR, COMPLIANCE RATES, NECESSARY STEPS, CAPTURE TARGETS. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE UPDATE TO THE THE ACTION FOR THE ZERO WASTE STRATEGIES AND THE FUNDING MECHANISM STUDY UPDATE. SO KIND
OF BROKEN UP INTO SECTIONS SO YOU CAN SEE THE FIRST ITEM TO TALK ABOUT. LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND THREE AND SECTION. SO THE FIRST
THREE PROJECTIONS SCOIBL ADOPTED A GOAL OF 80% BY 2030. THIS WAS IN RESPONSE TO THE STATE UPDATING THE COMMERCIAL GOAL FOR THE METRO REGION TO 75% BY 2030. A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS NEEDED TO MOVE ON THE PATH WE'RE ON TO A PATH TO GET US TO THE NUMBER.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CHART HERE, WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND THE TARGET IS 80 PERCENT BY 2030. WE HAVE REACHING 50% BY 2030. THE CURRENT PATH PROJECTED AT WOULD GET US TO THAT POINT. NOT ALL THE WAY TO THE 80. AND THAT COMES WITHOUT -- IF WE DON'T
HAVE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN SOME OF THE AREAS, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT TODAY. WE HAVE HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE -- AS WE HAVE CONTROL OVER THE RESIDENTIAL WASTE SECTOR, DATA FROM THE COMMERCIAL RATE IS FROM THE STATE -- AND KNOWN GAPS AND THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO FIND WAYS TO
IMPROVE THAT DATA COLLECTION AND THE DATA THAT IS BEING SUBMITTED. SO THE NEXT ONE WAS JUMP TO IS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE NUMBER SIX TALKING ABOUT THE CAPTURE RATE TARGETS BY MATERIAL TYPE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
BY 2030. SO THIS WAS THE STUDY WE DID IN 2022. THE YELLOW BARS TALK ABOUT WHERE WE WERE AT FOR ACTUAL NUMBERS. BLUE BARS THINK ABOUT WHERE WE THINK WE CAN BE FOR 2030. THOSE ARE OUR
TARGETS. SOME OF THE -- FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE STUDY WE FOUND 50% -- BEING PLACED IN GARBAGE. THERE'S A TON OF OPPORTUNITY AND WE DO THAT THROUGH OUR RECYCLING CAMPAIGN WHICH STARTS LATER THIS YEAR. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT, AS WELL. AS FAR AS EDUCATING THE RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE TO BE BETTER ABOUT
CAPTURE RATES. ONE THING WE'LL BE DOING, AS WE DISCUSSED, THIS IS PART OF THE CLI FUNDING. WE HAVE A STUDY GOING OUT AND A MARKETING PLAN TO HELP RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THE BEST WAYS TO
RECYCLE THROUGH DIVERSION AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THAT STARTS PROBABLY NEXT MONTH. IT'LL RUN CONSISTENTLY INTO THE NEXT YEAR. EDUCATING THE RESIDENTS ON PROPER RECYCLING TECHNIQUES. THAT'S RUNNING AHEAD OF THE FUTURE PLAN FOR 2027. MANDATORY RECYCLING.
WHICH WE'LL TOUCH ON A LITTLE BIT. LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE ITEM NUMBER FOUR TALKING ABOUT REPORTING ON COMPLIANCE RATES WITH EXISTING ORDINANCES AND ANNUAL TARGETS FOR 2030. THE NECESSARY STEPS TO COLLECT AND REPORT THE COMPLIANCE RATES, IF THE DATA IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. SO WE'LL LOOK AT
THAT SLIDE. TWO COLUMNS HERE. LEFT AND RIGHT. LEFT SIDE BEING THE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. AND CURRENTLY THE CMI SECTOR ORDINANCE ARE ENFORCED BY VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. IT'S REGULATORY SERVICES INSPECTION DIVISION. THEN WE HAVE SOLID WASTE RECYCLING WHICH IS OUR DIVISION. HAVING THE AUTHORITY
TO -- USING FUNDED PROVIDED BY HENNEPIN COUNTY. AND THE THIRD COMPONENT WOULD BE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE FOOD, LODGING, AND POOLS ENFORCEMENT. SO STARTING WITH MANDATORY RECYCLING. AT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IS ENFORCED ON A COMPLAINT BASIS. INSPECTED BY
REGULAR SERVICES EVERY SEVEN YEARS. F WE'RE ABLE TO PERFORM SOME OF THESE DUTIES FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY. OUR WASTE -- FUNDING POLICY INCLUDES SOME FUNDING FOR MULTIUNITS ALLOWING US TO DO WORK FROM
THESE NONSOLID RECYCLING CUSTOMERS. WE HAVE TO VERIFY THAT 91% OF BUILDINGS IN MINNEAPOLIS HAVE RECYCLING. WE HAVE 347 BUILDINGS LEFT TO TOTO VERIFY THAT CURRENTLY.
ALL RIGHT. CONTINUING ON WITH THE SUBJECT HERE. LAST ITEM FOR ACTIVE ENFORCEMENT. IN 2026 AND 2027 STEPS TO CREATE A ORDINANCE. REQUIRING TO GO CONTAINERS TO BE RECYCLABLE.
THEY ENFORCE THE ORDINANCE IN A COUPLE OF WAYS. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTIONS. >> I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. CAN YOU SLOW DOWN THE RATE OF YOUR SPEECH A LITTLE BIT. >> DURING ROUTINE INSPECTIONS. EVERY ONE TO TWO YEARS, THEY'LL INSPECT. AND THAT CAN CHANGE ON THE RISK LEVEL OF THE RESTAURANT. SPECIFICALLY.
REINSPECTION WHEN THE CORRECTION ORDER HAS BEEN MADE, OR AFTER A COMPLAINT THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR NONCOMPLIANCE TO 3-1-1. HEALTH ENFORCES TWO MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE ORDINANCE. THEY'RE USING APPROVED TO-GO CONTAINERS AND IF THE COMPOSTABLE PLASTERS -- FOR
CUSTOMERS TO PROPERLY MANAGE THE PLASTIC. THEY CURRENTLY SITTING AT 2025 85% COMPLIANCE RATE. AND EXPECT TO BE AT 95% BY 2030.
LEGISLATIVE DIRE DIRECTIVE ITEM FIVE TO REPORT THE NECESSARY STEPS TO DEVELOP AUTHORITY, RESPONSIBILITY, ENFORCEMENT AND FUNDING TO COLLECT DATA. IMPLEMENT ORGANIZED COLLECTION. SO THE STEPS NEEDED FOR THIS KIND OF LAYOUT IN THIS TYPE OF WORK IS
MOVING TO COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AND MULTIUNIT SECTORS AND SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING DIVISION. IT COVERS ALL ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES IN THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR. THESE ENTERPRISE FUNDS CANNOT BE USED FOR EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS THAT ARE NON -- DO NOT PAY INTO THAT
FUND. SO THE FIRST STEP IN GETTING TO THAT MORE RELIABLE DATA IS ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE COMMUNITIES KNOWN FOR THE ZERO WASTE EFFORTS. HAVE ONE DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRACKING THESE SECTORS. THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WILL BE CONSULTED TO DETERMINE THE BEST PROCEDURE TO ALLOCATE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR NONRESIDENTIAL WASTE ... SOLID WASTE RECYCLING USING CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE FUNDING -- FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR CITY WIDE ZERO WASTE WORK. THE TRANSITION TO EVALUATE THE PROS AND CONS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OF ORGANIZED
COLLECTION FOR THE CLIM SECTOR. ORGANIZING AND COLLECTION WILL BE A VIABLE FUNDING MECHANISM BUT FOR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES. SO REFERENCING LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE NUMBER
SEVEN. 202 20262027 ACTIONS. DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND -- STRATEGIES AND CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN. MANDATORY RECYCLING AND CITY SERVICE PROPERTIES. SO THE FIRST MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR IS TO MAKE A MANDATORY FOR CITY
SERVICES PROPERTIES TO BE RECYCLING. RECYCLING IS CURRENTLY VOLUNTARY. APPROXIMATELY 3% OF CUSTOMERS DO NOT HAVE A RECYCLING CART. STARTING THIS YEAR, WE BEGAN TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MOVE TOWARD A MANDATORY RECYCLING BY 2027. AND THAT STARTED WITH -- STARTING WITH
THE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE PROPER WAYS TO RECYCLE. IT'S ALSO BEEN REINTRODUCED IN ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR THE FIELD STAFF AND FOREMAN TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROPERLY TAGGING IT AND EDUCATING THE RESIDENTS ON THE STREET LEVEL. NEXT YEAR WE'LL
CONSULT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE BEST WAY TO AMEND THE CITY ORDINANCES TO REQUIRE RECYCLING. ADDITIONALLY, WE'LL EVALUATING UPDATES AND DETERMINING CHANGES NEEDED WITH THE GOAL OF IMPLEMENTING THAT MANDATORY RECYCLING IN 2027. MANDATORY RECYCLING DOES MEAN THAT INSTEAD
OF CARTS BEING REMOVED CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW FROM -- A RESIDENT HAS A C CONTAMINATED CART THEY GET TAGGED AND CLEANED. AND THE SECOND TIME, WE REQUIRE THEM TO GO THROUGH AN EDUCATIONAL STEP TO GET THE CART BACK.
EVENTUALLY -- LOW-LEVEL FINES TO MATCH OUR MSW STATUS. ONE OF THE ISSUES IS THAT -- MUST HAVE ADEQUATE RECYCLING BUT NO
DEFINITION FOR ADEQUATE. >> IS THIS THE NEXT SLIDE? >> OH, SORRY. YES. >> THANKS. >> SO -- ADEQUATE. WE KNOW FOR A SIX-UNIT BUILDING -- SO THE NEXT YEAR SOLID WASTE RECYCLING AND REGULATORY SERVICES WILL WORK TOGETHER TO AMEND MULTIUNIT
ORDINANCES AND LICENSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. SETTING A VOLUME LIMIT AND ORDINANCE. LIKE SEVERAL OF THE METRO CITIES CE HAVE DONE. MULTIUNITS FOR INCREASED DIVERSION. THE PLAN TO GO INTO EFFECT 2027 AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE TO PROPERTY MANAGERS. FINES FOR
NONCOMPLIANCE WOULD NOT BE ISSUE ISSUED UNTIL 2028. IN ADDITION TO DEFINING ADEQUATE REGULATORY SERVICES WILL WORK ON UPDATING THE RENTAL LICENSE TO REQUIRE MULTIUNITS TO SUBMIT RECYCLING PLANS AS PART OF A LICENSING
PROCESS. THIS IS A STRATEGY THE CITY'S CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN. REGULAR SERVICES NEED TO EVALUATE THE EXISTING REPORTING SYSTEM, DETERMINE FINES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE, AND DETERMINE THE PROCESS FOR REVIEWING AND IMPROVING THE PLANS. THE MANDATORY RECYCLING PLANS WILL HAPPEN IN 2027. ORDINANCE WILL
BE UPDATED IN 2028. AND FOR EFFECTIVE DATE IN 2029. WITH ALL NEW REQUIREMENTS. A PERIOD OF EDUCATION AND SUPPORT BEFORE CITATIONS GO INTO EFFECT. RECYC.
AND VALUED BY MANY RESIDENTS. AND THAT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY -- RECYCLING PROGRAM. FOLLOWING THE MANDATORY RECYCLE FUTURE FOR POTENTIAL MANDATORY OR ORGANICS. [INDISCERNIBLE] SEEN AS THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY FOR A
HIGH PARTICIPATION RATE AND LOW CONTAMINATION [INDISCERNIBLE]. MOVING FORWARD TOO FARES WOULD [INDISCERNIBLE] TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT AND USING THE SSTATUS AND RESULTING IN -- [INDISCERNIBLE] IDENTIFY SEVERAL NECESSARY STEPS TO TAKE PRIORITY
EVALUATING MANDATORY ORGANICS FOR CITY PROPERTIES. INCLUDING COMPLIANCE WITH MANDATORY RECYCLE. EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS, AND INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR REUSE, REPAIR, AND PROPER DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS. AND THE RATE STUDY TO UNDERSTAND HOW BILLING STRUCTURE NEEDS TO CHANGE TO INCENTIVIZE WASTE
REDUCTION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAMS. MANDATORY PROGRAMS [INDISCERNIBLE] MEAN THAT EVERY MOVING -- RESIDENTS WOULD BE FINED. THERE'S NO RESORTING FOR ORGANICS BEFORE THEY GO INTO A COMPOST FILE. TAKING THE TIME TO [INDISCERNIBLE] PROGRAM. THIS
IS ESSENTIAL. NOT ONLY IN FUNDING RES DEBITS IF ARE THE NONPARTICIPATION BUT TO REDUCE MICROPLASTICS ENDING UP IN THE FINISHED COMPOST. AS INCREASED COST DUE TO [INDISCERNIBLE] AT THE COMPOST FACILITY. ON THE
GREEN TO GO UPDATE, AS FAR AS UPDATING FOR THE GREEN TO GO ORDINANCE, FLP HAS THIS UNDERWAY. EVALUATING TO GO ORDINANCE FROM OTHER METRO CITIES, INCLUDING ST. LOUIS PARK, SAINT PAUL. TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE AMENDMENTS IN
MINNEAPOLIS. AS AN EXAMPLE OF POSSIBLE CHANGE TO REQUIRE THE ENTIRE ITEM TO BE THE SAME CATEGORY. SO IF A CUP IS COMPOSTABLE, A LID SHOULD BE COMPOSTABLE. RATHER THAN ONE OF THE OTHER BEING DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER. THE GOAL IS TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE IN 2026 AND THE CHANGES TO GO INTO COMPLIANCE IN 2027. EDUCATION
AND SUPPORT FOR ESTABLISHMENTS TO COME TO COMPLIANCE WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT. ORGANICS FOR RECYCLING, UMM, REQUIREMENT FORMAL MULTIUNITS AS FAR AS [INDISCERNIBLE] IS CONCERNED,
LIKE IN THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR, MAKING [INDISCERNIBLE] IS NOT A GOOD IDEA AT THIS TIME. THROUGH SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS FOR TRADITIONAL RECYCLING THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FIRST. INCLUDING CAPACITY, PARTICIPATION, AND REDUCED CONTAMINATION. ALSO, IMPLEMENTING MANDATORY ORGANICS RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE
COST FOR PROPERTY MANAGERS AND COMMERCIAL COMPOSTERS DUE TO CONTAMINATION. THE PLAN INCLUDES STRATEGY TO -- MULTIUNITS TO OFFER RECYCLING UPON REQUEST OF CERTAIN TENANTS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE HAD A 50% OF
THE TENANTS IN A SIX UNIT BUILDING REQUESTING ORGANICS, WE WOULD PROCEED TO BRING IT IN PLACE. IF YOU HAD A [INDISCERNIBLE] 20% REQUEST, WE WOULD PURSUE THE SAME IN THAT SAL AVENUE. GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT IT SLOWLY WITHOUT INCREASING
CONTAMINATION -- RA RATE. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FOOD GENERATORS. THE CLIMATE LEGACY OR CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN DEVELOPS A -- SUPPORTING HENNEPIN COUNTY ORDINANCE 13 REQUIRING LARGE GENERATORS OF FOOD SCRAPS TO HAVE A DIVERSION PROGRAM. THIS IS ANOTHER STRATEGY WHERE FORMAL
RESPONSIBILITY NEEDS TO BE SIGNED AND ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS NEED TO OCCUR WITH COUNTY STAFF. IT'S POSSIBLE SOME ORDINANCE IN MINNEAPOLIS IS NOT NECESSARY. IF THERE'S ANOTHER WAY AND METHOD TO INFORM HENNEPIN COUNTY STAFF. THE FOOD -- NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH
ORDINANCE 13 REQUIREMENTS. OKAY. MOVING TO LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVE NUMBER EIGHT. SO THIS IS ON THE STATUS OF THE FEE STUDY. YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP WE CHOSE SEVEN CITIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. FOR MULTIPLE REASONS. THEY HAVE SOME TYPE OF DIFFERENT FUNDING MECHANISM TO DO THIS WORK. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE FOUND THE DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT IT AND FIND THE BEST THAT WOULD WORK FOR OUR CITY. THE STUDY WILL BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR. WE SHOULD HAVE THE FINAL DRAFT BY SOMETIME IN DECEMBER. OUR PLAN WOULD BE IN 2026 TO
SHARE THE STUDY OUTCOMES AND DETERMINE THE BEST APPROACHES. AND IN 2027, WORK WITH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DEVELOP AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE RECOMMENDATIONS. ALSO,
I DIDN'T HAVE THE SLIDE ... REPORTING. SO THE LAST COMPONENT IS REGULAR REPORTING. UPDATES ON THE CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN STRATEGIES WILL BE REPORTED -- UPDATED REGULARLY. MANUALLY OR SEMIANNUALLY ON THE CLIMATE LEGACY OR EQUITY DASH
BOARD WHICH LAUNCHED THIS PAST TUESDAY. SOLID WASTE RECYCLING PORTS, RESIDENTIAL METRICS AND OUTCOMES MINNEAPOLIS DASH BOARD. IT'S ASSUMED OUTCOMES MINNEAPOLIS WILL INCLUDE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CIM SECTORS -- BEEN DETERMINED.
SO THE CITY AND COUNTY HAVE SHARED GOALS. DETERMINATION AND AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OVER CIM SECTOR IS NEEDED. ZERO WASTE FUNDING MECHANISM STUDY WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2025. RECYCLING CAMPAIGN WILL
BE LAUNCHED SOON. WITH THAT, I'LL CONCLUDE AND STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR TBERLD. GERALD. JUST
TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND, WE'RE LOOKING INTO THE REPORTING MECHANISMS AND ASKED THIS FROM YOU, BECAUSE WE ARE AGGRESSIVELY WORKING TO REDUCE OUR WASTE IN THE CITY. SO WE CAN SHUT DOWN THE INCINERATOR THAT IS TAKING ON SO MUCH OF THE WASTE THAT COMES THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY AND
OUR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SECTORS. SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT YOU PUT THE TIME IN WITH YOUR TEAM TO DEVELOP THESE METRICS YEAR-BY-YEAR UNTIL 2030 SO WE CAN TRACK OUR PROGRESS AND ALIGN BEHIND THESE GOALS TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT. I WANT TO SHARE, I THINK, A COUPLE OF MY BIGGEST PRIORITY AREAS WOULD BE RECYCLING IN MULTIFAMILY. BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH VOLUME. >> YES. >> BIG BUILDINGS. THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF WASTE THAT WE CAN
RECYCLE. AND IDEALLY GETTING ORIGINNICS INTO MULTIFAMILY, AS WELL. I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY BUILDING REQUIREMENT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT REQUIRES NEW BUILDINGS, NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS THAT ARE BEING BUILT IN OUR CITY TO HAVE THAT CAPACITY. >> SOME OF THE NEW BUILDINGS, I
BELIEVE, REGU REGULATORY SERVICES ARE REQUIRING CHUTES AND DIFFERENT SPACES FOR COMMODITIES. WE ARE -- I KNOW OUR TEAM IS WORKING WITH THEM TO IDENTIFY OTHER AREAS FOR, LIKE, REUSE SET ASIDES. WE CANNOT COME TO AN AGREEMENT YET. WE'RE WORKING ON THE IDEAS FOR FINDING
MORE SPACE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OR DIFFERENT MATERIAL TYPES TO BE RECYCLED >> OKAY. THANKS. AND THEN THE SECOND AREA THAT I THINK IS THE BIG OPPORTUNITY IS ORGANICS AT FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS. LIKE RESTAURANTS, FOR EXAMPLE. >> YEAH. >> AND I KNOW THAT WE DON'T WANT
TO BURDEN RESTAURANTS WITH TOO MUCH THAT IMPACTS THEIR BUSINESS MODEL. BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT IF WE HAVE A GREEN-TO-GO ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR THEM TO COMPLY WITH IT. AND ONE THING I'M CURIOUS ABOUT IS, WHETHER THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FOR A BUILDING OWNER, IF YOU
HAVE A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT IN YOUR BUILDING, TO PAY FOR AND SEIVE THEM -- SERVE THEM WITH ORGANICS PICK UP. A LOT OF TIMES FOLKS GO TO A RESTAURANT AND GET A COMPOSTABLE CONTAINER BUT THERE'S NOWHERE TO DISPOSE OF IT. >> YEAH, SO, LIKE, THERE IS, --
SO -- THE TO-GO CONTAINERS THEY'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE CONTAINERS OUT FRONT FOR THE ORGANICS MATERIALS TO GO INTO. COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS TO GO INTO. >> AND THAT'S A REQUIREMENT ON THEIR BUSINESS LICENSE? >> THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK AND REPORT BACK TO YOU ON THAT. >> OKAY.
> WE CAN TALK OFFLINE ABOUT THAT. I'M INTERESTED IN ON MORE, LIKE, THE BUILDING SIDE OF IT. NOT JUST THE BUSINESS LICENSE BUT REQUIRING THE BUILDING OWNER TO PROVIDE IT FOR THEIR FOOD ESTABLISHMENT THAT'S THEIR TENANT. >> CHAIR CASHMAN, I THINK WE
WOULD -- REGULATORY SERVICES IN THE CONVERSATION, AS WELL. OR MAYBE EVEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT, TOO. >> OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE ON THE COMMITTEE WHO WANTED TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OF DIRECTOR GERALD WHILE HE'S HERE?
ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK THE CLERK TO FILE THIS REPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> AND SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, WE ARE ADJOURNED.