8945-17 Council Budget Priorities

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Please provide detail on how your idea fits within the SMART objectives framework: SPECIFIC This proposal intends to increase the City's recycling rate by having State precisely what you intend Public Works purchase four recycling receptacles to be placed in to accomplish and who will Lakewood Park. accomplish it. As part of their routine work, Public Works staff views the contents of MEASUREABLE the receptacles to ensure that it has not been contaminated with trash. What quantitative and /or qualitative measurements will be used to evaluate success? If after one year, the contents of the receptacles are routinely deemed acceptable for recycling the project will be viewed as a success. ATTAINABLE Does the City have the time and The financial resources needed to complete this project are very financial resources to modest. Public Works staff have indicated that emptying the successfully implement this idea right now while also addressing receptacles will only add a modest increase in work. other priorities? RELEVANT This proposal directly relates to the Community Vision goal of Does this idea fit within the adopting environmental best practices. Furthermore, this is a relevant City's goals and will it be considered worthwhile by time to test out recycling receptacles with the addition of Cornucopia to residents? Lakewood Park. Receptacles should be placed in Lakewood Park at the beginning of the TIME -BOUND 2018 park season and remain until the end of the season. If at the end Explain the timeline for your of that time Public Works determines that the receptacles have been idea. Make sure that it has a successful then they will stay in the park and the City can explore clear beginning and end expanding recycling to additional locations in Lakewood Park and other parks. 20