The council approved a request to allow a community e‑waste recycler to use city property for secure electronic waste collection on an as‑needed/trial basis through January 2026.

The agenda listed the proposal as originating from Mark Looper. The presenter described a secure collection model, including removing hard drives and running a "250 pound magnet" across drives and crushing or burning solid‑state chips to render data unreadable. He said there is no cost to residents; businesses might be charged depending on services, and he offered certificates of destruction for commercial customers.

Council and staff discussed logistics (preferred location at the city recycling center near Hedstrom Hall), lighting for winter events, liability insurance and promotion via city social media. Staff confirmed the presenter provided a liability insurance certificate and written guidelines. The motion on the table authorized use of city property for the provider to operate during a limited term; staff and presenter will coordinate specific dates and promotion through the city.

Quotes from the presentation included the presenter’s description of his process: "The first thing we do when we get a a computer, take the hard drive out, and we'll run a I have a 250 pound magnet. I run that across her ..." The council approved the motion by voice vote.