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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />". <br /> <br />Jeff Alexander <br />September 20, 2004 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />6. The City shall specify the maximum size of garbage trucks, in the interest of <br />safety and protecting citizens' investment in City infrastructure. <br /> <br />The comments made above in number 5 address this goal as well. <br /> <br />7. Prices shall be competitive with what Falcon Heights residents are paying now <br />and with what is being charged in other Metro area cities. Pricing options shall <br />be the same in all neighborhoods of the City. <br /> <br />Currently, each hauler in Falcon Heights sets its own prices with its customers. This <br />competitive marketplace provides each resident of the City with the ability to shop <br />among the hauling community to determine what services that customer needs and <br />what prices he/she is willing to pay. Further, it gives each individual resident the <br />opportunity to change service providers if that resident is unhappy with either the price <br />or the service he/she is receiving. This healthy competitive environment is the same as <br />exists in all of the communities in the Metropolitan area which have open hauling <br />systems similar to Falcon Heights. <br /> <br />8. A choice of service levels shall be provided, based on bin size. An extra-small <br />size shall be available. Residents shall be allowed to share service. Service <br />shall include options for additional services or special pick-ups. <br /> <br />Currently, the NSWMA member haulers in Falcon Heights provide volume based pricing <br />to their customers. The competitive nature of their. businesses provide residents with <br />various options that meet the needs of their particular families. Further, the NSWMA <br />member haulers indicate that they have no objection to the idea of permitting residents <br />to share service with their neighbors if those particular residents decide on their own to <br />do so. The NSWMA member haulers are eager to provide service that the customers <br />request and are prepared to make arrangements with their customer, should a customer <br />request that he/she be permitted to share service with a neighbor. Currently, each of <br />the NSWMA member haulers provides options to their customers for additional services <br />or special pickups that might be necessary. As a result, these special services would <br />continue to be provided in the future by the NSWMA member haulers to their particular <br />customers. <br /> <br />9. Residents shall have option of temporary suspension of service, with either a <br />one-month or two-month minimum. <br /> <br />Currently, the NSWMA member haulers do provide their customers with the opportunity <br />to temporarily suspend service if they request it. They have no objection to continuing <br />to provide this opportunity for temporary suspension and would be willing to do it on <br />either a one-month or two-month minimum basis if requested by their customer. <br />1 a.Any contract for organized collection made by the City shall be for 3 or more <br />