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<br />City Council Regular Meeting - 08/08/05 <br />Minutes - Page 29 <br /> <br />and Shift Supervisors related to firefighting and administration <br />duties. <br /> <br />10. <br /> <br />Presentation of Recycling Pilot Program Report <br />City Manager Beets provided a proposed timeline and staff <br />responses to questions raised by Councilmember Schroeder, as <br />bench handouts at tonight's meeting. <br /> <br />Councilmember Schroeder provided his perspective from his <br />attendance at the Public Works, Environmental and <br />Transportation (PWET) Commission meeting where the <br />Recycling Pilot Program Report was discussed. <br /> <br />Discussion included whether or not to compact the proposed <br />timeline and whether it was necessary to receive additional or <br />clarified input from the PWET. <br /> <br />Recycling Coordinator Tim Pratt <br />Mr. Pratt provided an overview and summary of the "Recycling <br />Pilot Program Report" and its various components including, <br />history of the program, demographics, study design and <br />methodology, results, profiles of tested collection methods and <br />areas, and supplemental observations and areas of interest (i.e., <br />current cart and bin issues; observations regarding lower <br />participation areas; profit sharing potentials and implications; <br />and financial incentives to increase participation). <br /> <br />Mr. Pratt reviewed study key concepts, variables, trends for <br />increasing comingling, social marketing, educational materials <br />and recovered materials contamination. Mr. Pratt addressed an <br />internal study provided by Waste Management; focus groups <br />and education; pre and post-surveys of participants. Mr. Pratt <br />concluded his presentation by reviewing environmental benefit, <br />convenience, price and information rankings among the test <br />areas; and difficulties in rental property participation and <br />incentives. <br /> <br />Discussion included partICIpation and tonnage; cost <br />differentiation in single sort or two-street sort and/or weekly <br />collection; range of services and scope of RFP's; and potential <br />incentives to vendors for payment on tonnage collected to <br /> <br />Presentation of <br />Recycling Pilot <br />Program Report <br />