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City Council Study Session -10/17/05 Minutes - Page 17 Schroeder opined that the Council's question should be to determine their goals: to remove more material from landfills, or to continue the curbside recycling program status quo. Further discussion included cost and participation; revenue sharing versus residual numbers; quality of end product depending on type of sorting; ownership of bins; convenience to users; education and incentive. Councilmember Ihlan noted that her goal was for a cost-effective collection system for residents; with incentives to increase recycling participation; and opined her support of the Eureka proposal, given the revenue sharing component combined with additional education. Further discussion ensued related to revenue sharing; ranking criteria and weighting; 2004 statistics compiled by staff; vendor responsibility for providing carts and/or bins; and timing for a decision and contract expiration. Councilmember Kough opined his desire to get everyone involved in recycling efforts. After additional discussion; and no clear Council consensus, Mayor Klausing directed staff to provide additional clarification on the two firms that provided single sort proposals; provision of a matrix on the weighting and rankings and how they were applied by the staff review committee; and further clarification of how the recommendations were achieved. City Manager Beets advised that the information would be provided to the City Council in their Thursday Council packets to continue the process without further delay. Councilmember Schroeder clarified that Councilmembers were requesting the review team's analyses and score sheets for each proposal. John Kysylyczyn, 3083 N Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn opined that the review committee never met to consider their collective interpretation of the ranking criteria; creating three different standards and opinions; and questioned