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Regular City Council Minutes 08/04/03 Page 12 Mr. Dunn stated that his firm wanted to provide the service desired by the residents and responded to a number of the concerns expressed by staff and those raised at tonight's meeting. Mr. Dunn spoke to the percentage of recapture at the new facility; and testing, auditing and test result confirmations on bales processed. Further discussion among Councilmembers and Mr. Boyum and Mr. Dunn included amended fee from $2.36 to $2.49 and the built in three percent (3%) annual increase over the five year amended contract; negotiated terms and comparisons with other communities; amortization of carts and subsidization or ownership; amend the contract now, or comply with the pilot program parameters; other pilot programs completed by Waste Management and favorable survey returns; public information program needs; and concerns regarding the lack of competition in future bidding processes. Mayor Kysylyczyn closed the Public Hearing at 8:23 p.m. Councilmember Klausing opined that he was not in favor of moving forward immediately to a single-stream and was supportive of the motion to maintain the current system and proceed with the single-stream pilot program. Mayor Kysylyczyn requested and Mr. Pratt clarified the current contract's provision for a pilot program, as part of the original Request for Proposals (RFP's) with the pilot anticipated in the first quarter of 2004, or as soon as feasible, allowing for the implementation of the new equipment at the facility and their ability to handle the increased volume. Councilmember Schroeder opined that he supported going ahead with the single-stream collection, given the $70,000 savings to be realized, rather than continuing status quo only to implement the single-stream collection process at a later date, with no savings realized. Mayor Kysylyczyn echoed Councilmember Schroeder's