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Regular City Council Minutes - 9/15/03 Page 17 maintenance and long-term ownership; alleged misrepresentation and misinformation in a recent anonymous mailing to residents; current contract costs versus an amended contract; education of residents; and majority opinion. Councilmember Klausing repeatedly recognition by the Chair to no avail. attempted Upon recognition, Councilmember Klausing recommended that no action be taken on this item tonight; and denied knowledge of the flyer's origination, expressing a preference that his direct work phone number had not been provided, and that the person responsible for the flyer had identified themselves. Councilmember Schroeder opined that the written comment received represented a vocal minority; and that in his responses to the comment he received, and his clarification of the facts and disclaimers of the misinformation on the flyer, those respondents had been convinced of the advantages of a single-stream collection system. Councilmember Schroeder expressed his support of an addendum allowing for a single-stream collection system and that the advantages would offset any additional costs for implementation. Councilmember Klausing supported the provisions of the original contract, and following the pilot program process prior to committing to a multi-year, single stream collection contract. Councilmember Schroeder supported the need to forgo the pilot program in an effort to capture as much material for recycling by making the process as user-friendly as possible, which would be achieved with a single-sort system. Discussion ensued regarding the recovery rate achieved with a single-sort system and residual rates; and facility tours recently provided by Waste Management for