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City Council Study Session - 09/18/06 Minutes - Page 5 additional equipment, and were projected to begin weekly collection on Earth Day, 2007. Mayor Klausing clarified that proceeds from the revenue sharing for sale of recyclable materials collected would be used, with no additional costs to residents for weekly collection. Mr. Pratt assured Councilmembers and Mayor Klausing that the Recycling Fund had designated and dedicated funds to cover this expenditure in 2007. Council consensus was that weekly collection was worth pursuing, given the funding for revenue sharing already being available and no added cost to residents, and authorized staff to prepare a motion for City Council consideration at a subsequent meeting - prior to November I, 2006 notice requirement to Eureka Recycling - for Council action. Councilmember Pust thanked staff for following up on that provision in the contract. 4. Receive an Update from Staff on Outside Legal Opinion on Twin Lakes Matters Interim City Manager Chris Miller presented results of a staff inquiry, as directed by the City Council at their August 28, 2006 meeting, of four different law firms to determine whether the firm was interested in providing assistance; the approach they would take in providing such advice; and the approximate costs associated with providing such advice, related to obtaining an outside legal opinion on Twin Lakes matters. Mr. Miller presented his letter of August 30, 2006 to the four firms; and their respective responses to that inquiry, with three of the four firms expressing interest, and one declining participation. Mr. Miller and Councilmembers reviewed the varying details of their offers via phone discussion and their letters of response; their hesitancy to provide concrete cost estimates due to lack of information on their specific charge and the amount of research being requested and/or required; and their intent to provide more Update from Staff on Outside Legal Opinion on Twin Lakes Matters