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217 <br />218 At the request of Member Cihacek, Mr. Schwartz advised that the additional <br />219 resources for the 2014 program, were redirected from the Stormwater Fund. If <br />220 the leaf program was eliminated, Mr. Schwartz advised that those funds would <br />221 stay in the Stormwater Fund and go toward other programs to improve water <br />222 quality including increasing compost education efforts. <br />223 <br />224 <br />225 <br />226 <br />227 <br />228 <br />229 <br />230 <br />231 <br />232 <br />233 <br />234 <br />235 <br />236 <br />237 <br />238 <br />239 <br />240 <br />Member Wozniak stated that he would much rather see use of the compost site <br />increase in participation versus continuing the leaf program. <br />At the request of Member Gjerdingen, and recognizing the other tasks for staff <br />during that compressed period of time used for leaf pickup, Mr. Schwartz advised <br />that staff would continue to clean gutters at various times during the year to <br />prevent or reduce their impact to the stormwater system. <br />Chair Stenlund stated his gut feeling would be to look at alternatives in <br />eliminating the program. <br />With the upcoming additional equipment replacement costs, Member Gjerdingen <br />opined it would be worthwhile at this time to discontinue the leaf collection <br />program. <br />Member Seigler concurred that the program should be eliminated and replacement <br />equipment should not be purchased. <br />241 <br />242 Member Cihacek agreed with his colleagues, but asked that staff explore <br />243 alternatives to the program and the demographics of those residents currently <br />244 using the program, with that request duly noted by staff. <br />245 <br />246 <br />247 <br />248 <br />249 <br />250 <br />251 <br />252 <br />253 <br />254 <br />255 <br />256 <br />257 <br />258 <br />259 <br />260 <br />261 <br />Member Lenz recommended giving the program one more opportunity for 2015 <br />with additional marketing and promotion, and if those efforts saw no significant <br />community support, then not replace the specific equipment. <br />At the request of Member Seigler, Mr. Schwartz advised that staff may be able to <br />provide the program with the existing equipment for the 2015 season. <br />While there was no formal action taken by the PWETC, by consensus, Chair <br />Stenlund noted that the body recognized that there were apparently not enough <br />users to justify the program with additional costs to replace existing equipment <br />specific to the leaf pickup program. <br />7. Pavement District Issues Discussion <br />Mr. Culver advised that staff would be presenting this information to the City <br />Council in April for their input as well as this initial presentation to the PWETC. <br />Page 6 of 17 <br />