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217 have to increase the fee to $11 or more per quarter to recover this but then staff will <br />218 know the budget will balance at the end of the year. <br />219 <br />220 Chair Cihacek thought raising the fee now is a good plan and if the residual profit <br />221 comes back and the city starts to see a turn for the better this can be revisited to <br />222 discuss if the fee should be lowered. <br />223 <br />224 Mr. Culver reviewed comparable cities and their RFP's with the Commission. <br />225 <br />226 Chair Cihacek explained at some point the city has to start escalating to the market <br />227 in response to the market versus what the city thinks is likely viable and the city <br />228 can choose to do it progressively so a little bit each year until it gets closerto market <br />229 proximation or set it at what the market is at now. He noted in his mind he would <br />230 rather take the risk out and try to negotiate for better terms so the city does not have <br />231 to worry about taking a deficit because if a deficit is taken, it still comes from <br />232 somewhere and the city may end up paying more because the deficit will compound <br />233 overtime. <br />234 <br />235 Chair Cihacek indicated it is a one dollar a month more charge and even though it <br />236 is significant in terms of percentage it is not significant in terms of financial impact <br />237 per person but the city will be able to sustain that rate for a longer period of time <br />238 then if the city does not charge that right now. He stated he would ask for the $3.46. <br />239 <br />240 Member Wozniak thought the city should negotiate the cost. <br />241 <br />242 Mr. Culver indicated as a part of the negotiation would the Commission be ok with <br />243 extending the contract one or two years. <br />244 <br />245 The Commission agreed. <br />246 <br />247 Chair Cihacek thought the city should lock the rate in to the best rate possible with <br />248 the assumption that the market will continue to decline. <br />249 <br />250 Member Wozniak indicated he was not in favor of raising the fee a dollar. <br />251 <br />252 Chair Wozniak thought it could be cut in half for fifty cents and waive revenue <br />253 share for the time being and then negotiate the cost. <br />254 <br />255 Member Wozniak thought one of the things the city could look at is to reduce the <br />256 residuals and eliminate the black plastics in carryout containers. He thought the <br />257 city Council had mentioned taking some action on carryout containers at the July <br />258 meeting so there might be some interest there. <br />259 <br />260 Chair Cihacek indicated he was ok with going with $3.46 and work the cost down <br />261 and see what the negotiation looks like. He would rather be prepared to pay the <br />262 maximum amount. <br />Page 6 of 7 <br />