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Regular Council Meeting November 22, 2010 Page 3 fleet graphics and lettering, traffie data collection, intersection vegetation clearing, and Federal Highway Administration Mandates for the years 2012, 2015 and 2018. Finance Director Gene Anderson said that the City Manager had asked him to review the sanitation bids and the City's rate. Mr. Anderson presented a comparison spreadsheet reflecting the 2010-2011 budget revenues and expenses, as well as expenses under Alternate One for Sanitation Solutions. Council Member Rhonda Rogers asked if there was a comparison table for Waste Management. Mr. Anderson said that he did not have a chance to prepare one, because he had received the numbers that afternoon. Sanitation Solutions owner Josh Bray did not agree with the comparison spreadsheet, because he said that it did not reflect the additional services included in their bid. Mr. Bray said Sanitation Solutions submitted their bid with three alternatives, one was a residential only collection, one was with a landfill only and the other alternate was a combination. Council discussed the bids, residential collection services, landfill set-vices, and the expenses associated with the services. Mayor Biard opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak on the item, to please come forward. Ken Kohls, 3935 Brandyn Place - he said that the City and County needed ta work together to establish a place where all citizens could duinp unwanted items at no charge. A.D. Thompson, 3920 Alpine - he said that he could not speak for or against privatization until he knew what the cost of services, what kind of services would be provided, and how many employees would lose their jobs. Ruth Ellen Grant, 620-26`h S.E. - she said that she did not have enough information to be for or against privatization. She also said that recycling needs to be a part of whatever decision is made. Mayar Biard said that there was going to be a recycling component. Jesse James Freelen, 1] 5-45" S.W. - he expressed concern about the containers, because he had heard fram several citizens who did not want poly carts. Mayor Biard said that he too had heard the same and that an alternate could be considered. Mr. Freelen asked City Gouncil to research this issue prior to making a decision. He said that five or six years ago citizens filed a petition against privatization. Several Council Members expressed that more information was needed including ihe cost to the citizens and what kind of services will be provided to the citizens based on the bids. Mayor Biard said having this information would allow the Council to decide on options for services to be provided by the City or the vendor. Mr. Carruth said if other services were going to be provided, they would need to decide who was going to pay for those services and where the funds would come from to pay for those services. s