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p Trash Contract P <br /> Page 2 f . ! <br /> J ,- z-&* ) <br /> 8 . palate the contractor's required "refund" payments to City. <br /> 9 . Allow one "supplemental" payment upon contractor' s requesst per year after <br /> October 31, 1977, after a public hearin. .- . it co cludes upon just- <br /> ification provided by anaudit o e contractor' s revenues an. expenses <br /> that a "supplemental" payment is needed in adds ion to the annual:CPY adjust; <br /> ment to maintain a fair profit return for contractor. -e h" ; .fE <br /> Ge& _� - ( -ice ----2..c-r, <br /> 1n) aL.c t rnx-.✓ ZL ca- 1 <br /> Extend the current contract to October 31, 1981 and provide that Council <br /> may review it for an additional five year period in October, 1979 after a , <br /> public hearing. fin- , Peade") /3-1.i., e-° <br /> i., - l3-cf} t rhe;. eel Cl-, <br /> STAFF COMMENTARY ON RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS: C %� -d'9z-/-a61i 5y : <br /> eh/ - 66/66/4-4.- tt2 - "O <br /> 1. The City Attorney desires to redraft the contract to incorporate all prior <br /> and proposed amendments and to update the format for clarity; none of these <br /> revisions would be substantive. <br /> 2 . The contractor has proposed removal of the existing 200 pound weight limit- <br /> ation on refuse from each single-family residence, and thus to permit weekly <br /> disposal of an unlimited amount of refuse in proper containers . This will <br /> be a convenience for the public -and a minimal additional burden for the <br /> contractor since most instances of slight overweight violation now are not <br /> enforced. Frequent gross abuses of an unlimited amount of residential re- <br /> fuse are not anticipated with this change. <br /> 3 . The water meter was used originally in the contract as a basis of paying the <br /> contractor because it was felt this measurable unit was reflective of the <br /> amount of service provided by the contractor; i.e. , the amount of residential <br /> refuse he removed. Although this work unit is obviously directly related <br /> to the volume of refuse (i.e. , the more water meters increase , the more <br /> refuse will result) it is not a perfect workload indicator, and does have <br /> some defects . For example, in some small multi-family residences , one water <br /> meter may serve the entire complex. Staff ' s recent review of other cities ' <br /> refuse contracts indicates that electric meters are also used as workload <br /> indicators . <br /> Since people generate most residential refuse - largely through the in- <br /> creased use of packaged food products and other domestic expendables - and <br /> since studies have indicated an average per capita residential refuse gener- <br /> ation of 1,100 pounds/year, population would suggest itself as a more equit- <br /> able workload indicator for purposes of payment calculation than either water <br /> meters or electric meters . The annual population figures furnished by the <br /> State or Federal Governments could be utilized to measure growth, and the <br /> current payment of $1.75 monthly per water meter would equate to our 171,300 <br /> estimated City population at $0.404/capita/month. <br /> 4. The contractor has requested a one-hour earlier starting time, from 6 a.m. <br /> to 5 a.m. (there is no change in the 8 p.m. night collecting limitation) . <br /> A successful one-month trial period for this advancement in residential <br /> collection should be a prerequisite, and provision should be allowed for its <br /> revocation for cause at any time . <br /> If the number of complaints are significant, then the trial period would be <br /> terminated immediately. This decision would be made by the Public Works <br /> Director. It is an advantage for the refuse contractor to start at 5 a.m. <br /> and arrive at the dump site or transfer station early. The contractor' s <br /> trucks can be first in line and save him waiting time and possibly reduce <br /> his trucks time traveling in the peak morning rush hours on congested <br /> streets . The disadvantage would be to the citizen who wants to put his <br /> trash out immediately before pickup in the morning rather than the night <br /> before. A second disadvantage would be the noise factor. People may com- <br /> plain about being awakened by a refuse truck at 5 a.m. in the morning, but <br /> the trial seems warranted based on the contractor' s claim of having improved <br /> equipment which operates more quietly. <br /> 5. The contractor has requested that the City reduce its semi-annual automatic <br /> CPI adjustments in his payments to once per year. This will save the City <br />