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F. Council Assistants Appointments--Manager announced the hiring by the City of two Council assistants, Sheila Ritz Arthur and Patrick Lynch. G. EPA Correspondence On Field Burning--Manager distributed a letter to Council dated January 11, 1978, which was addressed to Assistant City Manager from the City Attorney's office. Attached to that letter was a copy of a letter of January 3, 1978, from the U. S. Environ- mental Protection Agency responding to a memorandum of December 19, 1977, in which the City requested an opinion from EPA regarding the procedures followed by the State of Oregon in the adoption of new open field burning regulations. The answer given by the Environ- mental Protection Agency was that the procedures followed by the State in submitting the proposed revisions are defective in at least two major aspects. First, adequate notice for the July 15 public hearing was not provided and, secondly, the State has failed to meet the certification requirement of 40 CFR paragraphs 51.4(d). H. Special Council Meeting--Manager reminded Council of a 5:00 p.m. special Council meeting "today", January 11, to interview appli- cants for the Women's Commission, Joint Housing Committee, and the Planning Commission. . II. Request for Garbage Hauling Rate Increase December 12 memo from the Finance Director and September 15 letter from Mr. Wally Swanson, Chairman of the Eugene Garbage Board, have been distri- buted to Council members. Manager noted that the Garbage Board has approved 10.35 percent rate increase for all items except for a single ... 32-gallon can once-a-month pickup, which would remain the same at $1.95. ,., The reasoning for no increase in that rate is that once-a-month pickups are usually in the senior citizens' route. The last rate increase approved by the Council was on August 23, 1976. Manager noted that staff has not done an in-depth analysis. To do so would require substantial commitment of resources. Also, said the Manager, the garbage haulers themselves are studying the possibility of proposing a franchise system which would divide the city into areas and provide a much more efficient arrangement. It is the feeling of staff that, if such a proposal is made within the next two months or so, it would be a waste of staff time to do an in-depth study now. He further said that the increase does not seem out of line. Mr. Wally Swanson, Chairman of the Eugene Garbage Board, noted that, though the actual increase over the present garbage rates would be 10.35 percent, the period covered since the last rate increase would be 16 months, which would convert to an annual rate increase of 7.76 percent. 1/11/78--2 Jvl e