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- - ..~_L....._-"" ___~.U____.__ -~.. .~_.. ,._...._-~_._.~-_.._---_.__._.. - -\ Mary Milhaupt, 1500 Norkenzie Road, asked for delay of action on the rate increase ~ until after the September 17 County election Dn a proposed garbage serial levy. She sup- por~ed ~he levy and said consideration of the increased fees concerned only the Eugene- . Sprlngfleld area and o~erlooked t~e rest of th~ County. She questioned whether.the I h~ulers.would pass savlngs to thelr customers lf the levy was approved and dumping fees ~ d~scontlnued by the County. ~he added t~at the Leag~e of Women Voters was in agreement I ~ wlth her request to delay actlon on any lncrease untll outcome of the County serial ~ levy was known. ' Jude Hartha, 300-1/2 North Jefferson, was opposed to the rate increase and suggested i , rather that BRING be integrated with the garbage haulers for recycling of materials ! instead ~f maki~g further landfills. He suggested too that any revenues resulting from . : garbage collectlon should be used to educate the public with regard to recycling. Also I I that so~e of the haulers' methods of pickup were costing too much and any increase would : be con~lnuing a~ obviously inefficient system. Kathy Saberhagen, 1010 High Street, and : Geodeslc Jon Splral, 2620 Potter Street, expressed opposition to the proposed increase ! on the basis that recycling was more desirable. Irvin Fletcher, Lane County Labor Council, said he communicated with the Garbage Board j requesting that they include in their recommendation to the Council that action be de- I j la~ed until after the September 17 election on the Co~nty's proposed serial levy. He , sald the staff report indicate the complexity of the issue and it should not be acted : upon until after the vote on the garbage levy. ) _.'.-' __ "0 ._.~. _..._.... _ .~_ ...._..~.._ ~'__"_'~" _____ {Ron Weitzel,820 East 36th Avenue, Empire Garbage Service, expressed confusion at the ,'recommendations to delay action until after the County election when the haulers sub- I a.' ! mitted two rate proposals - one if the measure passed, one if it didn't pass. He felt ~ F there had been very little co-operation with the 'garbage haulers from the County in the '= ; past and he maintained that there would be a savings to the citizens even with the i increased pickup fees compared to enactment of the proposed garbage serial levy. I . /-- ! "~_...._ ,.. _\.... ._____/ i Michael Sprague, Portland, suggested recycling all solid waste and a computerized I study of all objects into and out of Eugene. r I Lee Walker, 1990 Wester Drive, said he hauled garbage for a living and the increased I rates were needed to cover increased costs. He thought people working in that industry \ were in better position to know whether the increase was needed. I i \ \ Cliff Shirley, 8 Westbrook Way, recommended approval of the requested rate increase, modifying it only perhaps to provide for consideratlon after the September 17 election of making the rate increase retroactive to August 1 if the levy was defated. If the i levy was approved, he said, the County could reimburse the dumping fees paid by the : haulers in the meantime. He thought defeat of the serial levy should be encouraged since the major portion of garbage dumped was by people in the metropolitan area so i some of the County's taxpayers were asked to pay for a service they were not using and . others were paying twice for the service. Also, he thought it cost the user less to pay,the increased rate than to pay the proposed serial levy. ,~ Puplic hearing was closed there being no further testimony. Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Hershner that the request for garbage , rate increase be referred to staff for further consideration and that the I staff ask the County to recognize the problem of the commercial haulers ' and their plight at this time and enforce the County rates with that con- sideration in mind, the intent of this motion not being that the requested r~tesw~e not warranted nor proper but rather that more clarification was appropriate in light of the confusion, that if the increase was found to be justified it would be authorized in the very near future. 1 \ ! In response to Councilman Hershner's inquiry about whether staff could give an estimate' i of ,the time which might be involved in returning a recommendati9n to the Council, I Assistant Manager said it was hoped a report would be ready for the Council before the I f September 17 election. so action could be taken at the second Council meeting in September.: Mr. Hershner was anxious to see the matter settled because of increased costs to the i : haulers. He hoped that schedule cou~d be adhered to. ' i : Councilman Wood expressed concern about the type of processing used by the garbage haulers and whether there should be a timetable for transition to recycling. He / .. wondered if information in that regard could be brought to the Council along with in- ~ -_ formation on fees. . Assistant Manager said the County was operating on a two- to six-year cycle toward a resource recovery center and that information could be returned with the ; report. ..J 8/26/74 - 12 '305