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e Mr. Green said that improving customer service should be the board's primary goal. If the haulers can keep their customers happy, other goals such as waste reduction can be achieved. In response to an inquiry from Mr. Rutan, Ms. Utecht said that the current makeup of the SWRB consists of four members-at-1arge and one industry repre- sentative. Mr. Rutan said that the council should use the existing board as the body for these discussions and modify the board as needed. He asked the council to consider very carefully whether it should have a representative on the board, recognizing the present work load burden of individual councilors. Mr. Boles asked the council to consider whether the board should also include a customer representative. The board should be charged with the responsibil- ity of crafting a comprehensive solid waste and recycling plan meeting long- range goals for the community, and would report directly to the council on this issue. Bill Gary, City Attorney's Office, indicated that because the makeup of the Solid Waste and Recycling Board is defined directly by ordinance, the council would need to change the ordinance if it wanted to restructure the board itself. Mr. Green asked about the possibility of adding another industry representa- tive to the board. Mr. Scott pointed out that the industry has a direct e conflict of interest on this board and said that the industry is always well represented in the board meetings. He voiced concern that adding another industry representative to the board could create potential Quorum problems when discussing issues such as rate setting. Ms. Norris reminded the council of its work load and the amount of staff resources that will be needed to undertake the proposed planning process. She asked the council to consider whether it might want to discuss the issue of staff/council resources that will be required at the upcoming goals ses- sion. The City currently has approximately 1.5 FTE supporting the solid waste and recycling program. By consensus, the council agreed to form an ad hoc task force consisting of the Solid Waste and Recycling Board and two councilors to work on this issue. The council instructed staff to take a preliminary look at a possible work program for the task force and to report back to the council prior to the goals session. The council then will consider this new work program in the context of other goals and its work load. It agreed that the task force would report directly to the council on this issue. Councilors Nicholson and Green agreed to serve as the council representatives on the proposed task force. Mr. MacDonald extended his appreciation to board members and the haulers for their hard work and effort on this issue. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 23, 1991 Page 5 Dinner Meeting