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on leaving the market, and said there were strong companies serving Eugene. Ms. Taylor said <br />that she could foresee a single large hauler buying out other smaller haulers, and she did not think <br />the community wanted that. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor questioned whether people had complained about the fact the haulers would not <br />provide the 20-gallon can size to customers. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor thought the yard debris program a good program but said she continued to receive <br />complaints from constituents. She said that to some people $3.50 was a lot of money. She <br />hoped that the council would get another chance to look at that program and how it had been <br />implemented. Ms. Taylor also hoped the council would not take action immediately following the <br />public hearing. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said he hoped that the council recognized the value of the yard debris program for the <br />broader community and the landfill, which went beyond the $3.50 charge. He said that there was <br />a cost to implementing community values. He shared Ms. Nathanson's concern about the impact <br />of multiple haulers on one street, and said he was not interested in increasing the number of <br />licensees unless a territory system was adopted. He said that not only the quality of the streets <br />was affected, but the quality of life was threatened by the noise that the trucks made. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner did not object to Mr. Kelly's desire to have the customer and hauler responsibilities in <br />one location. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner said that after an initial period of complaint calls, he now received nothing but praise <br />for the program from citizens. He questioned the impact of the program on the haulers as people <br />adjusted to the program. He asked if the City had any sense of the impact of the program on the <br />landfill in terms of what was being diverted from the landfill. Ms. Young said that she would <br />provide that information to the council. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey said that he had never received a yard debris container and asked Ms. Young to <br />follow-up on why. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey asked staff to consider whether a floor on the number of haulers could be <br />established. Mr. Carlson said that staff would work to correct the inconsistencies between the two <br />sections. He said that the work session was not scheduled to revisit the yard debris program and <br />hoped that the council would allow staff to go through the rate review and complete the customer <br />satisfaction survey. <br /> <br />Mr. Kelly confirmed with Ms. Young that the rate review would introduce the combined rate <br />approach. He further confirmed that the ceiling on the yard debris rate through January 2003 <br />would be honored. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman suggested that the limit in Section 3.247(1) be eliminated. She asked for information <br />about what was entailed by the addition of Section 3.250 regarding rules related to minimum <br />standards for employees' qualifications, training, and identification. Ms. Young indicated that the <br />minimum standards included the appropriate licensing, adequate training, and identification that <br />could be clearly understood by the public. <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 10, 2002 Page 3 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />