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City Council Meeting Minutes August 21, 2018 Page 10 of 13 two weeks between pick-ups. Councilmember Loo stated one of the original reasons to go to this program was to reduce trucks on the street; more pick-ups would be more trucks and be more costly. Public Comments John Ohannessian, 569 Augusta Drive and member of the Coal Creek Ranch Master Association, stated members want to keep their service with Western Disposal which is very efficient and cost effective. He stated a poll of the community clearly showed they don't want to be included in the city system. Gil Saenz, 654 Manorwood Court and Coal Creek Ranch HOW, stated there are 486 homes in their association and none of that information is in the City's data. He stated he sees most composting is for grass clippings and isn't needed because most people have it hauled away. He doesn't want additional containers to store. Tom Delorey, 587 Augusta Lane, stated he doesn't need composting. Louise Geil, 208 Fairfield Lane Coal Creek Ranch, stated the Coal Creek Ranch HOA poll was very limited and biased. There was no place to indicate there might be something positive about composting. It is the environmental thing to do. She stated there is much more to composting that grass clippings. She thinks a cost of $12-15 dollars is affordable and is the right thing to do. Mark Persichetti, 1402 Taft Place and member of the Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB), stated the board endorses the compost and recycling costs embedded in the overall rate to reduce the size of the trash carts people are using. He stated it would be good to see if the City's program can match the costs the HOAs have. He stated one of the SAB's goals 10 years ago was to reduce truck traffic to once per week. Yasrnin Rahman, 462 Muirlield Circle, stated rising costs are an issue for some homeowners. She noted many Coal Creek Ranch residents do compost in their back. yards already. She would like that Coal Creek Ranch not be included in the City program unless prices can be matched. John Pavelich, 540 Manorwood Lane, stated no one has the right to tell him he should spend more money for a service. John Leary, 1116 Lafarge Avenue, stated the ranking system of the bids should not. include the references. They are important but should not be a part of the rating structure. Deb Fahey, 1118 West Enclave Circle, stated there is something about having a good working relationship with current provider that should be considered. She noted the cost. of composting is not just the pick-up of carts; there is also a cost when anything put