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'I . I . - Mr. Day of BFI described how the proposal for enviromnental days and elimination of the end of the month pick-up would be cost effective and meet the goals of AB 939. Mr. Day L- said the "can migration" to the end of the month pick-up created lower than expected revenues. He agreed that the extensive use of the end of the month pick-up necessitated the recent increase in the refuse rate structure. After individual Council Members expressed their support of a proposal for a yard waste program to reach AB 939 goals if it was revenue neutral (Councilman Leipzig asked that it not be called enviromnental day), Councilman Claire asked again for an explanation of how this proposal would not cause monthly bills to rise if the end of the month pick-up were eliminated and people then had to discard that refuse in their regular refuse pick-up days and would need more cans to do so. City Manager Everett said if the proposal was approved the Council could adopt a rate structure that would charge less per can than the current structure, thereby reaching the revenue neutral goal of the program. The end of the month refuse would be put into the revenue stream allowing for the lower rate. Mayor Hartnett said he was disappointed. The proposal as explained in the report indicated eliminating the end of the month pick-up and adding the enviromnental days would result in paying the same rate as currently in place. Mayor Hartnett said that apparently was not the case and the implication to the public would be they were being charged for the green waste. Mayor Hartnett said, that being the case, he could not now - support the proposal. Councilman Claire said he remembered when the end of the month service was instituted. He said the original goal was to encourage people to clean up garden debris around their homes, and it worked. Councilman Claire said had the definition of debris been clearly articulated there wouldn't be a problem now. Councilman Claire suggested the City go back to that original goal and have the end of the month pick-up for green waste only. MEMO 4/2/96 Mayor Hartnett suggested this matter come back to the Council with the comments of the Council incorporated in a new proposal, including alternatives and their implications. MEMO 4/2/96 Councilman Leipzig said the original goal to clean up Redwood City was a good one, and suggested the City not move away from that goal. Councilman Claire agreed that was a good point. MEMO 4/2/96 '.". .c>. Councilwoman La Berge asked for documentation regarding the impacts of the end of the - month pick-up and the average number of cans used as compared to other cities. Special Study Session Minutes MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 April 1, 1996 Page No. 165 Page 7