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6.1.A. - Page 7 for collection costs from the past and into the future versus actual revenue shortfalls and future projected revenues; modified collective bargaining process and agreement from Allied to Recology; three collective bargaining agreements that go to 2014 and one that goes to 2013; past work stoppage; Redwood City has acted the as collection agency and billing agent for the last 30 years and bills every two months; and, what was a 29.8 percent increase was reduced to an 18 percent increase through the use of the rate stabilization fund. Mayor Ira opened the public hearing at 8:43 p.m. Public Comment: Guadalupe Ruiz, a resident, made some positive comments about living in the City of Redwood City, and he also spoke in opposition to the rate increase. Liz Wilson, representing her employer, Howard Realty, Inc., said they do rental property management. She expressed her dissatisfaction with the management of the transition with no one being able to opt out and their tenants not having their garbage picked up for one to two weeks, and in one case having all their cans removed altogether. She spoke about Recology being unreachable because their phone circuits were down or busy for a week and how she is still waiting for a response back from them. She questioned the level of preparedness and customer service. Billy James, a resident, said that he is using 20 gallon can and that he is ready and willing to pay up to 18 percent for this service. He spoke about understanding the option to protest and against there being too much anti-government sentiment. Alan Bygones, a resident, said he has no problem with the 18 percent rate increase, but he is bothered by the multiple pickups for different cans and the effect on costs. He calculated a 33 1/3 percent increase due to three different trucks picking up different cans weekly and the corresponding effect on labor, fuel, repair and pollution. He noted that there were more pickups in the last two weeks than ever before given the holidays. Fred Schernig questioned why the rates for the cities are different when it is the same company and supposedly the same contract. He asked where the difference in money is going to and asked about the 15 percent cost to Allied going away in the future. Mayor I ra said everyone has the same base contract, but that each city can have significant changes to their contract. He said there are many different and unique components for each city and one of the biggest components was the cost from Allied from 2010. Charles Green, a landlord for 35 years in Redwood City, questioned the raising the rate by 18 percent and cutting services by cutting the container size down from a 64 gallon to 32 gallon can. He questioned how this is good business and how it represents the citizens of Redwood City. Marie Etchebeherc, a landlord for property on Farm Hill Boulevard, said they are not happy with and concerned about the increase and being assessed a pullout charge per JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD January 10, 2011 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 7