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Siegel inquired about the company who was awarded the contract for the Page Mill <br />Road Landslide Repair Project and was advised that they were a large reputable <br />company. <br />9.6 Sun County Cable (Councilmember Dauber) <br />Dauber asked if the cable company had responded to the Mayor's recent letter on <br />customer complaints. The company had not responded. <br />10. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR <br />11. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />11.1 Proposed increase in rates to be charged for solid waste services <br />The City Manager presented an overview of his staff report dated 9/4/96. One of the <br />major issues under discussion was that of allowable expenses projected for the <br />upcoming year. The Los Altos Garbage Company had used a different interpretation <br />in the allocation of allowable expenses for the rate year 1996-97 than stated in the <br />adopted franchise agreement. This different approach had been suggested by the <br />consultants, Hilton Farnkopf and Hobson, hired in 1994 by the Bi -County Solid <br />E Waste Task Force. This different interpretation was not acceptable to the Town. <br />4 Staff's recommendation to Council, using the allowable expenses outlined in the <br />franchise agreement, would result in an overall rate decrease of approximately 13%. <br />Jon Angin, Los Altos Garbage Company, noted that there had been some <br />misunderstanding of the allowable expenses numbers. They were putting together <br />new numbers and were almost in total agreement with the staff report. He asked <br />that this public hearing be continued to the September 18, 1996 Council Meeting to <br />allow them to meet again with the Council Subcommittee and staff on the new <br />numbers. <br />Mark Jensen, 26225 Purissima, asked for clarification of the current rates. <br />Ed Esber, 13430 Country Way, referred to the law of unintended consequences. He <br />believed that when the rates were raised last year they were anti -family. Those with <br />more cans paid a much higher rate. He therefore believed that if the rates were <br />decreased, they should be decreased more for the higher number of cans since these <br />rates were raised higher. <br />Jean Struthers, 13690 Robleda, referred to the cost of the yardwaste center and <br />believed those who used it should pay for it. This would be much more equitable. <br />She also asked why the residents could not get mixed paper picked up. <br />%W September 4, 1996 <br />Regular City Council Meeting <br />