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Minutes of an Adjourned Regular Meeting hair August 19, 1992 Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Meeting Wednesday, August 19, 1992 , 4:30 P.M. Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Tryon called the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 4:40 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. Present: Mayor Tryon and Councilmembers Dauber, Hubbard, Johnson and Siegel Absent: None Staff: City Manager Les Jones, II, Director of Public Works Jeff Peterson and City Clerk Pat Dowd fit Press: None 2. ONGOING DISCUSSION OF SOLID WASTE ISSUES Jon Angin and Joe Renati, representatives of the Los Altos Garbage Company, were present to address issues of solid waste. Jon Angin, in his presentation to the Council, discussed the following: industry-wide changes to business methods; breakdown of operating expenses, current disposition of wastestream in tons; projected composition of wastestream in tons; what makes Los Altos Hills different; current status of operations in the Town; short-range plans for the future; projected financial statements; distribution of revenues collected; component breakdown of per ton disposal cost; and projected expenses for the residential yardwaste composting program. Mr. Angin reported on the following industry-wide changes to business methods: 1) Move toward "segmentation" of the wastestream requiring additional equipment and routes plus separation of many collected materials.; 2) Disposal accounting for nearly 40% of total operating costs and likely to grow still higher in future years.; 3) "Margin for error" has increased as a result of wastestream segmentation and greater number of routes with corresponding increase in customer service costs.; 4) Industry has become MiwAugust 19, 1992 Adjourned Regular Meeting 1