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Mrs. Cheryl Aymerich, 27801 Edgerton and Mr. Mark Burhenne, 13571 Hill Way, each addressed the Council expressing their interest in the Town and willingness to contribute to the community by serving on one of the Town's committees. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to appoint Cheryl Aymerich to the Community Relations Committee for a term of two years. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by van Tamelen and passed unanimously to appoint Jean Struthers to the Environmental Design and Protection Committee for a term of two years. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to appoint Mark Burhenne to the Pathways Recreation and Parks Committee for a term of two years. 2.2. Recycling Update (John Angin, Los Altos Garbage Company) frOW John Angin, General Manager - Los Altos Garbage Company, commented that Bob Nelson, Operations Manager, was also present at tonight's meeting. Mr. Angin referred to his 11/13/89 letter to the City Manager which included a status report on the survey sent out by the garbage company on recycling. The letter included certain conclusions which had been drawn from the survey: 1) There was an interest in a household recyling program in the Town.; 2) Most residents were not willing to pay for such a program.; 3) There was a definite correlation between the cost of the program and its perceived desirability among the population. and 4) There still existed a degree of ignorance among residents about recycling and solid waste collection in general. To date there had been approximately a 40% response and it appeared centralized drop-off locations was the favored option. Mr. Angin stated that it was obviously very important to continue to educate the residents regarding recycling . They were still in the process of analyzing the results of the survey and would be reporting back at a later date to the Council with the results. van Tamelen commented that she did not believe the survey adequately portrayed the recycling situation and also noted the importance of education in this area. Tryon inquired about the citizens committee and the City Manager responded that about 25 residents had answered the questionnaire in the newsletter. One meeting of this ji group had already taken place and another one would be scheduled to discuss the !r November 15, 1989 2