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7 <br /> <br />garbage bill. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer replied that since the Pleasanton Garbage Service <br />bills the residents, the other recycling centers would have to make <br />sure that all information and paper work are sent to the company <br />for proper crediting. <br /> <br /> Mr. Moss pointed out that the City needs to address the other <br />element of recycling which is to reduce the amount that goes into <br />the waste stream. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer asked staff if there would be a problem with <br />turning over materials to be recycled to any recycling center. <br /> <br /> Mr. Bocian replied that Mr. Moss' recommendation could pose <br />some operational problems for the City. He indicated that the <br />program involves a payment of $0.32 by the buy-back center to the <br />recycling program, which would give the City the additional <br />administrative task of keeping track of the different recycling <br />centers. Additionally, having several vendors could present <br />problems with monitoring and obtaining accurate information as <br />required by AB 939. Finally, having other recycling centers <br />involved in the billing and program control would put Pleasanton <br />Garbage Service in a difficult situation, since the company would <br />have to validate the credits from the other recycling centers, and <br />would open the City to complaints. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer inquired what the revenue stream for Pleasanton <br />Garbage Service is in relation to the $1.17 surcharge. <br /> <br /> Mr. Bocian replied that the company gets its level of profit <br />from selling the materials that come into the buy-back center. He <br />indicated that the reason for the detailed monitoring and recording <br />is to determine the effect of the surcharge rebate on the program. <br /> <br /> Ms. Acosta pointed out that the recycling and garbage programs <br />are interconnected in the sense that a greater revenue for the <br />recycling program would help keep the surcharge at a reasonable <br />rate. However, reducing the amount of the waste stream would <br />generate more recycling materials which could increase the garbage <br />rates. She added that keeping the two programs together would help <br />the City monitor the relationship between the recycling program and <br />the garbage. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer commented that if only a few residents in the <br />community decide to avail themselves of the incentive, it would be <br />more cost-effective to credit the residents automatically and save <br />on paper work. <br /> <br /> - 7 - <br /> 1-8-91 <br /> <br /> <br />