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�3�'Y �F APP:L� VALLEY
i�RBAN AFFAIRS CO�IITTEE M�NUT�S
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PRESENT t Cha�a.rman H�nk �yers� Gloria l�tez��, �red Metry, Sharc�n Sc�wartz�,
Staff Member Ricls Ke�.le�r.
ABSENT: �hirl�ey Daeris�g, Jdhn McKa�, Pamela �olalberg.
The meetin�, scheduled to be�i� at �s3� p•m.,, �ras called to order �t ��55 pom. by
Chaa,�man Mye��.
1��T�(3A1; b�r Ms. Schr�ar��, secottdec3 by 1Ks. Deters to approve th� minute�� o� the
February 4y 1982 meet�.n�.
VC1T�s Yes, UNANII��Tt�.
RE�'SEW OPER�ATZQN �F CIIRB��IDE REFIISE PICK.,UP:
P�r« Relley had additi�aal pi�t�re� mf th� g�rba�e cr�n�air�er� pla�ed at curb�-�i.de.
Apprax�m�tely 14m homes �;re participa�ing. �i�c to te�. percent of th� peapie have
g�.rbage aittin� outaside the aont�ine�s. Lae�t 2uea�da�� ��.rch 3m, up tc� e3.ghteen
percez�� af the pee�ple had �arbage �i�ting o�tside the cor�tainers. (W�.th th�
�ndw meltin�, spr�,r�g �3.ea�au� had probably beg�tn.� Peop1� that u�ual�.y haqe
adc3itiona3. �arbage are the ,same households and t�us �hey prababl�r nee�d tr�o
containers. The �arba�e ot�t+�ide the �ontainer� coa��st of large bnxe� that a.re
n4� braken dowrn (5C�)t p1a���.c bags E25'�� and the remai�der consi�t af some typs
c►f cc�n�tructiQn ma�eri�1. S� the next several week� the �ffect� of sp�ring
cle�atup $hould be e�i�d��t �.a the additic��,a]. garb�ge �hat t�$11 prob�bl.�r be� �enerate
There ha�s bean ao f�eclback frar� anyone. The participating hauler� ha�e racat had
ar�.ythin� to ���. Persa�c� Ieaving garba�e 4�tss.de t�ae3r cantaa,n�srs are being
tagged. Yiolaters �eem to r�peat their actic�n�. Nr� ed�me�ats have been received
�rmm the public. Mr. Kelle� s�id that if the ordinance �s �hanged� �arbage nat
�.n €nntaine�r� would z�o� be picked up. A deeisio�. �,as �t� be �rtad� i�' refuse ig
left �t t2ae curb; it shnuld be ��de perf�ctlg clear tha� the ha�ler wi3.l r��t
pick up re�'u�e auts�ide the ca�ntsiner. Ms. Deter�s ea��re�ssed �oncern cver what
may be dc��e to th� c�.ti�en� of Apple V�1].e�r b� �ay�.�g tha.t the�y u�e aa extra.
container car put the�.r garbage at th� garage. I�n�t�on a��ated that af�er the�
experimental period t�ey wcauld r�ot �m ta �he gara�e ta p�.ck up garba�e.
Mr. M�try suggested that the haulers g3.ve �h� Cammittee a list r�f pe�son�s Khm ar�
partic3�pating �a �he3.r axperi�ent so that th�ir opi�ior� �ould be sought. The
cu�tam�rs mu�� know what the hauier� are gair�g �o char�e�, �hey have to ur�ders�a�nd
that the conta�.ner ir n4t free (e�.ther bu� c�ar rent)--atte�tion shoul�d be directed
to the citizans r�ho are participating in �he experimeat. �4s°. Metry �,ug�e�ted
that the he�ring date be �cheduled sometime in Ma�r and �hat the re�ponse� frdm ��ae
quest3.onn�ire iae in by M�.y 1, Makin� tel�phone c�l�.� w�� �nother su���st�c�a�.
The sa�e qu�stian� cou�.d be asked by u�ing � que�stionr�aire for �he cu�tcrmers to
f3,11 �aut or by t�lephc�nin�. Thats �urvey must be on �c�1.id ground in terms mf those
p�rs4ns particip�ting; � random sample af those �eap3� parti�cip�t�.r�� and those
p�rsons wno are not partic�.pating should be sou�ht. Their attitudes �� fea� is
ex�remely 3.mpc�rtaat.
April 1�-_meet to d�cid� how to conduct the survey-_�aithea� a questionnaire�„by
�e�.ephc�ne c�r a camb3nation of the twc�--and the quest3.an,s vrhich �hauld
be asked.
MQTIE?�T: by �ir. Metry, secc�nded b� M�. Schwartz, ta ad�aur� at $:20 p.m. �