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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council <br />Tuesday, February 21, 2012 <br />Page 21 <br />Mr. Marquardt replied, whatever, but it seems like the only thing that's been seriously <br />considered is the recommendations on the efficiency or what other communities are doing. Not <br />much has been looked at relative to whether it's going to unpact the convenience of the people. <br />Mr. Metzung replied, we have all done the 18 gallon bin. We have done that for many years <br />now. There's not much that I can add to that. All I can do is explain what the new cart would <br />provide. It's not one or the other. Again, I want to go back to when we went to the 96 gallon <br />solid waste containers, we had this same discussion. We went out and did a 40 home test azea <br />that came back very very positive. <br />Council President Buckholtz asked, is there any way we can roll out our own? I know we are <br />n,nning up against a time problem, but is there any way to acquire even a handful of these 64 <br />gallon toters and put them out in operation? That's the key to what you said. You keep saying <br />we did a pilot program first and that's how we did the market test. We a11 know what surveys and <br />phone calls and even canvassing the neighborhood is not going to get us really an accurate result <br />of how people respond. Maybe it's too late, but I am saying we could have purchased some. <br />Mr. Metzung replied, you have that expenditure of purchasing some. I do have 64 gallon totes in <br />my yard that we use for solid waste, but the hauler would need to laiow what was what. You <br />would have to buy separate carts. <br />Council President Buckholtz sta.ted, but 10 of them isn't even the Mayor's spending limit. Ten <br />of them is $1,600 I would imagine. <br />Mr. Metzung asked, at 10, how do you get a decent mazket size? <br />Council President Buckholtz replied, I don't know. I'm just trying to bridge a gap here. I don't <br />think we're disagreeing. I just said the onus was on Council. You are saying the onus is on the <br />Service Department. I don't care who does it. It's just whoever's in more closer touch with the <br />community. <br />Mr. Mazquardt stated, I'm only saying that you have two sides to the thing. We are basically <br />making the decision on one side without having input from the other side. <br />Mr. Delguyd asked, can we do a pilot program? <br />Council President Buckholtz replied; that's what I'm saying. We ha.ve to find out what date we <br />need to sign this thing. <br />Mr. Metzung replied, but we need to, would you have enough time to evaluate this? <br />Council President Buckholtz stated, 10 or 20 toters, we can always use them azound the Village. <br />Mr. Metzung will talk to the vendor.