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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 6, 1994 Page - 7 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) Bob Taylor, Public Works Services Director, referred to the April Work Session on this matter. He described the requirements for recycling - under Measure D, the way in which corporate limits were established, and the way in which funding is provided under the Measure. He noted the City has been working on a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), but it would not be on line in time to meet the 1995 goals. He said, instead, staff recommends implementing curb-side recycling programs. He described the boundary adjustment for which approval by the Recycling Board will be requested. He said, if the City does not meet its 1995 goals, it would be subject to fines of $10,000 a day. He said the impact on City streets from recycling trucks would be minimal compared to those fines. He said under the conditions of Measure D and AB 939 there will be a decrease in tonnage going through the Davis Street Transfer Station. He said the City has no choice but to reduce the amount of garbage it sends to the Transfer Station. Council Member Perry asked what opportunities San Leandro residents would have for input and how the services that would be provided would be explained to the residents, and said she hoped the services provided to residents in the San Leandro and Oro Loma service areas would be equal . Mr. Taylor said there will be meetings with citizens and with. the City Council-appointed committee to develop options. He said a Town Hall Meeting would be scheduled, as well as a public hearing, to establish rates and the program. He said Oro Loma has a newsletter which will explain the program and will also be holding Town Hall Meetings and Public Hearings. In response to questions regarding potential scavenger problems, Mr. Taylor suggested staff look into an anti-scavenging ordinance for approval by City Council . City Attorney Steve Meyers referred to the Memorandum of Understanding. He said the City has previously considered extending its franchise agreement for garbage service to the Oro Loma service area. He said, in the Memorandum of Understanding, the City agrees not to take any action on that matter until 2003. He said this basically means the City will agree not to assert its franchise rights until after the expiration of the current Oro Loma Franchise in 2003. He noted that, at one point, the City Council adopted an ordinance that gives it the power to provide garbage service in the Oro Loma area. He said it is clear this matter would be subject to litigation. He said this became a deal point in the overall negotiations with the Oro Loma Sanitary District. Mike Oliver, City Manager, said the intention on Oro Loma's part was to keep the City from pursuing this matter. He said the City can still go through the courts to obtain the right to provide the service but cannot take any action until after 2003.