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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - July 18, 1994 Page - 13 - PUBLIC HEARINGS. (continued) The supplier of the service estimates what will be received from selling the recycled product and then charges the City the difference. Ms. Holcomb said she objects to the green waste fee because she does not produce green waste. Lawrence Lancaster, 32 Carpentier St. , asked how this program was applied to condominiums. Mr. Taylor explained how the fee was applied to dwellings with five units or more. Justin Negrella, 1670 - 142nd Ave. , said this program takes away choice and will not force those who don't recycle to do so, but will increase homeowners' bills. He said the service should be provided for free and feels that the company makes a considerable amount of money from the recycled materials. He said if he has to sort his materials, he would prefer to take them to the recycling center himself. He said the program should be purely voluntary. Lubos Dodecky, 271 Begier Ave. , said the program should be voluntary, and asked what the direct cost of collection and overhead would be. Mr. Taylor said it costs $5.64 a month to provide this service. The charge would be $4.60 and the remainder would be paid by Measure D funds. He said he does not know what the overhead for the provider will be. Mayor Corbett pointed out that the City is under a mandate by the State to provide this service so it cannot be voluntary. Terry Ray, 83 Oakes Blvd. , said she recently moved here from Alameda, which has a voluntary program, and said they were surprised when they moved to San Leandro to find there was no program. She said she and her husband support it. Tom Grigsby, 11 Chico Drive. , asked questions on how the program is funded in the unincorporated area. Mr. Taylor explained that the fee charged by Oakland Scavenger Co. is the same as that charged by the City of San Leandro, and both agencies are subsidizing the program with Measure D funds. Mr. Bixby said the program should be voluntary. Joanne Mattoon, 3810 Monterey Blvd. , said she has a Monday garbage pick-up and was concerned that she would have to leave her garbage cans out over the weekend. Mr. Taylor said this would not affect garbage pick-up and her garbage cans could still be left behind the gate and would be picked up.