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He found that some crew drivers did not inspect their vehicles and this resulted in high maintenance costs. He said service routes were not balanced and identified the need to have employees performing the same functions. He found residents have multi - containers, with some residences putting out seven to eight containers, requiring the crew to spend more time at one place than another. He found that residents needed to be educated on trash, greenwaste and recyclables. He described options available to the City. Observing that this was a very negative report, Commissioner Jackson inquired if there was anything positive. Mr. Tagore-Erwin said that the City's employees "work their tails off" with the vehicles they have. The City had not stayed up with requirements and this created low morale, frustration and problems. He spoke about alternatives such as vehicle alteration and split containers. There was discussion as to rate -setting; landfill costs and compost mergers; and, the need for an educational system for customers. As to AB939 compliance: Councilmember Sanders asked whether the City will meet the 25% target. Mr. Tagore-Erwin informed that records are incomplete to determine where the City stands. Councilmember/Director Hutton stated that the City has a source reduction, currently meeting the 25% criteria; however, with changes in the new law, the City is running at 22%. Mayor Fulp outlined his concerns and requested that the final draft include information regarding customer service comparisons, namely, the need to compare the number of customer complaints received for the same specific period of time for 1994 and 1995; the need to know equipment utilization, specifically, how fleet is complying to weight limit requirements and guidelines; the need for a study regarding clean-up of bins; and, the need for a comparison study regarding what the City does versus what private haulers do. Mayor Fulp requested annualized budget items regarding the City's overhead costs, franchise fees, administrative fee, costs for bins and any other changes to other departments. He asked for information on actual number of residences receiving services. He pointed out that the City no longer provides service to the Colton Joint Unified School District. Councilmember/Director Hutton said it was difficult to determine utility billing as he had not received a revenues/ expenditures report for the past three months of the fiscal year. On the employee absenteeism schedule (compensatory time, vacation, sick leave and holiday usage), Mayor Fulp asked if averages were normal and how it compared to private industry. Mr. Tagore-Erwin replied it would not be tolerated in private industry. Mr. Fred Cordova challenged the information found on Page 9 regarding public education materials. He said the City had tried to educate the public on what to recycle; yet, on any given day, 2 SEP 111995