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Mayor Fulp said by approval of staff's recommendation, the Council would be approving a city-wide Landscape Maintenance & Light District and since the revenue from this will not be realized in time for this fiscal year, he would recommend that this item be deleted. Councilmember Sandoval differed, saying this item has been before the Council previously and it is only equitable that all parcels of the City be treated the same and the process for implementation is a long process that begins in the Spring. Councilmember Beltran agreed and said the process should be started and Council could still approve or disapprove this at a later date. Mayor Fulp said his concern was that Council has not held sufficient public hearings on this matter. City Attorney Biggs said the public hearings have not been held; however, once approved the public hearings become part of the implementation process. Councilmember Sandoval asked Electric Utility Director Clarke about the matter brought before the Council by Mr. Cordova, regarding the hardship that will be experienced by the senior citizens as a result of the various increases and asked if any provisions have been made for the seniors in this latest proposal. Director Clarke said there already exists a citizens' low block usage. The subsidy comes from the high usage people who pay a higher rate. The lower block user is charged at a discounted rate. Councilmember Sanders said in the Expansion of the Waste Hauling there is an amount of $50,000 indicated for Fiscal Year 1994-95 and asked if the implementation plan will be presented to the Council in the very near future. City Manager Martinez replied that the request had been made at a previous Council Meeting and that the request has been directed to the Director of Public Works, Mr. Hutton. Mr. Hutton is to put a document together and has recently sent a memorandum making tasks assignments within his department. Councilmember Sanders said he has received several calls from residents in his area expressing concern that they will not have continuous service and that Edco will soon be sending out its bill for April service. He stated that there is a need to notify the residents of the plan to be implemented, the dates and rates. He said the information is not flowing smoothly and asked that these concerns be resolved internally. City Manager Martinez said these were some of the concerns he had the evening this was approved; however, he will make sure that the problems get ironed out. Superintendent Randy Rivera, addressed the Council, stating the department was in the process of distributing flyers to all residents starting Monday, April 3, 1995. Mr. Rivera said April 10, is the day that the City will begin the citywide service. Councilmember Sanders said that the contracts stated an ending date of April 5 and asked about the gap and the commercial accounts that are picked up daily. Mr. Rivera said the commercial bins are being 3 MAP, 01995