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* Councilmember Sanders recognized Mr. Nitin Modi in the audience and called him forward to be introduced to the public. AGENDA REVIEW: Motion/second by Mayor Fulp/CM Bennett to add as Item 9A to the Agenda, the request for alley closure by the Living Springs Church, as there is a need to take immediate action, pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2(b) (2), and the matter arose subsequent to the posting of the Agenda, pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2(a). Motion carried, with Councilmember Hutton absent. As requested, Item #13 and Item #14 pulled. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS: (continued) Presentation. Awards. Proclamations * Taormina Industries. Inc./Colton Disposal - Tom Vogt, President of Taromina Industries/Colton Disposal, announced this was the last in a series of transition updates to keep Council and the residents of the City of Colton aware of their progress. He introduced the members of the Colton Disposal Team: Ric Collett, Vice -President of Operations; Leticia Mercado, Customer Service Manager; Ernie Langley, Operations Manager; and Jose Ortiz, Assistant Operations Manager. He also acknowledged the drivers who made the transition from working for the City to their company and said they were the key members of their team. He listed the benefits to the community since service began: The City received $3 million from Colton Disposal as part of the contract award; Colton Disposal pays to the City over $80,000 a year to manage and cover all contract administration costs incurred yearly and increases with inflation; the residents have seen a 15 % reduction in their monthly residential sanitation bill; the residents have seen equipment upgrades and a higher level of service; all sanitation employees were offered positions with Taormina Industries/Colton Disposal; and as a member of the community, Colton Disposal went through all the alleys and picked up over 55 tons of trash which was not a requirement of the contract. Ric Collett, Vice -President of Operations, explained the details of the process of the conversion which began three months ago which included: Community Outreach Program; Recycle Colton Program; presentations at public town hall meetings and to civic and community groups; established a local office located across from the civic center to serve the needs of the community; a month by month summary of the operational highlights since May 1996; Automated Collection Program; increase in recycling from 4.5% to 22.5% for paper, plastic and aluminum and 27% of the yard waste all of which is being diverted from the landfill; Bulky Item Collection, four times a year; and concluded with a short video highlighting the program. 4 OCT 15 1996