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Athens City Council - February 13, 2023
C
Thank
you,
president
Eisley
tonight
on
our
Council
on
our
finance
and
Personnel
committee
agenda.
We
have
two
items
which
we
are
not
going
to
get
to
tonight:
the
outdoor
recreation
Council
of
Appalachia
annual
report
and
annual
membership
fee
I
believe
that
has
been
rescheduled
for
March
13th
correct.
C
The
first
item
is
an
appropriation
of
five
thousand
dollars
to
the
general
fund
lands
and
buildings
for
the
Armory
and
the
Hudson
Avenue
building
electricity
payments.
Are
there
any
questions
from
the
committee
about
the
five
thousand
dollar
electricity
payments
for
the
armory
or
the
Hudson
Avenue
building
moving
on?
Yes,.
D
D
For
the
last
30
years,
we've
paid
well
not
quite
30,
but
25
years
that
we've
owned
both
of
those
facilities.
We've
paid
the
utility
bills
out
of
a
special
fund
called
The,
Armory
and
Hudson
building
fund.
That
fund
has
no
Revenue,
and
so
every
year
we
will
transfer
money
into
that
Fund
in
order
to
make
the
utility
bill
payments.
D
We
basically
made
the
determination
here
recently
that
that
it
makes
no
sense
to
continue
to
have
those
as
a
separate
funds
that
has
no
revenue,
and
so
the
idea
would
be
that
instead,
we
can
Sunset
that
fund
pay
out
the
rest
of
the
money
that
exists
in
that
fund
and
use
the
general
fund
so
101
112
tc300s,
which
is
the
the
lands
and
buildings
portion
of
the
general
fund
to
pay
for
that.
Just
like
we
do,
city
hall
or
the
law
administration,
building.
C
C
Members
of
the
public
anything
else
to
add.
Okay.
Moving
on
to
the
next
appropriation
item,
I'm
going
to
talk
about
the
next
three
together:
33
680
to
the
general
fund,
fire
for
a
state
of
Ohio
Grant
from
the
state
fires
Marshal.
The
next
item
is
forty:
nine
thousand
eight
hundred
and
eight
dollars
and
fifty
six
cents
to
the
general
fund,
fire
for
a
state
of
Ohio
Grant
from
the
Bureau
of
workers,
compensation
for
extrication
tools
and,
finally,
130
000
to
the
general
fund
fire
from
a
FEMA
grant
for
hose
and
nozzle
replacement.
C
These
are
grants
that
the
fire
department
has
secured,
but
they
do
not
have
the
the
money
yet,
and
so,
if
I
understand
correctly
server
safety,
director
Stone,
we
will
use
general
fund
for
these
purchases
and
then
be
reimbursed
when
the
grant
money
comes
in.
D
Please
correct
member
crowd.
That's
that's
absolutely
correct
and
all
three
of
these
we'll
we'll
move
forward
with
separate
ordinances,
they're
all
reimbursement
type
grants
the
Marx
radio
Grant,
which
is
from
the
State
Fire
Marshal,
is,
is
a
fully
funded.
There's
no
match
required
for
that,
and
that's
about
a
thirty
three
thousand
dollar
one.
D
The
the
amounts
are
listed
here
that
one
we
have
to
spend
by
July
1st
and
then
once
we
spend
it
we'll
get
that
money
back
from
the
State
Fire
Marshal
the
Ohio
BWC
fund
for
the
the
extrication
tools,
that's
a
three
to
one
match,
and
that
is
90
days
after
receipt
of
funds.
So
so,
basically
that
we
have
to.
D
We
have
to
get
that
that
spent
so
we're
going
to
appropriate
that
money
first
get
it
spent
and
then
that
money
will
come
in
at
some
time
during
during
readings
and
we'll
have
that
go
back
into
the
the
general
fund
and
then
lastly,
the
FEMA,
when
we
actually
don't
have
an
award
letter
for
that
yet
and
that's
the
largest
one
here,
that's
that's
requires
a
10
match,
so
it's
90
percent
funded
we'll.
D
Do
that
up
front
for
roses
and
nozzles,
but
we
have
a
year
to
get
that
spent
from
the
time
that
we
get
the
award
letter.
So
the
first
two
will
come
forward
next
week,
the
last
one
we
don't
expect,
because
we
don't
expect
to
have
the
word
letter
in
hand,
and
we
want
to
wait
till.
We
have
that
a
word
letter
in
hand
before
we
bring
it
forward,
but
given
that
we've
talked
about
it
this
evening,
we'll
just
go
to
First
reading.
Whenever
that
award
letter
comes
in.
C
Anything
else
from
the
mayor:
no
anybody
from
the
public
like
to
speak
to
this.
Okay.
Moving
on
to
the
next
item,
we
got
a
donation
from
Anne
Moneypenny
and
Michael
Kleinman.
Thank
you
very
much
in
the
amount
of
one
thousand
dollars,
and
this
was
specifically
donated
to
restore
the
function
of
the
very
large
fans
at
the
Athens
Community
Center
again,
I'd
like
to
thank
and
Moneypenny
and
Michael
Kleinman
for
this
donation,
and
this
appropriation
is
to
the
community
center
fund
and
the
capital
line
there.
F
G
D
I,
take
it
and
you
know
I
mean
we
can
use
regular
maintenance
funds,
but
I
I.
You
know
we
wanted
to
make
a
point
to
recognize
the
donors
in
this
particular
instance.
So
you
know
we
could
have
just
kind
of
let
this
one
go
through,
but
we
thought
it
would
be
appropriate
to
actually
come
forward
and
recognize
them
for
their
gracious
donation
right
right.
C
I'll
have
I'll
have
to
say
that
I
believe
this
couple
have
donated
before
so
another
reason
why
to
recognize
them
I'll.
Let
the
mayor
speak
to
that.
We.
G
Have
on
occasional
receive
donations
from
citizens?
You
know
there
have
been
large
donations
to
the
community
center
in
the
past.
The
activity
room,
a
I
believe,
is
the
Cornwell
there's
a
large
Cornwall
donation
for
that
and
there's
been
other
citizens
that
have
decided
to
donate,
to
special
interests
related
to
Arts,
Parks
and
Recreation,
or
arts
in
the
Uptown
area.
G
C
Excellent,
it's
a
very
good
question.
Don't
send
checks
straight
to
me
any
comments
from
the
public
on
this
donation
campaign?
Okay,
thank
you.
The
last
item
on
our
appropriation
agenda
tonight
is
three
thousand
dollars
to
the
Arts
Parts
and
Recreation
income
tax
fund,
Professional
Services
line
for
engineering
and
surveying
for
the
ALCO
canoe
put
in
the
ALCO
is
the
Athens
Lumber
Company
building
for
those
of
us
around
when
it
moved
from
the
location
of
the
Athens
Lumber
Company
a
long
time
ago
it
was
known
as
The
Little
Red
School
House.
C
If
you
know
it
as
the
Little
Red
Schoolhouse,
it
is
the
the
small
building
at
the
Bikeway
Crossing
of
Union
Street,
and
there
is
a
movement
by
the
Arts
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
to
put
in
a
canoe
entry
into
the
Hocking
River
below
the
ALCO
building.
D
Note
back
in
2007,
we
put
in
a
a
takeout
Upstream
of
White's
Mill
for
obvious
safety
reasons,
and
this
is
an
opportunity
for
someone
who
was
continuing
the
length
of
the
hiking
River
to
take
out
Upstream
of
the
dangerous
river
feature
and
then
put
in
Downstream
of
it
by
portaging
around
via
the
bike
route.
C
Thank
you
any
questions
from
our
comments
from
the
public.
Okay,
thank
you
that
ends
regular
Appropriations
with
our
last
item
on
the
agenda
tonight
for
finance
and
Personnel
are
decreasing,
increasing
Appropriations,
and
this
is
decreasing.
Our
storm
water
fund,
Capital
line
by
400
and
increasing
the
storm
water
fund
for
vehicle
maintenance
by
400,
so
I
believe
service
safety
director.
We
are
just
getting
the
money
in
the
in
the
proper
line
here.
D
Correct
so
specifically,
this
is
some
some
money
that
we
had
placed
in
the
wrong
location
in
the
budgeting
process
of
the
end
of
the
year
and
the
tc500s,
and
instead
this
moves
it
from
the
tz500s
to
the
tc300.
It's
very
small
shift.
Thank.
C
B
Great,
thank
you
we'll
now
move
on
to
Committee
of
the
whole
and
the
first
item
is
a
solid
waste
contract
and
what
we'll
be
doing
procedure
wise
is
Council.
Members,
Krell
and
Swank
have
been
working
with
City
Administration,
our
service
safety,
director
and
Deputy
service
safety,
director,
Andy,
Stone
and
Andrew
Chickie,
and
they
have
met
to
review
the
bids
that
were
received
and
have
been
meeting
for
several
months.
B
The
two
council
members
will
summarize
what's
happened
and
what
they've
done
with
that
with
the
bids
we'll
see
if
there
are
any
comments
from
service
safety
director
Stone
before
we
open
it
up
to
comments
and
questions
from
other
council
members,
and
then
we
will
also
have
time
for
comments
from
the
public
who's
here
attending
tonight.
I
have
one
request:
if
you're
intending
to
speak,
if
you
could
just
sign
that
sign-in
sheet
for
us,
so
we
have
it
documented
so,
council,
members,
Swank
and
Crowell.
F
Thank
you,
president
Eisley.
As
the
president
said,
we
have
been
working
on
this
project
for
quite
some
time,
and
this
is
consistent
with
the
efforts
of
this
Council
to
get
an
early
start
on
things,
so
that
we're
not
rushing
many
of
us
last
year
when
we
ran
for
Council,
ran
on
a
a
promise
to
engage
the
public
early
in
the
process
on
many
things,
as
opposed
to
when
the
train
had
already
left
the
station
and
I.
Think
people
in
general
appreciate
that
I'll
also
go
on
to
say,
I.
F
Think
most
people
realize
that
they're
not
going
to
get
everything
that
they
always
want,
but
they
least
want
to
be
heard.
To
that
end,
not
only
did
the
four
of
us
meet,
but
also
the
co-director
David
Riggs
was
part
of
this
too
said
there
were
five
of
us
that
started
way
back
in
the
fall.
The
bids
were
due
on
December
the
15th
and
were
opened.
We
had
two
bidders
Rumpke
and
ahrc
that
submitted
bids
Mr
Stone's
office
with
somebody's
sharp
pencil
and
a
good
calculator
was
able
to
take.
F
It
was
about
178,
page
document
and
boil
it
down
to
about
three
pages
with
a
series
of
options,
and
there
are
13
that
we
have
this
boiled
down
to.
In
essence,
there
are
four
with
three
varieties
of
each
or
three
variations
of
each
and
then
one
which
we're
going
to
recommend
that
we
don't
consider
tonight
for
a
legal
reasons
per
the
the
law
director.
F
We
have
met
what
at
least
four
or
five
times
as
a
group
I,
remember
crown
and
I
have
met
twice
now
to
Hash
this
out
to
get
us
to
the
point
of
where
we
are
today.
A
lot
has
gone
into
this.
We
think
there
are
some
good
options
in
here.
It's
just
a
matter
of
what
this
Council
thinks
is
best
after
discussion
and
listening
to
the
General
Public
Gilbert
Brown.
C
C
Waste
and
Recycling
and
composting
service
providers
to
to
bid
on
so
so
after
taking
a
very
close
look,
a
full
reading
of
all
of
the
documents
submitted
I
have
a
recommendation
tonight
for
moving
forward
with
the
with
this
whole
procedure
and
there's
a
number
of
of
things
here
that
I
need
to
go
through
so
just
bear
with
me
and
we'll
we'll
get
to
the
end.
C
I
promise
you
let
me
first
say
that
my
first
recommendation
to
to
council
is
that
the
bid
from
Rumpke
be
declared
invalid
and
my
my
reasoning
for
that
is
because
they
took
exception
to
a
very
important
I,
believe
portion
of
the
contract
and
I'll
go
ahead
and
be
very
careful
to
read
for
you
and
read
and
point
out
for
all
of
council
these.
These
portions
part
five
of
the
contract
under
under
General.
C
Has
this
paragraph
about
exceptions
to
contract
terms
and
specifications.
The
respondents
shall
clearly
identify
any
proposed
deviations
from
the
contract
terms
or
specifications
in
the
request
for
bid.
Each
exception
must
be
clearly
defined
and
referenced
to
the
proper
paragraph.
In
this
bid.
The
exceptions
shall
include
at
a
minimum.
C
The
respondents
proposed
substitute
language
and
opinion
as
to
why
the
suggested
substitution
will
provide
equivalent
or
better
service
and
performance
a
little
bit
further
on
in
this.
In
the
same
part,
five,
it
reads:
failure
to
provide
this
information
may
result
in
rejection
of
the
response
and
then
immediately
following
that
the
city
reserves
the
right
to
reject
any
bids
not
prepared
and
submitted
according
to
the
provisions
herein
outlined
and
may
reject
any
or
all
bids.
C
Now,
the
specific
document
submitted
by
Rumpke
is
Bid
is
tab.
12
on
the
council,
Drive
exceptions
to
bid
and
the
the
contract
documents
that
Rumpke
does
not
agree
to
is
in
section
D
and
it's
it
refers
to
liquidated
damages.
C
And
I'll
just
go
ahead
and
read
this
so
we're
fully
transparent.
All
of
my
comments
tonight
are
based
specifically
on
the
wording
in
the
documents
submitted
to
council.
To
consider
for
this
contract
contractor
agrees
that
quality
work
is
of
the
essence
for
this
project
and
that
it
shall
complete
the
work
as
specified
in
this
contract.
C
Failure
to
provide
quality
work
will
cause
damages
to
the
city
and,
in
the
event,
contractor
does
not
provide
quality
services.
The
city
May
deduct
from
any
amount
due
to
the
contractor.
The
sum
as
follows:
I'm
not
going
to
read
each
of
these
but
I'm,
going
to
point
out
sort
of
the
the
main
points
here:
three
hundred
dollars
per
occurrence
for
trucks
not
having
a
drain
plug
installed
at
all
times,
while
working
within
the
city
limits.
C
Failure
to
collect
scheduled,
Solid,
Waste
or
recyclables
from
the
special
franchise
District
D
six
hundred
dollars
per
occurrence,
failure
to
collect
scheduled,
Solid,
Waste
or
recyclables
from
a
route
e
one
thousand
dollars
per
occurrence,
failure
to
perform
in
a
professional
manner.
The
contractor
agrees
that
operating
and
performing
in
a
professional
and
workmanship-like
manner
is
of
primary
importance.
C
Now,
in
this
exceptions,
to
bid
Rumpke
included
the
following
language:
Rumpke
notes
its
exception
to
this
provision,
while
Rumpke
Prides
itself
of
providing
the
highest
levels
of
service
in
the
industry.
Given
the
effects
of
the
pandemic
and
workforces
issues,
Rumpke
is
no
longer
agreeable
to
defined
service
penalties.
C
There
are
many
good
things
that
that
drumkey
does
and
I
think
that
rumpke's
willingness
to
negotiate
is
is
fine,
but
I
am
required
to
evaluate
these
bids
based
on
the
documents
that
have
been
submitted
and
not
on
a
promise
of
a
future
negotiation
which
which
hasn't
happened
so
I,
don't
know
what
would
happen
in
a
future
negotiation.
C
Now
we
can't
think
about
the
pandemic
and
we
can
think
about
Workforce
issues
that
have
resulted
from
the
last
few
years
and
I
understand
some
concerns.
There
acts
of
God
things
that
might
happen
that
might
delay
a
route,
but
Rumpke
takes
that
very
specific
exception
under
another
clause,
which
is
that
contractor
must
provide
services
during
any
work
stoppage.
For
any
reason,
failure
to
provide
these
Services
is
a
justifile
termination
of
this
agreement.
Then
Rumpke
has
responded.
C
Rumpke
notes
its
exception
to
this
provision
on
the
grounds
that
it
is
overly
broad
Rumpke
makes
every
effort
to
perform
according
to
the
agreed
upon
schedules,
but
cannot
determine
a
scheduled
service
will
not
be
stopped
intermittently
due
to
a
natural
disaster
or
any
other
event
that
may
impact
its
business.
We
are
confident
that
mutually
agreeable
language
can
be
negotiated
to
solve
this
issue
and
then
the
final
exception
is
under
the
terms
of
this
defined
time
period.
C
Under
the
terms
of
this
contract,
the
city
of
Athens
shall
withhold
from
any
monies
payable
on
this
assemblage
contract
to
be
formed
by
the
contractor.
Such
sums
as
may
be
determined
to
be
necessary
to
satisfy
any
liabilities
for
unpaid
wages
and
or
liquidated
damages
due
to
non-completion
of
said,
contract.
C
Rumpke's
response
Rumpke
notes
its
exception
to
this
provision
on
the
grounds
that
it
is
overly
excessive,
while
Rumpke
Prides
itself
of
providing
the
highest
levels
of
service
in
the
industry.
Brumki
is
no
longer
agreeable
to
defined
service
penalties
and
expect
discussions
regarding
any
disputes
of
unpaid
wages
can
be
resolved
before
withholding
any
monies
due.
We
are
confident
that
mutually
agreeable
language
can
be
negotiated
to
resolve
this
issue.
C
I
would
like
to
make
one
other
note
about
rumpke's,
very
specific
response
to
this
bid,
which
is
that
one
of
the
items
in
the
bid
documents
is
to
take
care
of
the
Uptown
District,
the
franchise,
District
co-located
waste
and
recycling
containers
which
are
are
on
Union
and
court
and
Carpenter
and
Washington,
and
it
it
they
not
only
need
to
do
a
daily.
C
The
the
the
contract
reads:
contractors
shall
provide
collections
needed
up
to
daily
service
of
26,
downtown,
solid
waste
and
recycling
containers
owned
by
the
city
in
the
Uptown
District,
one
additional
Solid
Waste
container
on
Shaffer
Avenue,
and
one
additional
Solid
Waste
container
on
Richland
Avenue
shall
be
included
in
this
service.
C
The
exteriors
of
the
Uptown
District
containers,
as
well
as
the
interior
tubs,
shall
be
power
washed
once
per
month
or
as
often
as
needed,
to
maintain
a
clean
and
sanitary
appearance.
City
knows
that
we
have.
We
had
previously
what
were
called
big
belly
containers
in
the
downtown
area
that
had
a
solar-powered
compactor.
C
It
was
determined
that
that
compaction
was
not
doing
enough
in
those
containers
in
order
for
them
to
be
able
to
not
be
serviced
every
day.
They
had
to
be
serviced
every
day.
Anyway,
we
were
paying
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year
to
the
big
belly
Corporation
to
rent
those
on
the
streets
of
Athens,
and
we
decided
it
was
in
our
best
interest
to
go
to
regular
containers.
C
C
Under
this
section
of
the
contract,
Uptown
District,
Solid,
Waste
and
Recycling
container
collection,
Rumpke
has
written
within
the
same
time
frame
as
Rumpke
is
servicing
the
franchise
area.
Rumpke
will
also
service
trash
and
recycling
receptacles
in
the
Uptown
District,
and
then
the
following
Rumpke
can
explore
the
costs
and
service
options
available
for
weekly
container
cleaning.
C
So,
as
I
read
this,
they
didn't
include
that
those
costs
in
their
bid.
They
want
to
explore
that
with
the
city
after
the
contract
has
been
granted.
I
also,
don't
think
that
that
is,
it
may
not
make
the
bid
invalid
as
I
think
the
exceptions
to
the
liquidated
damages
does
but
I
think
it's
also
significant.
C
Has
some
of
the
following
language?
This
is
under
instructions
to
bidders
part
one
general
information,
a
method
of
award
awards
for
goods
and
services
will
be
made
to
the
bidder,
providing
the
lowest,
responsive
and
responsible,
detailed
bid
that
effectively
meets
the
city's
operational
and
sustainability
goals
in
determining
the
lowest,
responsive
and
responsible
bidder.
The
city
shall
consider
the
bidder's
financial
situation,
comparable
experience,
conduct
and
performance
on
previous
contracts,
the
bidders
facilities,
staff
equipment,
management
skills
and
ability
to
execute
the
contract
properly.
C
C
So,
outside
of
believing
that
one
of
the
bids
is
invalid,
I
also
believe
that
one
of
the
bids
is
more
in
the
best
interest
of
the
city
than
the
other
and
I
believe
that,
because
I
think
both
bidders
have
demonstrated
that
they
can
pick
up
trash,
solid
waste,
landfilled
waste
and
can
pick
up,
recycle
recyclable
materials
and
perhaps
both
I'm
not
sure
exactly-
can
pick
up.
Organic
waste
composting
have
experience
in
that
and
can
put
it
in
their
trucks
and
can
take
it
away
from
the
from
our
curbs
or
away
from
our
downtown
district.
C
Rumpke
has
done
a
lot
of
great
things
in
the
region
in
terms
of
recycling,
opening
up
new,
very
technological
recycling,
centers
and
and
and
doing
a
lot
for
recycling
which
they
started
when
they
purchased
a
business
in
1989..
C
So
while
they
are
a
very
experienced
company
and
they've
been
doing
a
lot
of
good
things
for
for
in
terms
of
recycling
and
they've
been
processing
a
lot
of
recycling
for
for
decades,
city
of
Athens
has
been
doing
it
longer
and
it's
my
contention
that
the
city
of
Athens
has
an
environment,
sustainability.
Commission.
It
has
a
comprehensive
plan.
C
C
That
they
will,
they
will
initially
utilize
Athens
talking
recycling
centers
for
their
recycling
drop
off,
but
then
actually,
they
say
and
slash
or
their
facility
in
Columbus,
which
they
hope
to
open
I
believe
in
2024.,
there's.
Obviously,
when
you're
transporting
any
materials
in
in
these
trucks
that
don't
get
very
good
gas
mileage,
the
carbon
emissions
related
to
the
miles
driven
how
far
our
recycled
materials
go
is
significant.
C
That's
something
we
should
consider
it's
something
that
we
as
a
community
discuss
when
we
talk
about
sustainability
right
the
capacity
now
and
in
the
future
to
to
be
able
to
you
know,
serve
our
society
to
serve
our
environment
and
to
be
in
the
best
economic
interests
of
the
community.
As
we
look
at
that
triple
bottom
line
framework
people
plan
it
in
economic
prosperity
and
we
weigh
those
as
this
is
a
decision.
This
is
a
you
know.
Sustainability
is
a
decision-making
framework.
C
How
do
we
look
at
all
three
of
these
impacts
and
decide
where
the
best
sort
of
decision
is
the
the
Rumpke
bid
is
cheaper?
The
Rumpke
bid,
this
Rumpke
bid
is
lower
than
this
HRC
bit.
But
when
you
take
into
consideration
the
planet,
our
environment
and
and
people,
our
society
and
the
impacts
of
not
striving
to
do
better
with
our
diversion
I
think
that
those
two
pieces
outweigh
that
single
economic
piece
and
and
also
I
mean
the
economic
piece.
You
know.
If
we
don't
do
well
to
manage
our
waste.
C
If
we
don't
continue
to
improve
in
managing
our
waste,
then
there's
going
to
be
economic,
you
know,
there's
there's
an
impact
on
health
that
can
be
Quantified
in
in
dollars.
To
know.
What's
going
to
happen
in
the
future
is
is
very,
very
difficult,
but
I
even
think
just
looking
at
what
is
presented
here
today
and
the
dollars
and
the
impact
on
people
on
society
and
the
environment.
The
HRC
bid
is
the
better
interests
of
the
city.
C
There
was
an
addendum
that
was
added
to
the
contract,
which
stipulated.
C
They're
working
with
local
organizations
and
consider
the
collaborative
nature
of
what
we
would
like
to
see
in
the
city
of
Athens,
not
just
a
waste
provider
who
again
comes
with
our
curbs
and
and
disappears,
but
somebody
who
is
very
actively
engaged
with
our
community
and
or
all
kinds
of
organizations
to
to
improve
our
sustainability,
to
reach
our
sustainability
goals
and
improve
our
sustainability
goals.
C
The
the
contract
specifically
talked
about
sort
of
three
very
important
pieces,
special
Halls,
Halloween
and
move
out
now
those
of
us
who
have
been
in
the
city
for
a
long
time.
We
know
that
move
out
is
a
very
significant
period
of
time
in
the
city
of
Athens
and
creates
very
specific
problems.
C
There
is
where
they
need
to
mention
move
out
in
their
documents.
Rumpke
says
yes,
we'll
provide
a
container
truck
I
believe
that
I
believe
there's
one
sentence
that
says:
yes,
we'll
provide
a
a
a
a
truck,
a
packer
truck
four
move
out
and,
and
we
might
have
a
staff
member
available,
HRC,
there's
there's
about
a
dozen
or
more
references
to
move
out
throughout
their
bid
documents.
This
is
a
good.
This
is
a
a
business.
C
This
is
a
a
current
partner
in
the
city
of
Athens
that
is
focused
on
that
issue
and
then
focused
on
working
with
Community
Partners
to
solve
some
of
those
problems
throughout
their
their
introduction.
Their
they
talk
about
con
being
committed
to
supporting
local
businesses.
I'll
read
verbatim
HRC
is
committed
to
zero
waste
goals
and
considers
Solid
Waste
Management
as
resource
management.
C
We
look
at
the
components
of
waste
as
feedstocks
that
can
be
put
back
into
our
economy
in
a
multitude
of
ways.
There's
no
language
like
that
in
in
rumpke's
bid
they
can
handle
our
recycling,
they
have
great
facilities
where
they
can
take
that
recycling,
but
there's
no
there's
no
proposal
to
to
help
us
reach
our
goals.
C
There's
no
proposal
to
to
do
better
HRC
and
their
bid
documents
provides
a
chart
of
the
diversion
rate
that
they
are
able
to
achieve
with
the
Hocking
Athens
Hocking
Solid
Waste
District,
going
from
about
eight
percent
in
2008
to
36
percent
in
in
2018
and
currently
we're
at
about
28.
So
if
you
look
at
that,
that
sort
of
over
20-year
period,
which
has
been
with
Athens
talking
recycling
centers,
they
have
helped
us
improve
our
diversion
rate
by
20
percent.
C
The
city
of
Athens
sustainability
plan
has
a
goal
of
of
a
of
a
decrease
in
our
landfill
Solid
Waste
by
20
percent.
C
In
this,
in
in
the
sustainability
plan,
there
are
agents
of
change
for
the
all
of
these
goals
and
the
Agent
of
Change
Is,
the
is
the
service
provider.
So
this
is
something
that
that
Athens
Hawking
recycling
centers,
has
been
actively
working
on.
We
have
a
goal
of
95
percent
of
of
recyclables
diversion
by
by
2030.
C
C
I'm
going
to
go
a
little
bit
further
into
hrc's
documents
here,
as
we
talked
about
sort
of
some
of
the
concerns
about
our
our
containers
being
serviced
properly
on
the
Uptown
area,
HRC
reading,
again
quote,
ahrc
recognizes
the
importance
of
the
appearance
and
cleanliness
of
the
Uptown
franchise
District
area
and
is
equipped
to
continue
providing
the
extra
service
the
city
requires
all
Solid
Waste,
centralized
locations
are
will
be
maintained
within
10
feet,
with
overflow
and
litter
cleaned
up
on
an
ongoing
basis.
C
Each
collection
truck
is
equipped
with
a
shovel
and
a
broom
for
proper
cleanup.
Deodorizer
is
kept
on
hand.
It
is
especially
needed
during
warmer
weather,
to
help
curtail
odors
from
dumpster
containers
across
the
city.
Hrc
will
provide
on-site
supervision
on
a
regular
daily
schedule
for
the
purposes
of
determining
placement
of
trash
cleanup
of
any
spills
created
by
the
collection
process,
reporting
to
code
office,
any
nuisances
or
expected
nuisances
that
have
been
created
by
someone
other
than
HRC.
B
C
You
they
also
state
that
ahrc
is
first
and
foremost
a
recycling
facility
with
the
goal
of
capturing
as
much
valuable
recyclable
materials
as
possible,
again
pages
on
move
out,
Halloween.
C
Multi-Unit
Housing
Initiative
we've
been
trying
to
push
to
get
more
recycling
containers
at
our
large
apartment
complexes,
composting
program,
page
and
a
half
in
the
composting
program.
Rumpke
did
say
that
they
could
pick
up
our
composting
and
that
they
would
like
to
take
it
to
HRC
I'll
just
end
here:
I
guess,
with
a
final
sort
of
submission
by
HRC,
which
is
titled
the
value
of
HRC,
and
in
this
they
talk
about
their
carbon
footprint.
They
talk
about
their
carbon
footprint
and
a
number
of
locations
throughout
this
document.
They
are
thinking
about
climate
change.
C
They
are
thinking
about
greenhouse
gas,
Admissions
and
their
responsibility.
For
that
you
know.
Hrc
hopes
that
the
city
of
Athens
will
continue
on
with
the
compost
collection
service
to
further
meet
its
sustainability
goals.
Studies
have
found
organic
waste
in
landfills,
be
the
third
largest
source
of
methane
emissions.
C
Hrc
has
and
will
continue
to
provide
education
with
the
city
of
Athens.
Hrc
will
continue
to
partner
with
the
city
of
Athens
Ohio
University
rural
action,
Athens
talking,
Solid
Waste
District
keep
America
beautiful
recycling
partnership
sustainability,
the
HRC
supports
sustainability
partners
of
the
greater
city
of
Athens,
Community
city
of
Athens
sopac.
C
Rural
action,
studying
the
feasibility
of
an
anaerobic
digester
further
illustrates
our
commitment
to
sustainability
by
reducing
our
carbon's
footprint,
zero
waste
and
sustainability
goals
in
the
city
of
Athens
partnering,
zero
waste,
Productions
rural
action,
Coal
Field
development,
Goodwill,
restore
age,
Athens,
solid,
Athens,
Hocking,
Solid,
Waste,
District,
Ace
net,
many
others
Rumpke
didn't
provide
this
in
their
bid.
Documents
rumke
didn't
identify
local
agencies
that
they
are
partnering
with
that
they
can
help
us
to
reach
our
sustainability
goals
with
I'll.
C
Just
make
a
final
note
on
there
on
their
documents,
and
this
makes
me
also
a
little
wary
for
for
the
Rumpke
bid,
which
is
that
they,
as
I
mentioned.
They
do
do
some
some
very
significant
things.
C
They
don't
talk
very
specifically
about
Athens.
We
would
be
in
What's
called
the
Waverly
District,
which
stretches
from
about
Washington
County
down
to
Ashland
Kentucky
over
close
to
Cincinnati.
It's
a
fairly
large
area,
maybe
about
130
miles
from
one
end
to
the
other,
and
they
they
supplied
documents
at
the
end
of
their
bid.
That
give
a
lot
of
information
about
their
ver
about
about
their
large
operation,
and
they
do
some
good
things
in
terms
of
managing
landfills.
C
They
do
say
that
the
landfill
their
their
title
is
landfills,
they're
what
we
do
best
and
they
and
they
talk
about
things
such
as
using
compressed
natural
gas
to
run
trucks.
C
Now
we've
had
in
the
state
of
Ohio
I,
think
I
know
some
discussions
about
what
green
energy
is
and
and
I
believe.
Even
our
governor
has
signed
a
bill
declaring
natural
grass
green
Energy,
natural
gas,
green
energy
I.
Disagree
with
that.
I,
don't
believe
that
natural
gas
is
green
energy.
They
do
have
some
landfills,
where
they're
able
to
capture
methane
gas
I
am
all
for
that.
I
think!
That's!
That's
fantastic!
C
One
of
the
biggest
problems
with
greenhouse
gas
emissions
are
coming
from
our
landfills,
with
with
methane
and
production,
there's
no
nothing
in
their
documents,
saying
that
they
are
planning
that
for
the
the
Athens
Hocking
landfill,
which
is
in
Nelsonville,
which
they
now
own,
the
closest
one
that
I
could
find
was
in
Cincinnati
and
I'm,
also
a
little
bit
of
a
red
flag
that
they
call
that
a
renewable
energy
source.
C
The
methane
released
from
from
landfills
I
think
it's
great
that
it
can
be
captured.
Certain
used
waste
to
energy
is
is
an
excellent
initiative,
but
in
my
mind
it's
not
a
renewable
energy
source.
It
would
be
best
if
our
landfills
were
not
emitting
methane,
and
that
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
have
composting.
One
of
the
reasons
why
we
want
to
keep
Organics
out
of
landfills.
C
So
there's
a
number
of
things
that
I
don't
think
we're
speaking
the
same
language
as
Rumpke
I.
Don't
think
that
they
feel
that
that
green
energy
is
what
I
feel
green
energy
is
I,
don't
think
what
they
think
renewable
energy
is
is
what
I
think
renewable
energy
is
and
I'm
not
confident
that
the
sustainability
goals
that
we
have
as
a
city
is
something
that
they
are
are
going
to
help
us
reach
I've
got
more
to
say,
but
I
would
prefer
to.
Thank
you.
That's
right.
Thank.
B
You
I
appreciate
that
so
does
the
audience
too,
but
thank
you
for
all
the
work
on
this
council
member
Swank
I
think
you
have
some
comments
to
make
before
we
open
it
up
for
discussion.
Then
too.
F
Wow
back
when
we
first
got
the
synopsis
from
Mr
Stone
and
Mr
chicky,
it
was
divided
into
three
parts:
a
bit
irregularities
bid,
exceptions,
alternative
bids
and
then
some
other
things
to
consider
and
in
the
bit
irregularities.
It
talked
about
two
things:
two
bullet
points:
ahrc
submitted
an
incomplete
bid
for
tab,
A
and
B
Rumpke
failed
to
submit
a
solid
waste
disposal
cost
for
all
bids
and
from
that
we
prepared
or
the
administration
prepared
four
sets
of
options.
F
F
The
second
part
of
my
responsibilities
was
to
sell
new
business.
It
was
a
sales
job
and
I
thoroughly
enjoyed
it
thoroughly
thoroughly
enjoyed
it
and
did
it.
For
34
years,
I've
been
working
with
some
schools.
I
worked
with
schools
for
five
10
15
20
plus
years
I
worked
with
advisors
through
their
first
marriage
to
their
first
child.
F
F
1.7
million
dollars
more
I'm
torn
if
I
had
to
make
a
decision
right
now,
I
might
say
president
Eisley.
Could
we
talk
about
this
at
another
committee
meeting
in
two
weeks
and
with
that
I
will
simply
close,
and
hopefully
we
can
have
a
discussion
about
the
12
options
that
have
been
presented
to
us
by
this
Council.
That's
gathered
tonight.
B
D
Presented
the
council
and
this
this
is
a
unique
contract
and
that
the
council
has
withhold
The
Authority
from
the
administration
to
make
a
decision
which
is
typical
with
every
other
contract.
We
do
so
at
this
point
we
don't
really
have
a
an
opinion
on
this
matter.
Hopefully
we
presented
all
the
information
that
you
need
to
have
a
discussion
on
on
it
and
and
if
we
haven't
I,
certainly
can
reach
back
and
try
to
get
more
information.
D
J
Well,
we
knew
this
was
going
to
be
interesting
and
I
have
to
say
that
it's
really
exciting
to
hear
member
Crowell
be
so
enthusiastic
and
informed
and
actually
passionate
about
this
issue.
J
I
have
to
say
that
when
I
first
heard
about
this
and
that
the
cost
issues
I
thought
well
yeah,
we
really
need
to
think
about
that.
But
let's
talk
more
about
the
costs
and
I
think
this
is
important.
So
one
of
the
things
missing
in
the
Rumpke
bid
was
the
Tipping
fees.
They
did
not
separate
them
out.
J
J
J
J
So,
in
reading
that
further
I'm
going
to
quote
this,
for
you,
it
says
companies
that
control
landfills
are
also
able
to
control
the
collective
Market
because
they
set
the
Tipping
fee
for
rates
the
amount
charged
cities
to
dump
trash
to
landfills
when
they
use
their
power
to
increase
tipping
fees,
it
allows
them
to
under
bid
for
collection
contracts
until
other
companies
cannot
compete
and
are
driven
out
of
the
market.
This
vertical
integration
allows
companies
to
implement
price
increases
that
would
not
have
been
possible.
J
J
Everybody
knows
what
happens
when
there's
no
competition,
the
prices
go
up,
not
to
mention.
Another
aspect
to
this
I
think
is
important.
Is
that
one
of
the
things
that
they
mention
in
here
that
these
large
companies
do
to
increase
their
pricing
is
what
they
call
stealth
pricing
and
included
in
that
is
to,
and
they
specifically
mention
this,
although
there's
others
they
they
add
the
provision
excusing
the
company
from
performing
contracted
work,
in
other
words,
all
those
exclusions
in
there.
J
J
This
is
a
strategy.
That's
been
used
by
companies
trying
to
gain
a
monopoly
so
that
they
run
the
competitors
out
of
business,
so
they
have
control,
and
then
the
prices
go
up.
So
what
happens
in
four
years?
If
there's
not
a
competitor,
I
can't
guarantee
that's
going
to
happen,
but
what,
if
it
does
I,
don't
see
this
as
an
advantage
to
our
city?
J
Also
in
looking
at
recent
news,
the
town
of
Hanover
was
just
faced
with
increased
pricing
from
from
Rumpke
and
I'd
like
to
ask,
though,
I've
had
a
chance
what
happened
you
know
what's
going
on
so
I'm
just
concerned
that
it's
not
just
about
sustainability,
although
I
personally
agree,
you
know
very
much
with
that
issue,
but
also
are
we
really
getting
a
better
deal
long
term
I'm,
not
so
sure
and
I
think
those
are
reasonable
questions
to
ask
what
guarantees
do
we
have
in
the
contract
that
rumpke's
offering
that
would
prevent
increases
in
prices
and
also
what
does
it
do
to
any
bid
that
we
ask?
B
K
Thank
you
to
the
other
fellow
council
members
for
voicing
very
well
thought
out
and
well-spoken
opinions.
I
just
wanted
to
throw
one
little
statistic
out
there.
That
means
something
to
me
and
it's.
If
I
go
to
the
ahrc
website
and
I
go
to
look
to
see
what
their
employment
opportunities
are,
I
can
I
can
go
on
there.
I
can
see
what
the
starting
pay
is.
The
starting
pay
for
someone
picking
up,
refuse
16.50
an
hour.
K
It's
pretty
good,
that's
better
than
a
lot
of
places,
rumpke's
not
posted
on
their
website
according
to
a
little
bit
of
Googling,
with
indeed
Glassdoor
salary.com
ranges
somewhere
between
10
and
14..
K
D
I
do
have
a
point
on
that.
I
can't
speak
to
Rumpke
as
a
as
a
entire
company,
but
we
did
put
a
requirement
in
this
set
of
bidding
that
whoever
is
selected
workers
within
the
city
of
Athens
must
be
paid
a
minimum
of
15
an
hour
if
they're
working
within
the
city
of
Athens.
So
again,
I
can't
speak
to
workers
outside
of
the
city
of
Athens,
but
that
is
a
requirement
of
bitters
in
this,
and
there
would
have
to
be
a
certified
payroll
submission
similar
to
what
we
do
with
prevailing
wage.
D
K
K
That's
really
good
to
know,
and
also
I
should
thank
the
administration
for
the
huge
amount
of
effort
that's
gone
into
this.
You
all
have
done
a
great
job,
but
just
as
a
brief
response,
I
like
1650.,
so.
G
B
F
Yeah
a
couple
things
here
in
actuality:
if
you
look
at
the
wrong
numbers,
asrc.
L
F
F
L
F
If
you
look
at
recycling,
HRC
is
32.6
percent
higher
than
Rumpke
hit.
Hrc
controls
the
thing
so
I
really
don't
think
those
figures
shed
much
light
on
the
the
value
of
this
as
to
the
wages
Glassdoor.
Indeed,
it's
kind
of
like
Travelocity
and
TripAdvisor
you
get
both
ends
so
before
saying
that
they're
only
paying
10
to
14
dollars,
I
think
a
call
to
them
might
be
might
be.
In
order
to
that
end,
though,
a
brand
new
employee
at
Rumpke
how
many
weeks
vacations
they
get.
F
Three,
how
about
the
maternity
and
paternity
leave
policy
matches
Fortune
500
companies,
401k
they've
got
it
am
I
advocating
for
Rumpke,
absolutely
not
absolutely
not,
but
I
think
we
need
to
take
a
much
deeper
dive
into
this
and
by
that
I
mean
I.
Think
we
really
need
to
look
at
some
numbers
and
the
impact
this
will
have
on
the
citizens
of
Athens.
F
The
majority
of
accounts
in
Athens
right
now
are
in
the
toucan
category.
As
you
can
see,
this
would
yield
a
one
dollar,
an
11
Cent
increase
in
trash
pickup
for
the
franchise
District,
which
is
the
Uptown
area,
and
all
this
a
five
percent
increase.
F
Well,
Sam
and
I
had
a
very
good
discussion
on
this
and
I
think
we
came
to
the
conclusion
that
we
really
don't
need
to
replace
our
existing
recycling
cans.
There
are
enough
of
them
are
still
good
that
doesn't
warrant
the
additional
cost,
so
I
would
recommend.
If
we're
getting
rid
of
some
of
these
options,
we
get
rid
of
number
two
four
six
and
eight
because
they're
identical.
They
include
standardized
cans
for
trash
and
recycling,
but
when
we
get
down
to
number
three
we're
looking
at
a
dollar
59
per
month,
increase
in
cost.
F
They
would
see
a
zero
percent
increase,
but
the
average
householder
would
see
three
dollars
and
82
cents
increase,
but
if
we
jump
down
to
what
I
prefer
option
4A
simply
because
it
includes
a
standardized,
can
the
additional
cost
Over
a
four-year
period
would
be
3.,
338
dollars
and
40
cents.
F
F
If
you
had
one
can
and
you
rented
you
paid
twenty
two
dollars,
and
people
said:
where
is
the
equity
in
that
and
this
Council
agreed?
And
today,
if
you
put
out
one,
can
whether
you
own
or
rent,
you
pay
the
same
amount
of
money:
option
4A
by
going
to
standardized
cans.
If
you
put
out
a
35
gallon,
can
you
would
pay
the
one
can
rate?
F
F
If
I
can
get
my
trash
that
I'm,
currently
putting
in
a
65
gallon
can
into
a
35
gallon,
can
I'm
going
to
do
it
if
for
no
other
reason
and
to
save
the
money,
but
there
are
actual
there's
actual
evidence
of
this.
Where
this
has
worked.
The
University
of
Iowa
Institute
a
plan
where,
in
all
of
their
offices
they
put
an
oversized
recycling,
can
and
a
very,
very
small
trash.
Can
their
diversion
rate
went
from
26
percent
to
66
percent
and
I?
F
That
is
true.
They've
done
that
in
Richland
County
option
five
and
six
get
real
expensive
and
the
reason
I
get
real
expensive
is
we're,
throwing
out
the
HRC
bid
using
part
of
the
bid
for
Rumpke,
and
you
can
see
the
increase
is
47
49,
46
percent
and
49
percent,
and
then
we
get
to
the
last
set
of
options
and
the
one
I'm
most
interested
in
is
the
last
one.
F
F
So
I
throw
that
out
to
council
is
something
we've
not
talked
about
yet
because,
eventually
this
council
is
going
to
have
to
come
to
some
kind
of
consensus
as
to
make
a
recommendation
on
an
ordinance
to
vote
on.
That
doesn't
mean
we're
all
going
to
vote
for
it
or
against
it.
But
we
have
to
have
some
idea
what
that
ordinance
is
going
to
look
like,
and
normally
that
would
be
next
week.
A
B
J
From
the
audience
I
I'm
concerned,
that
would
these
companies
be
interested
in
splitting
and
how
would
that
work?
I
mean
I,
just
don't
know
that
they
would
that
it
would
be
in
their
best
financial
interest
to
take
one
or
the
other,
I
mean
what
if
ahrc
gets
just
the
part
of
it.
Can
they
survive
with
that
I
mean?
Is
that
something
they
want
to
do?
Do
we
know
that
they'd
be
interested
in
something
like
that.
D
President
nicely
so
to
answer
the
question.
The
various
options
show
options
of
splitting
and
having
the
franchise
District
go
to
one
hauler
and
the
residential
good
to
the
other
hauler,
because
we
specifically
bid
this
as
an
a
or
a
b
or
an
A,
plus
b.
So
each
bitter
submitted
a
bid.
That
was
if
they
were
to
only
be
awarded
a
or
if
they
were
to
only
be
awarded
b
or
if
they
were
to
be
awarded
A
and
B.
D
B
M
So
I'm
going
to
try
to
really
keep
this
to
three
minutes.
I've
learned
a
lot
tonight.
My
name
is
Melinda
Miller
and
I'm,
not
only
a
long
time
resident
here
on
the
far
East
side,
where
I
pay
14
a
month
for
my
trash
pickup
by
ahrc,
I
love,
my
trash
man,
I,
must
tell
you
I've
seen
them
pick
up
trash
from
my
103
year
old
friend
on
Mulligan
Avenue,
when
these
workers
will
go
up
to
her
garage
pull
the
stuff
because
she
can't
take
it
to
the
street
and
put
it
back.
M
I
can
tell
I
can
attest
that
Rumpke
will
not
do
that.
I
have
just
finished
working
for
two
months
in
the
country
where
there
wasn't
Rumpke
was
the
trash
hauler.
They
did
no
recycling
there.
I
looked
up
and
down
I'm,
also
working
with
rural
action
as
a
consultant,
Ed
Newman,
my
partner
and
I,
spent
an
hour
at
Poston
this
morning.
I
can
tell
you
I'm
out
there
an
awful
lot
because
we
have
a
container
out
there.
We
recycle
well
he's
a
zero
waste
coordinator
at
rural
action,
so
we
recycle
everything
known
to
mankind.
M
That
would
normally
go
where
they'd
go
to
the
landfill.
Make
no
mistake
about
this.
We've
been
doing
these
collection
events
at
the
fairgrounds.
We
we
recycle
mattresses
and
box
springs.
We
recycle
hard
to
recycle
materials,
which
I
can
assure
you
has
been
because
of
a
Cooperative
Adventure
on
our
part
at
rural
action
and
many
other
entities
working
with
us
with
Athens
Hocking
recycling.
M
Does
it
make
sense
to
start
putting
this
stuff?
I
mean
we're
shipping
I
just
finished
helping
silicon
a
second
container
since
January
to
the
Ukraine,
our
part
of
that
just
for
medical
supplies
and
equipment
now
mind
you
most
of
this
stuff
has
never
been
used
before
and
it
won't
be
used.
It's
still
brand
new
going
to
go
to
the
to
the
landfill
across
this
nation.
That's
what
happens!
That
is
what
happens
so
when
you
look
at
these
contracts,
please
don't
look
at
this
narrow
little
tunnel
view
of
what
happened
in
the
past.
N
Okay,
I'm,
representing
myself,
my
name
is
Lucille
Popa
yeah.
This
is
please.
Oh
I
live
at
38,
First
Street
on
the
west
side,
where
they
put
in
those
big
new
electric
poles
right
in
the
middle
of
the
sidewalk.
Really
weird,
really
weird
I
visited
Rumpke
dump,
Once
Upon
a
Time,
actually
I've
been
there
twice,
and
you
know:
I
I
don't
get
that
they're
trying
to
do
anything
about
education
in
terms
of
sustainability.
It's
just
like
if
we're
not
moving
forward
caring
about
one
each
each
other
and
what
goes
on
in
the
trash.
N
We're
not
really
moving
forward
at
all,
and
you
know,
there's
supply
chain
issues,
I
think
it's
all
on
the
ground.
It's
where
you
put
it.
It's
where
you
put
it
and
it's
not
a
shame
based
thing
quote:
unquote:
zero
waste
is
a
harsh
term,
but
it's
really
just
about
doing
your
best
and
that's
the
future
of
a
better
world.
N
O
It
seems
to
me
and
council
member
Crowell,
outlined
many
of
the
reasons
that
I
was
going
to
use
myself
and
the
he
outlined
them
in
fact,
articulated
them
way
better
than
I
could
but
I'm
going
to
just
State
a
few
of
them
over
for
emphasis.
The
AR
ahrc
bid
without
a
doubt,
better
addresses
the
requirements
of
the
RFP
that
should
matter
and
I.
Think
councilman
Crowell
points
that
out
very,
very
well.
I
also
think
that
I
know
because
I'm
a
member
of
the
board
of
rural
action
that
ahrc
is
a
superior
partner.
We
need
Partners.
O
This
can't
just
be
a
contractual
transactional
experience.
Ahrc
delivers
over
and
above
that,
parole
action.
It
delivers
over
and
above
that
for
a
high
University
as
well.
I
also
think
if
we
just
got
into
the
ethos
and
I
think
Sam
put
this
beautifully,
the
ethos
of
HRC
and
the
values
it
stands
for
and
practices
are
the
same
values
that
have
been
alive
and
well
in
Athens
for
some
time
those
values
genuinely
matter
and
they
inform
their
business
practice
as
well.
O
If
you
look
at
the
Rumpke
description,
it's
three
paragraphs,
there's
not
a
single
word
of
sustainability
there.
They
don't
mention
the
word.
They
say
something
about
protecting
your
plan,
I'm
not
trying
to
be
harsh
about
them,
that's
their
business.
We
have
a
different
conception
of
business
in
Athens
and
it's
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
think
we're
so
proud
to
live
here.
I
also
think
just
to
this
is
something
I
only
thought
of
in
response
to
council
member
Swank
council
member
Swank.
Is
it
328
additional
over
four
years?
O
Well,
it's
not
very
much
money
and,
in
my
experience,
if
you
ask
the
American
people
about
taxes,
they're
happy
to
have
increased
taxes
if
it
means
that
they
get
better
services
and
services
of
the
sort,
their
quality
service
and
Community
Based
I
would
guess
that
most
men
and
women
Athens
the
folks
I
knew
at
OU.
The
folks
I
knew
in
my
community
neighborhood
the
folks
I
play
ball
with,
and
everything
else
would
certainly
support
that
they
would
support
that
small
tax
increase.
So
to
me,
this
is
a
important
decision.
O
B
P
P
I.
Don't
haven't
seen
that
in
another
Community
the
way
it
is
here
where
players
work
together
or
cooperate
together
towards
sustainability
goals
and
organizations
that
are
working
to
divert
waste
out
of
the
waste
stream.
You
mentioned
so
many
of
them,
but
others
are
include
Habitat
for
Humanity
and
oaklands
hospital
with
their
sustainability
plan
within
Ohio
University,
the
office
of
sustainability
and
the
campus
recycling.
P
The
Athens
Hocking
recycling
center
is
a
key
player
in
this
ecosystem
and
the
Athens
hockey
recycling
center
was
built
or
developed
or
grown
home
grown
by
us
for
us
for
this
community
to
respond
to
the
unique
challenges
and
opportunities
that
we
have
in
this
community.
That's
why
it's
so
special
because
and
why
it's
so
responsive
to
us,
because
we
grew
it
to
be
that
way,
and
we
just
wanted
I
just
want
to
just
say
it's
a
part
of
our
community.
P
It
is
an
expression
of
Who,
We,
Are
and
I.
Think
its
role
in
move
out,
I,
think
move
out
is
is
probably
about
as
unique
of
of
a
thing
that
we
have
in
Athens.
A
unique
situation
is
how
much
volume
of
household
goods
and
furniture
and
everything
else
comes
out
in
one
weekend
time
and
they're,
uniquely
situated
to
help
with
that,
along
with
all
many
other
partners.
Thank
you
very
much.
Q
I'm
really
nervous
I'm,
Grace,
Corbin
and
I
live
at
five
Slaughter
drive
on
the
west
side
and
I'm,
also
all
for
keeping
ahrc,
even
with
the
increased
cost.
I
just
want
to
speak
a
little
bit
about
their
customer
service.
Q
Oh
I'm
also
I
work
at
cosme,
but
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
officially
representing
Casanova
right
now,
but
we
are
all
all
of
us.
Working
owners
are
discussing
this
at
length
all
the
time
in
meetings,
if
that's
shouldn't
be
a
surprise,
but
I
probably
have
to
call
ahrc
either
from
for
my
residence
or
for
Casa
Nueva
or
from
Bagel
Street
Deli,
where
I
also
work
to
ask
questions
about
is
something
recyclable.
How
can
I
do
this?
What
can
I
tell
my
20
year
old
co-workers,
who
think
that
it
all
goes
to
the
dump?
Q
Anyways
and
Bruce
is
awesome
and
will
always
return
my
phone
calls
and
emails
and
sends
me
infographics
to
share
with
my
co-workers,
who
think
that
recycling
is
fake.
They
still
do,
but
I
can't
really
do
much
about
it
if
I'm,
showing
them
infographics
and
telling
them
what
I
know
but
yeah
their
customer
service
is
excellent.
The
comp
Ben,
the
compost
guy,
who
comes
to
pick
up
our
compost,
is
really
awesome
and
was
excited
to
show
you
videos
of
the
new
Shredder
that
they
got
and
it's
awesome
and
scary.
Q
R
It
certainly
seems
like
Athens
Hocking
has
a
much
better
handle
on
that
a
much
better
culture
of
supporting
the
city's
understanding
and
supporting
and
helping
us
Advance
our
sustainability
goals.
I
am
I,
am
definitely
conscious
of
the
cost
difference
not
so
much
on
my
own
behalf,
but
on
behalf
of
other
people
within
the
community.
However,
I
would
really
like
to
see
more
people
going
to
that.
R
One
can
rate
I
think
that
a
lot
of
people,
if
they
engage
in
more
diversion,
could
actually
recycle
a
lot
more
materials,
and
you
know
perhaps
use
that
one
can
rate
I
can
speak.
For
my
own
family,
even
at
the
height
of
covid,
when
we
had
four
adult-sized
people
in
our
house,
we
filled
up
one
can
about
every
other
week.
R
A
S
That's
the
only
way
to
really
get
things
done
if
we're
going
to
diversify
the
economy
and
do
things
in
a
way
that
are
going
to
help
increase
wealth
and
build
programs
that
last
the
city
of
Athens
has
been
a
great
partner
and
has
long
been
a
leader
in
sustainability,
both
in
terms
of
goals
and
action.
We
see
the
commitment
taking
shape
in
a
lot
of
different
ways
like
the
electric
bus
and
the
solar
fee
and
the
the
first
curbside
recycling
program
in
the
state
of
Ohio
I.
S
Think
right,
I,
remember
those
trucks
that
drove
around
with
the
bins
on
them
and
people
sorting
stuff
right
there
at
the
curbside
you
know
reducing
waste.
It's
going
to
the
landfill
is
really
important
for
a
bunch
of
reasons.
One
the
collaborations
that
exist
here
help
get
useful
materials
to
people
who
need
them,
who
may
not
be
able
to
afford
them.
S
So,
there's
tremendous
value
in
that,
including
the
work
that
melena's
doing,
but
also
working
with
a
lot
of
people
who
may
have
disruptions
in
their
lives
to
be
able
to
access
basic
household
goods
and
clothing
and
things
that
end
up
going
through,
like
thrift
stores
and
into
upcycling
and
all
kinds
of
diversion
channels
before
the
last
resort
of
things
going
to
the
landfill.
And
it's
really
important
in
terms
of
our
response
to
climate
change.
Reducing
methane
emissions
from
landfills
is
important.
It's
why
there's
been
so
much
focus
on
building
an
Organics
program.
S
It's
why
the
partnership
that
we've
had
with
HRC,
where
we
actually
wrote
the
grant
of
that
awesome,
compost
Shredder
is
ours,
but
it
lives
at
ahrc
and
at
the
end
of
the
period
of
performance
for
that
Grant.
We
hope
that
that
will
remain
there
and
it
helps
helps
those
compostable
service.
Wear
items
actually
be
composted
because
they
need
to
be
shredded
for
that
to
work,
so
these
kind
of
Partnerships
of
identifying
the
infrastructure
that
we
need
so
that
we
can
figure
out
how
to
build
the
infrastructure
and
create
opportunity.
S
This
is
the
the
creativity
and
the
Ingenuity,
and
just
the
ability
to
get
things
done.
That's
so
powerful
in
our
region
and
in
our
community,
and
we
believe
in
that
larger
infrastructure
and
in
working
together
to
to
keep
those
assets
available
and
figure
out
how
we
get
people
employed,
how
we
get
people
making
things
and
finding
value
in
things
that
otherwise
previously
hadn't
been
seen
to
have
value
so
we're.
S
We
just
appreciate
the
partnership.
We
appreciate
the
forward
thinking,
I
love
that
there's
a
reference
to
looking
at
a
biodigester,
because
if
we
want
to
get
Organics
out
of
landfills
and
do
our
best
to
reduce
emissions,
we're
going
to
have
to
figure
that
one
out-
and
maybe
the
math
is
different,
because
the
rules
are
different
and
it's
more
expensive
to
landfill
that
material
than
it
was
in
the
past.
So
we
look
forward
to
doing
everything
we
can
to
continue
to
partner
with
the
city
and
with
ahrc
and
with
Sugarbush
to
move
these
Solutions
forward.
I
I
We
work
with
Arc
HRC
in
a
multitude
of
ways.
Move
out
is
obviously
the
the
huge
one
that
we
do,
but
we
also
go
out
with
recycling
through
the
restore
and
also
on
our
construction
when
we
build
houses
and
and
unfortunately,
sometimes
have
to
tear
houses
down,
we
I
have.
We
have
always
found
them
to
be
collaborative,
always
found
to
be
attentive,
always
found
to
be
responsive
to
everything
that
we
needed
to
have
done
and
I
could
tell
you,
the
working
in
eight
County
region
that
we
serve.
I
That
is
not
the
same
everywhere
else.
Rumpke
included.
We
have
had
several
issues
with
several
waste
haulers
who
are
not
as
attentive
to
the
needs
of
the
community
and
the
work
that
we're
doing
and
also
the
what
other
nonprofits
are
doing
in
the
communities.
I
Personally,
as
an
Athens
resident,
I'll
say
the
same
thing
about
my
trash
haulers,
my
wife,
bakes
cookies,
every
every
single
Christmas
for
our
for
our
trash
guys,
because
we
get
to
know
them,
we
enjoy
working
with
them
and
if
I
have
a
problem,
I
know
who
to
call
and
I
know
who,
how
to
get
a
hold
of
them
same
cannot
be
said
when
you're
dealing
with
with
a
larger
organization.
I
That's
not
necessarily
as
locally
vested
you've
heard
a
lot
about
collaboration,
so
I'm
not
going
to
really
go
into
too
much
on
that,
but
to
say
that
the
waste
aversion
ecosystem
here
is
unique
and
is
the
Envy
of
several
communities
in
Southeast
Ohio
that
wish
they
had
the
types
of
collaborations
that
we
have
here.
I
do
I
talk
to
other
municipalities
that
that
feel
that
way
and
I'd
hate
for
that
to
be
put
at
risk.
I
I'd
also
hate
for
that
to
be
something
that
is
potentially
going
to
not
continue
to
grow
all
in
the
effort
to
save
a
couple
of
dollars.
So
you
know
we
know
that
ahrc
cares
about
our
community.
We
know
that
we're
excited
to
continue
to
work
with
them
in
every
capacity
and
we
hope
that
I
hope
that
you'll
consider
and
supporting
ahrc's
efforts
and
awarding
them
the
contract.
T
Hi
y'all,
my
name
is
Shane.
I
live
on
North
Lancaster
I,
just
moved
up
here
in
August
of
2021,
so
I
don't
know
what
neighborhood
I
live
in,
but
I
know
what
community
I
live
in
and
when
I
moved
here,
I
was
blown
away
by
the
services
that
y'all
offer
that
we
have
I
guess
in
our
community
the
things
that
HRC
provides
curbside
composting
never
even
heard
of
it,
but
it's
phenomenal.
Food
waste
and
landfills
creates
more
greenhouse
gas
than
the
airline
industry
in
this
country.
T
So
where
that
food
goes
matters
and
they
are
handling
it
right
and
so
I
definitely
support
that
when
I
go
back
home
or
I
have
friends
visit
I
tell
them
like
check
this
out.
We
have
curbside
composting
or
recycling.
We
take
ones
through
sevens.
The
city
of
like
half
a
million
I
come
from
ones
and
twos
only
so
just
the
variety
of
things
you
can
get
I
volunteered
last
year
during
move
out
to
help
manage
some
waste.
T
We
diverted,
like
900,
rugs,
not
to
count
all
the
other
like
Barns
and
Fairgrounds
full
of
stuff
that
we
kept
out
of
the
landfill
and
I
know
that
money
matters,
because
we
have
budgets
like
I,
live
on
poverty
level.
Wages
right
now
and
I
will
gladly
pay
more
to
get
better
Services
because
it
matters
for
the
future
and
what
this
community
has
committed
to
sustainability
and
when
I
have
friends
come
I
tell
them
because
I'm
proud
of
it,
like
you,
guys,
are
Miles
Ahead
of
like
people
that
are
way
bigger
than
y'all
and
I.
T
Think
we
can
keep
being
an
example
and
a
leader
in
this
community
and
staying
with
HRC
is
one
of
the
ways
to
do
it.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
your
time
and
let
me
be
heard.
U
Good
day,
Ed
Newman
career,
Street
I
also
work
with
rural
action.
You
know
one
of
the
things
I
spend
a
lot
of
time.
Doing
is
I'm
using
our
our
positive
model
that
we've
created.
U
We
as
a
community
have
created
over
the
years,
starting
with
recycling
center
in
early
eight
in
the
mid
80s,
when
they
were
buffering
us
from
industry
consolidation
back
then,
when
they
took
oh
bought
our
got
about
our
landfill
in
big
Hollies
coming
in
and
so
we're
taking
our
good
good
model
and
we're
working
with
Ross
County
Lawrence
and
Scioto
County
Morgan,
Washington,
Perry,
County
and
I
sure
hate
to
lose
what
we've
we've
built
up
and
gained
and
are
making
good
progress
on
because
of
a
little
bit
less
money
for
a
short
term.
U
Before
a
monopoly
situation
happens
here
and
and
and
we're
done,
you
know,
I
ask
a
lot
of
communities
where
Rumpke
has
has
had
a
monopoly
situation
and
doubled
their
price
and
they'll
quit
recycling.
So
we
have.
We
have
a
lot
to
lose
here
and
mostly
when
I
I'm,
trying
to
add
things
that
that
haven't
already
been
said.
U
I've
seen
I've
seen
I'm
going
to
just
throw
a
little
anecdotes,
I've
seen
these
guys
running
on
their
rats
to
do
nobody's
telling
them
to
do
that.
I
mean.
Why
did
why?
Do
they
do
that?
U
U
I
got
too
many
notes
here:
I
can't
see
what
I'm
looking
at
so
and
and
I
get
so
one
other
thing,
I
guess
I'll
throw
put
out
there
is
you
know
we
we
sponsor
these
hard
to
recycle
materials
days
in
in
in
eight
or
eight
or
so
counties.
Huntington's
gonna
follow
follow
that
lead
in
in
West
Virginia,
and
you
know
in
our
two
County
District
Athens
Hocking
has
sponsored
our
our
efforts
to
give
us
really
inexpensive
disposal
facilities
and
even
add
labor
to
it.
U
Well
I
mean
these
other
areas
and
the
only
pretty
much
the
only
place
the
person
you
know,
outfitted
to
contract
Trash
Services
is
Rumpke
I'm,
paying
I'm
paying
400
for
a
for
a
roll
off,
so
I
mean
there's,
there's
multiple
things
that
we
that
I
could
tell
you.
You
know
where,
where
there's
advantages
to
to
one
company
over
the
other.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
V
Good
evening
Council,
my
name
is
Zach
Rises
I
live
at
122,
Central
Avenue,
a
house
that
I
recently
purchased
in
this
city
is
everybody.
Here
is
aware:
I
wanted
to
speak
to
two
aspects
of
this
conversation.
V
The
first
is
quality
of
service
and
customer
service,
specifically
council
member
Swank.
You
referenced,
you
know
being
in
sales,
and
you
know
if
I
there
was
something
I've
learned
from
sales.
It's
that
folks,
don't
always
choose
the
lowest
option
and
one
of
the
top
reasons
why
you
choose
an
option.
That's
a
little
bit
more
expensive
is
customer
service.
V
Everybody
here
who's
spoken
tonight
has
referenced
customer
service
as
one
of
their
favorite
parts
of
knowing
and
working
with.
Ahrc
I
think
that's
a
really
important
factor
for
consideration
as
to
why
Council
would
choose
not
just
the
lowest
but
the
best
bid.
The
other
aspect
that
I
wanted
to
speak
to
is
the
city
of
Athens
comprehensive
plan
and
sustainability
action
plan.
These
are
Council
adopted
documents,
both
of
which
the
sustainability
action
plan
clearly
is
about
sustainability.
But
the
comprehensive
plan
also
speaks
to
sustainability
as
a
goal
for
the
city
of
Athens.
V
The
fact
that
Council
signed
on
to
that
and
has
owned
it
as
the
city's
priority
is
the
reason
why
I
would
read
that
plan
and
think.
Oh,
we
we
can
have
an
option
in
front
of
us
that
is
evidently
in
line
with
that
City
plan
and
decision
and
action
that
we
would
like
to
take,
and
we
have
an
option
that
may
or
may
not
be
in
line
with
that.
V
We're
left
with
a
lot
of
questions,
councilman
Swank
to
your
very
astute
point,
I,
don't
think
you
necessarily
have
to
throw
out
a
bid
if
Council
chooses
not
to
I,
think
there's
lots
of
room
for
healthy
debate
here,
but
it
seems
evident
to
me
that
there
is
a
very
strong
option
that
is
in
line
with
the
city's
priorities
and
the
priorities,
and
you
know
clear
favoritism
of
many
City
residents
and
then
one
final
point
I'd
like
to
make
that's
not
among
those
two
points
is
I'd
really
like
to
speak
in
favor
of
council
choosing
a
bid
that
extends
composting
city-wide
and
has
composting
for
everybody.
V
I.
Remember
this
debate
from
years
ago,
during
the
previous
round
of
bidding-
and
there
was
a
debate
at
the
time
it
should
should
it
be
opt
in,
should
it
be
opt
out,
should
it
be,
should
composting
be
something
that
is
a
service.
That's
offered
to
all
my
answer
at
the
time
remains
what
my
answer
is
now
that
composting
for
environmental
and
social
and
political
reasons
should
be
a
service
offered
to
all
and
the
most
economic
chemical
way
to
do.
That
is
to
divide
that
price
among
everybody
in
a
city
that
is
70
rental
units.
V
Many
of
those
folks
don't
have
a
backyard
that
they
can
compost
in.
Many
of
those
folks
have
landlords
who
you
know
won't,
allow
them
to
compost
in
a
compost
pile
the
most
effective
way
to
deliver.
Compost
in
an
urban
area
like
like
the
city
center
is
to
have
a
pickup
at
your
doorstep.
I'm
a
huge
fan
of
curbside
composting
I
think
it's
one
of
the
most
important
things
the
city
does
and
I
really
want
that
to
weigh
into
your
decisions
as
you
make
them.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
W
Good
evening
my
name
is
Debbie:
chonco
I
live
in
the
plains,
but
I
am
also
a
customer
of
a
math
and
talking
recycling.
I
also
am
here,
has
their
staff
rep
I
represent
their
contract.
I
heard
you
Mr
Swank
mentioned
some
things
about
their
contract
near
the
401K,
and
you
mentioned
different
different
aspects
of
it.
Well,
Rumpke
started
out
40
years
before
they
did
and
picking
up
trash.
They
bought
up
200
companies
in
the
80s.
So
therefore
they're
a
much
larger
Corporation
and
can
offer
different
benefits.
Why
did
you
have
to
put
15
in
there?
W
Was
it
because
you
knew
Rumpke
didn't
pay
15
dollars
where
out
here,
we're
paying
16
plus
Bruce
has
always
been
good
about
his
employees
and
wanting
what's
best
for
them.
I
can
go
to
them
with
any
issues
they
have
and
I've
always
been
able
to
do
that.
He
has
his
employees
interest
at
heart
and
those
are
members
of
our
community.
W
They
are
members
of
our
community.
They
work
here.
They
buy
here
they
shop
here
they
do
everything
here
for
every
job.
We
just
found
this
out
in
a
meeting
for
every
job.
That's
lost
in
your
community;
it
affects
seven
other
jobs.
So
if
your
people
are
making
15
bucks,
I
got
to
think
that's
going
to
make
a
little
bit
of
difference
too
than
16
something
I
mean
you're
not
going
to
be
able
to
spend
as
much
or
do
as
much
Bruce
has
been
really
good
about
helping
his
employees
become
members
of
our
community.
W
I
found
what
you
had
to
say
very
interesting
and
I
know
you
get
a
lot
of
in-depth
time
and
study
to
get
to
where
you
were
so
I.
Just
like.
Thank
you
all
for
your
time
and
ask
you
to
consider
everything.
Not
just
the
money.
I
did
one
other
thing.
I
did
hear
that
they
left
things
out
of
their
bid.
They
didn't
bid
on
certain
things
because
it
wasn't
what
they
wanted
to.
W
So
when
you
want
those
things
and
they're
going
to
quote
you
a
price
they're
willing
to
do
that,
then
how
much
of
that
1.7
is
going
to
you
know
how
much
that's
ate
up
I
mean
you
have
to
have
certain
things
they
didn't
want
to
bid
on
it.
They
wanted
to
work
with
you.
So
when
you
get
really
the
final,
is
it
really
1.7
I,
don't
know,
I
think
when
they
negotiate
with
you
you'll
find
out
it's
not
that
much.
So
thank
you
for
your
time
tonight.
X
X
23.1
percent
of
the
people
who
live
in
Athens,
City
and
that
excludes
students
are
below
the
poverty
level,
and
so,
while
maybe
a
few
dollars
doesn't
mean
so
much
for
somebody
who
can
go
out
and
buy
a
cup
of
Starbucks
for
a
senior
citizen
who
has
living
on
a
fixed
income
who
is
having
some
difficulty
with
increased
costs
in
grocery
medical
bills
and
Etc.
That
can
be
an
add-on
to
a
major
cost
and
I
realized
that,
in
your
discussion,
it's
about
not
quite
two
million
dollars.
X
Difference
between
the
contracts
here,
but
I
just
hope
that,
as
you
look
at
the
issues
here
and
you
think
about
that,
think
about
all
the
factors,
not
just
the
whole
aspects
of
the
sustainability
and
what
we
do
in
this
community,
but
also
a
responsibility
of
elected
leadership
to
also
look
at
all
aspects
of
people
of
every
economic
income
level.
Thank
you.
Y
Hi
Elaine
Getz,
106,
Maple,
Drive
Athens
and
that's
the
perfect
segue
into
what
I
wanted
to
say,
which
is
that
cost
benefit.
Analyzes
are
really
important
when
you're
looking
at
making
a
decision
like
this,
but
it
actually
is
really
important
that
you
look
at
all
aspects
of
the
cost-benefit
analysis.
It's
really
easy
to
look
at
and
I
know.
You
guys
all
know
this,
but
it's
really
easy
to
look
at
first
costs
and
just
say
boy,
this
one's
cheaper
and
this
one's
more
expensive,
but
there's
so
much
more
to
it
than
that.
Y
There
are
all
kinds
of
externalities
that
actually
affect
people,
especially
people
of
that
are
economically
disadvantaged.
If
we
have
to.
If
we
keep
our
pricing
really
low,
we
encourage
extra
trash
creation,
eventually,
that
might
lead
to
where
we
need
to
cite
a
new
landfill.
Who
will
pay
for
that?
We
know
that
costs
like
that
are
disproportionately
borne
by
those
who
are
economically
disadvantaged.
Y
We
know
that
oftentimes
the
benefits
that
we
get
as
a
community
from
organizations
like
ahrc
are
spread
out,
particularly
to
those
who
are
economically
disadvantaged,
and
so,
instead
of
just
taking
a
simple
cost
number-
and
this
is
something
I
oftentimes
say
in
my
classes,
you
know
when
I
learned
about
cost
benefit
analyzes
when
I
was
a
young
student
many
many
years
ago.
It
was
always
just
you
look
at
your
Capital
cost
and
your
operating
costs
and
your
maintenance
costs.
Y
And
then
you,
you
know
you
calculate
your
Net
Present
Value
and
then
you
say:
there's
your
answer:
okay,
whichever
one's
the
cheaper
one
you
take,
but
life
isn't
really
that
simple
and
if
you
look
at
it
just
based
on
the
simple
costs,
you're
really
missing
a
lot
you're
not
doing
a
sophisticated
enough
analyzes.
So
while
it's
really
important
I
mean
critically
important
to
think
about
costs
for
those
who
who
can't
afford
it,
we
actually
need
to
make
sure
we're
calculating
those
costs
correctly.
Y
You
know
like,
like
I,
don't
know
how
to
pronounce
your
last
name,
but,
like
you
pointed
out,
I
mean
it's
it's
it's.
You
can't
just
look
at
the
cost.
They
gave
you
and
say
actually
the
cost
of
cost
that
we're
born
by
the
community.
It's
very
likely
that
that
cost
will
be
increased
for
years
from
now
and
then
people
who
can't
afford
it
now,
four
years
from
now,
they
might
be
really
out
of
luck.
Y
So
I
just
want
you
to
to
really
do
a
more
sophisticated
cost
benefit
analysis.
Instead
of
just
looking
at
lowest
cost
and
saying,
okay,
there's
the
cost,
that's
cheaper!
That's
what
we're
gonna
take.
M
Chris
I
just
like
to
make
one
short
comment
before
what
I'm
a
member
of
the
Athens
rethink,
Plastics
group,
some
of
you
may
have
heard
of
and
a
couple
of
years
ago,
in
the
midst
of
the
pandemic,
I
was
going
up
and
down
East
State
Street,
you
know
which
has
just
grown
and
grown
and
grown
I
mean
when
I
came
here.
1963
there
was
an
airport
out
there.
M
The
Rumpke
picks
up
their
trash,
but
does
not
pick
up
the
recyclables
there's
a
little
twist
in
this
about
knowing
you
have
so
many
days
to
resign.
Your
contract
or
the
contract
just
goes
on,
and
this
kind
of
thing
and
the
owners
of
this
restaurant
for
years
have
been
taking
home
all
their
recyclables
from
all
their
customers
at
the
restaurant
to
their
home.
To
recycle
I
mean
this
is
insane
I'm
gonna
check
this
out.
I
just
want
you
to
know
that.
M
B
M
N
Well,
this
one's
more
expensive
or
this
one's,
not
sometimes
you
just
gotta,
do
what's
right
and
I
live
in
Athens,
because
there
is
love
here
and
there
is
love
in
Columbus,
In
Pockets,
but
those
cities
aren't
tangible
anymore
they've
gone
that
what
Athens
is
a
magnifying
glass
for
what
others
bigger
cities
are
eventually
going
to
adopt,
because
we
all
want
to
live
in
a
healthy,
great
air
quality
world
and
yeah
I
just
think
it's
possible
to
do
what's
right,
because
that's
what
the
people
want.
That's
like
working
together
is
where
it's
at
that's
all.
Thank.
B
You
we
appreciate
the
comments
tonight
and
we
will
likely
be
bringing
this
back
to
committee.
B
And
we'll
see,
if
we'll
be
ready
to
bring
it
back
to
Committee
in
two
weeks
time
and
then
move
forward
with
ordinances
from
that
I
think
there's
some
need
for
deliberation
amongst
the
council
members.
B
Unless
I'm
hearing,
otherwise
the
people
are
ready
to
move
forward
next
week,
I
think
we
need
a
little
bit
more
discussion
a
little
bit
more.
Maybe
some
additional
questions
answered
so
I
appreciate
that
and
I
appreciate
everybody
taking
the
time
tonight
to
offer
the
comments
and
your
insights
and
your
opinions
and
also
facts
about
things
about
how
things
operate
in
the
city.
This
is
helpful
for
us
to
get
a
number
of
to
get
input
from
everybody.
So
thank
you
so
much
now
we
have
two
two
more
committees
so
I'm
offering
a
30-second
option.
B
N
V
N
B
Is
the
new
National
opioid
settlement
and
on
the
council
members
disk
drive
was
an
earlier
ordinance
that
was
adopted
by
the
council,
for
that
was
156-21,
and
that
was
for
the
city
to
authorize
this
to
take
part
in
an
Ohio
settlement
with
Jansen,
Johnson
and
Johnson
on
the
opioid
we
have
now
received
a
new
National
opioid
settlement
for
I
may
be
pronouncing
this
wrong,
Teva
Allergan,
CBS,
Walgreens
and
Walmart,
and
we
must
opt
in
to
participate
so
we're
going
to
go
through
the
same
kind
of
process.
The
mayor
is
the
authorized
signer
on
this.
B
We
do
have
a
deadline
of
April
18th,
so
we
will
be
moving
paperwork
forward
to
opt-in
to
participate
in
this.
So
we
will
be
seeing
an
ordinance
in
a
few
weeks
and
there
will
be
I'm
sure.
I
know
there
are
some
regulations
on
how
we
must
spend
the
money
and
and
to
participate
in
the
program.
Yes,
yes,
mayor,
Patterson,.
G
G
What
I
am
trying
to
do
so
I
want
Council
to
understand
this
with
with
one
Ohio,
and
we
can
likely
do
the
same
if
successful
with
this
effort
is
to
partner
with
other
municipalities
throughout
Athens
County
that
are
also
in
receipt
of
this
funding
to
support
potential
programs
like
creating
a
Workforce
recovery
program
and
training
people
to
help
maintain
things
like
say,
the
Bailey
trail
system,
which
88
miles
a
mountain
bike
trail,
is
huge
and
really
will
need,
and
as
I
see
this
if
council
is
so
willing
and
if
we're
successful,
to
continue
down
that
path
with
potential
disbursements.
B
Okay.
Thank
you.
If
no
other
comments
we'll
look
to
the
legislation
once
we
get
that
prepared
and
that'll
come
forward.
Next,
we've
got
the
city
and
Safety
Services
committee
and
that's
chaired
by
council
member
McCary
and
since
we're
all
up
here-
and
it's
already
been
a
long
evening-
I
think
we'll
all
just
stay
up
here
tonight
for
the
duration
of
the
committee,
so
councilman
of
rubicary
thank.
H
You,
president
niceley,
do
you
think
this
will
be
brief,
so
I
appreciate
everyone
staying
up
here?
We
just
have
one
item
on
the
agenda
previously
discussed:
Farmers
Market
amending
city
code
really
just
to
make
sure
that
we
are
matching
our
language
to
what's
actually
happening
at
the
farmers
market.
This
was
brought
forward
by
council
member
swink,
so
I
would
invite
him
to
add
any
additional
comments.
If
you'd
like
to
yes.
F
What
I'm
hoping
I'm
going
to
have
to
work
with
the
law
director
on
this
is
that
the
current
code
says
the
city
shall
Charter
the
farmers,
the
farmers
market
Association
as
caretaker
and
regulator
of
this
area,
blah
blah
blah
blah
I'm,
hoping
that
the
language
that
they
present,
we
can
consider
part
of
the
charter
and
regulations
so
that
we
don't
have
to
list
47
things.
As
you
can
do
this.
F
You
can
do
that
so
on
and
so
forth,
once
I
get
that
I
will
take
that
to
Lisa
we'll
get
her
opinion,
and
this
may
be
very,
very
simple,
and
if
that's
the
case,
then
all
we'll
have
to
take
out
is
persons
selling
agricultural
products.
So
that's
where
we
are
at
this
point,
so
as
soon
as
their
executive
Community
meets
and
gets
us
back
to
me,
chairman
care
I
get
that
to
you
and
then
hopefully,
Elisa
can
sign
off
and
we
can
move
quickly
with
this
again.
F
H
Very
well
said
I
would
invite
comments.
Questions
first
from
members
of
the
committee,
other
members
of
council
Administration
mayor.
G
Councilmember
I
really
applaud
you're,
bringing
this
forward
to
make
this
change.
What
I
have
heard
on
the
days
that
I
have
attended
farmer's
market
checking
in
recently,
not
only
with
the
vendors
themselves,
but
also
customers
at
Farmers
Market?
They
certainly
appreciate
and
enjoy
the
space
that
they
are
currently
using,
both
as
marketers
and
marketees,
in
other
words,
the
people
purchasing
from
Farmers
Market
and
those
who
are
vending
at
Farmers
Market,
because
they're
not
right
on
East
State,
Street
anymore
they're
in
a
space
that
has
Greenery
around
it,
which
they
really
enjoy.
G
It
truly
feels
like
a
farmer's
market.
You
know
in
a
lot
of
other
communities
and
I've,
seen
a
lot
of
farmers
markets,
so
I
appreciate
that
you're
just
changing
the
language
to
match
what
it
is
that
farmers
market
sells
and
how
they
process
things
if
they
do
process
things.
So.
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
E
Thank
you,
madam
president.
I'll
try
to
keep
the
theme
of
being
brief.
We
have
a
couple
items
here:
three
disposition
of
vehicle
and
Equipment,
which
includes
two
Gravely
mowers
from
epw
for
trade-in,
on
new
mowers,
a
2008
Toyota
Prius,
Athens,
Police
Department,
and
a
2000
Chevy
Cavalier
code
office.
E
So
I
suppose
the
correct
ordinance
will
come
forward
next
week
and
we'll
get
the
ball
rolling
on
that.
No
need
for
suspension,
I,
don't
believe
it'll
just
be
a
regular
yeah.
Okay
next
is
safe
routes
to
school
project
from
ODOT
Grant
application
I'm.
Assuming
that
this
type
of
ordinance
will
again
go
through
three
readings,
or
should
there
be
a
suspension
on
this?
Is
there
a
time
limit
a
deadline,
I
should
say.
D
M
D
To
apply
previously
with
with
both
this
and
the
next
discussion
topic,
there
was
not
a
piece
of
legislation
necessary
to
apply
in
recent
years.
They've
changed
that,
and
so
we're
just
asking
for
authority
to
apply
okay.
J
Just
feel
this
just
a
quick
question
so
having
being
served
on
The
Pedestrian
accessibility
committee,
we
went
through
a
whole
discussion
about
safe
routes
to
school
project.
So
this
has
come
up
again
or
is
this
a
continuation
of
something
because
we
had
a
whole
list
of
stuff
and
everything
and
percent.
D
So
Saint
Francis
schools
is
a
is
a
program
designed
to
promote
walking
and
biking
to
schools.
Grades
k
through
eight.
It
is
not
permissible
to
use
safe
routes
to
schools,
funding
on
repairs,
so
it
has
to
be
new
construction
of
a
facility
that
doesn't
already
exist
in
the
past.
We've
been
successful
in
building
sidewalks
in
missing
sections.
D
An
example
is
the
sidewalk
right
beside
arcs
West
on
the
Miller's
side
of
Arts
West,
where
there's
a
retaining
wall
included
sidewalk
on
the
west
side
of
the
middle
school,
where
there
previously
was
not
a
sidewalk,
the
stairs
to
West
Elementary
School,
the
sidewalk
on
Verona.
All
of
these
were
projects
where
there
didn't.
There
was
not
a
facility
before
you
can't
use
it
to
fix,
broken
sidewalks.
You
can
use
it
to
build
new.
D
You
can
use
it
to
build
Ada,
accessible
features
that
are
not
currently
in
place
because
it's
an
older
area
of
the
city
I.
Likewise,
you
can
use
it
to
upgrade
signals,
not
repair
signals,
but
to
upgrade
signals.
And
so
last
year
we
applied
for
a
curb
ramp
project
near
East,
Elementary
School
and
a
traffic
signal
upgrade
near
the
middle
school.
D
We
were
not
awarded
that
the
idea
is
to
try
to
go
after
that
again
hoping
that
there
will
be
more
students
that
live
in
the
vicinity
of
because
part
of
the
application
is
to
submit
a
map
of
where
the
students
actually
live,
and
we
have
to
ask
the
school
district
every
year.
Hey,
please
tell
us
how
your
students
live
and
they
go.
What
do
you
want
to
know
that
for
and.
A
J
Just
for
a
little
clarification,
I'm,
sorry,
so
you
could
use
it
to
widen
sidewalks
to
make
them
Ada
accessible.
For
example,
good.
D
J
D
Right
away,
I
mean
most
of
these
grants
are,
are
you
know,
150
000
200
200
000?
Maybe
these
are
small
small
amounts
of
money
that
you
get
through
this
program.
So
when
it
comes
to
buying
right-of-way
in
order
to
do
a
widening
project,
it's
probably
not
a
viable
funding
stream,
but
if
it
is
just
widening
inside
a
space
that
you
already
have
right
away,
you
absolutely
could
thank.
J
F
F
You
mentioned
East
Elementary
by
no
means
am
I,
saying
how
you
should
write
the
grant,
but,
as
you
well
know-
and
you
know,
if
you're
ever
home
during
the
day,
East
Elementary
is
a
nightmare
from
a
traffic
standpoint
and
from
a
walking
standpoint
and
a
biking
standpoint.
One
of
the
reasons
it's
a
nightmare
is
prior
to
this
time,
everybody
who
went
to
East
Elementary
could
conceivably
walk
now,
because
it's
a
primary
building
pre-k
through
three.
We
have
students
being
bust
and
driven
in
from
the
other
side
of
33.
F
and
from
8
30
in
the
morning
to
nine
o'clock
and
from
three
o'clock
to
3
45
in
the
afternoon.
It
is
a
parking
lot
Nightmare
and
it's
a
safety
nightmare
to
the
point
that
they
have
to
put
two
school
officials
out
there
to
direct
traffic
every
day.
So
when
you're
putting
this
together,
I
think
if
you
took
a
really
long
hard
look
at
East
Elementary,
it
might
strengthen.
If
somebody
gets
real
smart,
they
can
come
up
with
a
good
idea.
It
might
strengthen
our
chances
of
getting
this
grant.
L
G
G
Just
wanted
to
follow
up
on
what
director
Stone's
answer
was
to
council
member
spielness.
We,
we
also
was
going
back
some
time
ago
applied
for
safe
routes
to
school
project
on
Madison
thinking.
You
know,
let's
look
at
putting
a
sidewalk,
which
we've
all
heard
many
many
times
you
know
of
having
accessibility
on
Madison
and
we
didn't
get
it
because
the
numbers
weren't
there
in
odot's
eyes
for
families
living
on
Briarwood
and
Northwood
Columbus
or
Columbia,
no
Columbus,
whatever
that
street
is
quiet.
E
We
only
have
another
hour
to
go,
so
don't
worry
about
it.
Any
other
comments
from
members
of
the
committee
audience
on
these
topics
too,
or
the
topic
concerning
disposal
of
equipment.
I
should
have
mentioned
that
anyone
need
a
Gravely,
no
okay,
okay,
while
we
go
on
to
Transportation
Alternative
Program,
oh
dog,
on
screen
just
went
curb
ramp
improvements,
ODOT
Grant
applications
for
the
Columbus
Road
phase,
one
project
I'll
hand
that,
over
to
the
service
safety
director.
D
You
know
we
attempted
to
be
funded
through
a
small
cities
Grant
and
the
last
application
around
to
Columbus
Road
to
do
an
improvements
project
to
improve
primarily
bike
and
pedestrian
access
in
Columbus,
wherever
we
recognize
Columbus
Road
isn't
necessarily
in
arterial
like
some
of
the
other
arterials
in
the
city,
but
we
do
believe,
especially
with
the
construction
of
the
new
hospital
out
there,
that
the
demand
for
pedestrian
and
bike
use
of
that
and
and
some
access
management
to
how
people
pull
in
and
pull
out
of
the
properties,
Associated
or
adjacent
to
Columbus
Road
won't
matter.
D
We
were
suggested
by
ODOT
that
we
should
go
after
Transportation
Alternatives
money
rather
than
small
cities
money.
We
thought
they
thought
we
would
score
better
in
that.
So
that's
what
we're
going
to
submit
for
this
particular
route.
Again,
we
need
a
piece
of
legislation
to
allow
us
to
apply
for
that.
D
550
interchange,
I
think
so,
yeah,
okay,
you
know,
because
that's
really
where
the
people
are
right,
the
section
between
Dairy
Queen
and
the
bottom
of
the
hill
is
there's
not
as
many
people.
D
Let
me
double
check
that,
though,
with
Sally
I
know
that
he
broke
it
into
two
parts
in
order
to
try
to
take
this
off
in
bite
sizes
and
and
try
to
do
it
within
what
is
available
as
opposed
to
try
to
throw
the
whole
thing
at
it
and
and
commit
to
us
spending.
You
know
10
million
dollars
when
we
can
only
get
two
from
the
grant
program,
so
I
need
to
ask
him
what
what
the
phasing
is
and
I
will
get
that
answer
for
you
right
away.
Thank
you.
Z
What
is
you
do
from
Rob
delac
I
live
on
Morris
Avenue
here
in
the
city,
so
I
just
want
to
comment.
This
sounds
like
a
great
project.
I've
heard
a
few
bits
and
pieces
about
this
from
sort
of
safe
director
Stone
in
the
past
and
connecting
the
businesses
out
there.
So
you
can
safely
walk
and
bike
would
be
a
big
Improvement
on
Columbus
Road.
Z
We
have
the
Bikeway
connector
that
comes
right
to
the
roadway,
but
then,
once
you
get
there,
it's
not
a
great
place
to
be
on
a
bike
in
particular
or
walk
just
a
personal
example.
I
was
going
to
an
eye
doctor
on
the
road
out
on
Columbus
Road.
If
you
got
the
name
of
which,
which
one
it
is,
but
it's
one
of
the
Athens
eye
doctors,
it's
out
about
three
quarters
of
the
way
out
that
that
road
from
where
the
Bikeway
connects
and
I
just
stopped
going.
Z
I
changed
eye
doctors,
because
I
was
not
comfortable
riding
the
bike
out
there
and
that's
me
who
you
know:
I
ride
the
bike
every
day
in
this
town
and
I
just
was
like
yeah
I.
Don't
want
to
do
this
anymore,
and
so
I
went
to
an
eye
doctor
on
union
now
that
I
can
get
to
easily
from
from
the
Bikeway
in
a
different
place,
but
so
just
an
example:
I
wasn't
even
comfortable
getting
out
there
to
a
business
and
I
stopped
going
to
that
business
because
of
it.
E
G
I,
just
briefly
add
to
this
you're
all
aware
that
we're
going
to
have
a
freestanding
emergency
room,
Hospital
out
there
on
Columbus
Road,
so
we're
going
to
by
us
applying
for
this
now
and
being
encouraged
by
ODOT
to
use
this
mechanism
to
do
so.
G
I
appreciate
Mr,
Black's
comments.
You
know
it
it.
It
really
is
being
Progressive
and
looking
forward
as
to
what
we're
going
to
see
with
growth
in
that
Corridor,
as
well
as
being
able
to
I
think
you
know
fully
utilize.
Our
our
second
longest
single
span,
bicycle
pedestrian
bridge
in
the
state
of
Ohio,
and
to
add
to
that
with
you
know
the
wodo
project
and
the
190
plus
apartment
units
that
are
going
in
there
for
Workforce
housing.
G
You
know
it
really
opens
up
a
safer
route
for
someone
who
may
be
working
at
the
hospital,
but
you
know
not
earning
as
much
as
say
a
surgeon
or
one
of
the
positions
is
going
to
some
people
working
in
the
service
sector
in
that
hospital.
So
I
think
it
it's
going
to
be
a
great
Improvement.
If
we're
successful
in
getting
this
through
for
phase
one
and
then
we'll
look
at
phase
two
and
phase
three,
if
there
is
a
phase
three
as
we
go
down
this
path,.