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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1991 ME. Heater reviewed the new solid waste regulations (Effective January, 1994) and the City's and County's response to the new requirements, including the decision to pursue a joint solution to the solid waste issue, the request for proposals which was issued bythe City and County, and the negotiations which had taken place with a waste-to-energy vendor, and with Chambers Development Company for a private, regional landfill. Mr. Heater reviewed the City's current options, which were listed in ascending order of terms of cost: (1) Private Regional Landfill (contract with Chamber's Development Company) (2) Joint City/County Facility (Public) (3) City Facility Only (Public) (4) Transfer Station, which would take waste to a landfill located in another locality. Mr. Heater presented a range of residential and commercial refuse collection and disposal rates based on the potential tipping fees for disposal under the four potential options. For residential customers, the refuse collection rate ranged from $5.81 per month at a $25 per ton tipping fee to $8.12 at a $50 per ton,r~te. For commercial customers the rate ranged from $13.83 per container emptied at $25 per ton to $22.15 per container emptied at $50 per ton. This compares to the current residential rate of $4.00 per month and the current commercial rate of $6.00 per container emptied. The Acting City Manager concluded that, depending on which option is selected andby projecting the potential tipping fees from $25/ton to $50/ton (uSing 1991 collection costs), commercial and multi-family refuse collection and disposal rates could perhaps double and possibly triple. Vice-Mayor Groden inquired about the commercial rates if Chambers operated the landfill. Mr. Heater replied that commercial rates could possibly be around $13 to $15 per container emptied, with industrial customers perhaps