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aero JUL 114 1977

TO: Mayor and Council July 8th, 1977

FROM: Public Works Committee .

Report from the Public Works Committee Meeting held June oth,
1977 at 4:15 p.m.

IN ATTENDANCE: Alderman E.W. Mabbett
Alderman M.A. Thompson
G.W. Ulmer, Works & Utilities Superintendent
E. Heffner, Sanitation Foreman
V.G. Borch, P. Eng., City Engineer

ITEM TI

Re: Garbage Pickup - Statutory Holidays

Reference is made to the following resolution which
was passed at the regular Council Meeting of January 17th,
1977: ,

"That the policy for garbage collection covering
statutory holidays calling for gradual catch-up on the several
days following the holiday as set forth in a report from the
Public Works Committee January llth, 1977 be implemented on a
trial basis for a maximum period of four months during which
time a record of complaints received would be maintained with
a full report submitted to Council at the expiration of the
trial period".

The trial period has now been completed and we have had the
Opportunity to observe the effect of the trial policy. Con-
siderable difficulties (and of course the resulting complaints)
were experienced the first time this was tried but with some
adjustments and with better luck with regard to equipment
breakdowns, the second trial worked much better. Nevertheless :
it is apparent that in order to be sure of a minimum of complaints
and in order to avoid overtime in order to be caught up by the
end of the week we are now at the point that we have to depend

on no equipment breakdowns. This-is not realistic. Therefore,
the Committee recommends that until such time as it is necessary
to purchase an additional garbage packer the old policy of
providing garbage collection on statutory holidays (with the
exception of Christmas Day and New Years Day) be maintained.

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Respectfully submitted,

V.G. Borch, P. Eng.,
City Engineer.