Peoria Recycling Citizen Advisory Committee
November 1, 2006
Meeting Minutes





Members Present
Julia Babler
Karen Black
Fred Brill
Sharon Fletcher
Karen Garbe
Cindy Hammel
Laurene Hazen
Jacque Hook
Bill Jansen
Gregory Jones
Chris McClellan
Kim Price Olsen
Deborah Sapp
Barry Spiegel
Anne Whitney
Jan Wilson (alternate)

City Representatives
Cathy Carlat, Councilmember
Joan Evans, Councilmember
Kelly Corsette, Manager of 
Communications and Public 
Affairs 
Jesse Duarte, Manager of Solid 
Waste 
Petra Zaleski, Council Assistant
Becky Borquez, Program Support 
Assistant

Consultants    
Meredith Flinn
Marty Rozelle

Guests
Herb Burns, Citizen
Sharon Manson, Citizen 
Cecilia Chan, Arizona Republic - 
The Peoria Republic 
Julie Conolly, Peoria 
Independence.




1.	Approval of Minutes form October 16, 2006

Cathy Carlat called meeting of the Recycling Citizen’s Advisory Committee to 
order at 6:15 p.m. at Oakwood Elementary School, 12900 N. 71st Avenue.  
She asked the Committee to review the draft minutes from the October 16, 
2006 meeting.  Karen Garbe motioned to approve the minutes and Kim Price 
Olsen seconded the motion.  The meeting minutes will be posted on the 
city’s website. Cathy thanked all members for attending the meetings and 
reminded them again about the two main goals of the committee:  1) to 
recommend whether or not to implement curbside recycling and 2) suggest 
ways to address residents’ concern.

2.	Financial Scenarios

At the request of the Committee Jesse Duarte presented four scenarios 
using different diversion rates.  
Scenario
Diversion 
Rate
Annual Cost to City
1
15%
$  41,828 – increase < 10 
cents/month
2
20%
($125,591) – savings of 20 
cents/month
3
25%
($293,010) – savings of 
50cents/month
4
5%
$282,504 – increase of 50 
cents/month

Scenario 4 was in response to a concern that the market for recyclables 
might decline.  The full presentation can be viewed on the City website.

Written responses to several questions asked by a neighbor of one of the 
Committee members were reviewed.  The questions and responses can be 
viewed on the city website.
3.	Call to the Public

Cathy asked the Committee to make an exception to the agenda and 
recognize the members of the public who might like to make comments, 
rather than waiting until the end of the meeting.  Mr. Herb Burns, a resident 
retired after 33 years as an engineer at Luke Air Force Base, spoke against 
recycling.  He thinks everyone wants recycling because “It’s fashionable”.  
He stated after listening to the group make comments, he did not hear 
anyone mention “Why to recycle?”  He would rather have the money spent 
on projects that could benefit the entire city, such as relieving traffic 
congestion, which would help the environment more than recycling.  He 
would like more frequent pick-ups of “green waste”.  He is also concerned 
about the weekly trash pick up, and the resulting odors during the summer.

Sharon Manson complimented the group for their efforts and stated she is 
greatly in favor of recycling.

4.	Discussion on Committee Recommendations

The Committee unanimously agreed to recommend to the City Council that 
curbside recycling be implemented.  

They discussed the specific suggestions to address citizen concerns and the 
format of the report.  Sharon Fletcher provided a good starting point with a 
draft PowerPoint presentation.  The group agreed that the presentation 
should be short and concise and accompanied by a report.  Marty will use 
the input from the Committee to draft a presentation and circulate it to the full 
Committee for comments prior to the next meeting.

Marty suggested that a team of three members represent the Committee at 
the November 14th Council study session.  She asked Fred Brill (Westbrook 
Village), Sharon Fletcher (Trilogy) and Julia Babler (Youth Advisory Board 
and Pine District) to form the team. All Committee members are encouraged 
to attend the Council study session.

6.	Next meeting

The next meeting will be Wednesday, November 8th at 6:00 pm at Peoria 
City Hall, 8401 W. Monroe Street, in the Pine Room.  The team will practice 
their presentation and the Committee will refine its recommendations.

7. 	Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned by Councilmember Carlat at 8:45 p.m.




Approved by: ___________________________________________
                           Cathy Carlat
                           City Councilmember, Mesquite District


Date: _____________________________________________





 
 
 
 
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