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15 1 waste and bulky item receptacles, yard waste and electronics recycling only. Other services 2 would be temporarily suspended during the period of construction. Recyclables can be 3 delivered to Cedar Falls Park 24-hour drop-off site or any other drop-off or convenience center. 4 Gayle Wilson said there were some questions about duplication of services. He said the 5 curbside recycling program is being expanded and there is some confusion regarding the need 6 for recycling services at the larger Centers. He said the impact of duplicating services was 7 considered. He said the new Eubanks Road Center has two compactors that handle cardboard 8 and mixed recyclables. He said the area dedicated to these materials is quite small and 9 therefore is not a major duplication of the curbside service. 10 Gayle Wilson said since there is a desire to complete the project in a timely manner it is 11 being proposed that the Manager award the bid and sign the contract during the summer 12 months provided it is within the budget. 13 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there was a defined role for the project consultant. 14 Gayle Wilson said he did the preliminary layout of the Center and all of the detailed 15 design work. 16 Commissioner Jacobs asked if this was the same consultant used for the transfer 17 station. 18 Gayle Wilson said no but that it was the same consultant used for Walnut Grove. He 19 said the Consultant used to work with the firm that handled the Transfer Station but does no 20 longer. 21 Commissioner Jacobs said the Town of Chapel Hill brought up the question of value 22 received for the money being invested at this site and he said Mayor Kleinschmidt said this site 23 is a consolidation of services without creating new services. He said it will be important to 24 educate the public regarding the variety of services that will be co-housed in this one location. 25 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there will be physical access to the compactors from 26 vehicles. He said if there will not be physical access then there should be a plan to address the 27 need of help for some residents with particularly heavy loads. 28 Bonnie Hammersley said she and Gayle Wilson have not yet had this discussion but will 29 be looking at this going forward. She said it is a customer service issue that must be 30 addressed. 31 Gayle Wilson said one possible option would be to use the bulky items compactor where 32 one can drive up closer to the hopper. He said the lower loading heights will be helpful to both 33 the public and the employees. 34 Commissioner Rich said she and Commissioner Jacobs had discussed the title of the 35 facility and concluded that it is much more than a convenience center and the name should 36 reflect this. 37 Commissioner Rich asked if Gayle Wilson could itemize the services currently available 38 to Cedar Falls. 39 Gayle Wilson said there is cardboard and mixed recyclables. 40 Commissioner Rich asked if the current capacity of bins would be sufficient and simply 41 emptied more often during construction or if additional bins will be necessary. 42 Gayle Wilson said the site has limited space and likely the site will be serviced more 43 often as it will be more heavily used. He said there will be site plans posted at the current 44 Eubanks site to forewarn and educate the public. 45 Commissioner Rich said to also encourage employees to talk to residents and hand out 46 flyers about the upcoming changes/closures/options. 47 Commissioner Price asked if there is anything located to the west of the site. 48 Gayle Wilson said there are yard waste and mulching area, white goods, mattress and 49 cardboard recycling and the C and D landfill.