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Session 1899 October 20, 2003 *VVomen owned ** Minority owned Mr. Ollendorff recommended that this project be awarded to R.V. Wagner for their Iow bid of $41,681.00. Ms. Colquitt stated the resurfacing of Corbitt, Plymouth, and Canton Streets resulted in complaints from her constituents in this area, and if R.V. Wagner is the company responsible for that work they did not do a very good job. Mr. Ollendorff said he would obtain a report on the work done on these streets and report to her tomorrow, and he added that generally, the policy is to not pay contractors unless their work is satisfactory. Ms. Colquitt responded that Corbitt Street, particularly, elicited many calls from residents complaining about problems with sidewalks and a poorly done job. Mr. Sharpe concurred with Ms. Colquitt, advising that tar had been splashed onto the curbs. Mayor Adams said R.V. Wagner has done work for the City in the past. Ms. Colquitt called for improved inspection when jobs are completed, and prior to payment, so as to avoid the problems she mentioned previously. Mr. Munkel moved approval, and Ms. Welsch seconded the motion. It was passed 5-2; AYES-5, NAYS-2, with Mr. Lieberman and Ms. Colquitt voting against the motion. AGENDA ITEM #5 (Pulled from Consent Calendar) - 2004 FALL LEAF COLLECTION PROGRAM: The leaf collection schedule for next fall has been revised for better all-around levels of service. We will begin the scheduled collection two weeks later than in the past and complete the prescheduled work one week earlier. Areas and east-to-west order will not be changed. Added sweeps will be ordered in response to changing weather/leaf fall, as needed. The days currently spent on unnecessary leaf collection routes will be devoted to higher priority public works functions, including regular street sweeping. City Council action will not be required until next spring when budget adjustments will have to be made to re-allocate the savings from the above schedule change. This report is filed at this time, since the 2004 calendar is being printed with details of the new schedule. Mr. Ollendorff advised that regarding next year's calendar, six weeks of leaf collection would be scheduled, including two trips around the City, instead of the three trips made in the past. The first trip around the City proved futile because the first few weeks of fall do not generate enough leaves to make the trip worthwhile, and the last trip is equally futile because there are no longer any leaves to collect. Other high-priority work can be undertaken in the three weeks when leaf collecting does not occur. He wanted to ensure there were not strenuous objections before publishing the schedule. Page 4