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Session 1306, Minutes Page 7 _ May 17, 1982 hire outside help in this category. It was pointed out that there was a 38% increase in Dumping Fees (9.12) after a more than 150% increase last year. Mrs. Thompson asked about recycling, Mr. Ollendorff said that newspaper containers (Treesavers) had recently been placed at multi-family apartments, in addition to those already at single-family residences. He said several thousand dollars worth of newsprint will be recycled if the present rate of collection was maintained. Mr. Ollendorff said there was no viable alternative to the landfill now being used by University City. Under Commodities, Cleaning and Sanitation (2.04) should be reduced by $5,180 to $137,820. This item is refuse bags which the City will be able to purchase at a slightly lower price than expected, Mrs. Metcalfe said she did not think the ref- use bags used during the current year were satisfactory, and that she had noticed an increase in the amount of litter due to torn bags and had also received a number of complaints. There was further-discussion on this matter. Under Capital Outlay, Mr. Ollendorff called attention to Motorized Mobile Equipment (3.07) where it was anticipated that two new one-man packer trucks will be purchased for a net price of $50,000. Mr. Levy noted that on page C-65, the number of Animal control hours worked were to be reduced from 3,808 to 2,080, and in view of the number of complaints about dogs running loose, he wished to know why this was being done. Mr. Ollendorff said the larger number of hours had been paid by the federal government, but this has been eliminated, so the City has hired one full-time person to do this work. He noted that the County also furnished 16 to 20 hours a week, which was not reflected in the budget total. Mr. Lieberman said he did not believe the City was getting an adequate return on the amount its citizens paid through their taxes to the St. Lou- is County Health Department (which furnishes the part-time animal control). Mr. 01- lendorff said he would prepare a full report on all aspects of the animal control .problem. Mrs. Metcalfe inquired about the proposed elimination of Drop Day. Mr. Ollendorff said the Council should decide about that at a later point, after the new city-wide heavy trash pickup has been tried for awhile to see how successful it is. He also noted that Drop Day was almost self-supporting, so there was no urgency to discon- tinue it immediately. Public Works, Street Lighting (2670). Mr. Ollendorff said that street lighting costs were expected to increase significantly next year. Mr. Lieberman felt the amount in the budget may be inadequate. There was brief discussion about possible ways of reducing the bill, but there were few alternatives. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Mooney adjourned the meeting at 10:50 p.m. Dolores A. Miller City Clerk