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POLICY HS <br />12/8/04 <br />ADDENDUM <br />ITEM: Consideration of including written petitions as an acceptable form of input on the topic of solid <br />waste collection. <br />SUBMITTED BY: Mayor Gehrz <br />EXPLANATION: <br />Summary A resident has requested clarification of whether signed petitions will be included in the report of <br />public input on the Solid Waste Collection issue. <br />The rules we adopted at our October 13 Council meeting require that comments be written, include the person's <br />name and address, and be received at City Hall by letter, fax, or Email by 4:30 on December 17. (This was later <br />extended to December 30.) <br />Signed petitions that include the person's name and address would satisfy the requirements of those rules. <br />One of the "Important Tips" for providing input that was added to the information piece mailed to our residents <br />• has caused some confusion regarding petitions. It states the following: <br />Your comment must come directly from you to the City. We will not accept comments delivered through <br />a third party. <br />I believe that the intent of this was not to exclude petitions as a form of written input. It was intended to address <br />the issue of people claiming to be representing opinions of other residents without written verification of that <br />representation. <br />I, therefore, request that the City Council clarify this by approving written, signed petitions as one of the <br />acceptable forms of input on the Solid Waste Collection issue. <br />The names and addresses of residents who sign petitions will be included in the data analysis and public record <br />on this issue. <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Approval for including written petitions as an acceptable form of input on the topic of solid waste collection. <br />• <br />