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M end of 2015. Although City Staff supports this goal in general, City Staff understands that the Haulers intend organic waste collection to be an added cost to the proposed price in the Proposal. It is therefore unclear what efforts in the areas of recycling, composting, and waste reduction are being improved, as the Priority requires, without added cost. Priority #7: Improve Safety • Haulers include a detailed "Safety Plan," which focuses solely on driver qualifications and training. The Haulers also state that reducing truck traffic on the streets will increase safety. • Analysis o The "safety" Priority encompasses, among other things, safe driving of large trucks in residential neighborhoods, as well as the amount of truck miles driven in the City. City Staff agrees with the Haulers that the Proposal's zone -based system will naturally improve safety, as well as reduce road wear impacts (Priority #16). The Haulers appear to have well-established safety procedures for their drivers, and City Staff believes the Proposal and Draft Agreement meet this Priority. Priority #8: Improve Standardization of Service Options • Haulers state that uniform services and pricing will ensure all residents are able to get the same service offerings. • Analysis o City Staff agrees that uniform services and pricing, which are positive attributes, naturally arise from an organized collection system. The Priority, however, spans beyond this aspect of standardization and additionally strives for service options that best fit individual household needs. The Proposal does include several service options, including varying trash service levels, yard waste, walk-up service, and bulky item collection. Yard waste and bulky item collection, however, are additional costs beyond the Proposal's quoted base price. One somewhat perplexing choice by the Haulers is to charge residents the same price for small trash cart (every other week) service and small trash cart (weekly) service. City Staff understands that typically other cities have a significant price discount for the bi-weekly service compared with the weekly service. The fact that these two options have the same price effectively eliminates the option to choose bi-weekly service, because a customer would likely just take the larger (small) cart at the same price. Priority #9: Improve Value of Services • Haulers state that most residents should see a decrease in price, while receiving an increase in the standard of service. Haulers have imposed a longer-term contract to ensure beneficial price scenarios. 4