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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON Wednesday, March 12, 2003 AT 5:00 p.m. IN THE Basement Conference Room. THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: Budget Work Session BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR BY Jeanne Cox BASEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM - March 12, 2003 Council met in special session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Richards, Mr. Schilling. Mr. O'Connell said that doubling the trash sticker f ees will bring in $800,000 and will cover 70% of the total cost. He said that Ivy Landfill costs will be $350,000. Ms. Richards said she would like to consider eliminating trash collection by the City next year. Mr. Schilling asked what would be the t otal out of the budget if the City gave up trash collection, and Ms. Judy Mueller replied that it would be $1.7 million for residential collection and $1.5 million for commercial. Ms. Richards noted that Landfill remediation costs will still have to be c overed in the budget. Ms. Richards said that one issue she gets stuck on is how to continue to encourage recycling. Mr. Cox said he is no where near philosophically deciding to get rid of trash collection which he considers it a basic urban service. M s. Mueller noted that the City could not control the days that trash is picked up if it gets out of the trash collection business, and that could result in trash always being out in neighborhoods. Ms. Richards said the question for her is should the City be in the trash collection business, and where do you draw the line at the percentage citizens pay. Ms. Mueller said that we will be going out to bid next year for trash collection services and Council can provide input on that process. Mr. Schilling suggested that recycling of plastic be re - evaluated as it is just being landfilled at the current time. Ms. Mueller said she will look into the matter. The majority of Council indicated their tentative support for doubling the trash sticker fees. Mr. O'Connell said that the increase in the automobile decal fee is tied directly to providing five new community based police officers. Mr. Cox said he thinks we need to find ways to de - incentivize car use in the City and feels the idea of having the incre ase in decals pay for pedestrian police dovetails with neighborhood stability. Mr. Lynch said he would like to assure that the officers are in addition to the current number of community based police officers, adding that he would like to see a total of nine.