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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN JAN 05 1988 REGULAR SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD JANUARY 5, 1988 - 1: 15 P.M. BE IT REMEMBERED that the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in regular session this the 5th day of January, 1988, with the following present: HONORABLE: Maurice Meyers Mayor Bob Lee, Jr. Councilman At Large Andrew P. Cokinos Councilman At Large Lulu L. Smith Councilman, Ward I Mike Brumley Mayor Pro-Tem Councilman, Ward II Audwin Samuel Councilman, Ward III -David W. Moore Councilman, Ward IV Albert E. Haines City Manager Lane Nichols City Attorney Rosemarie Chiappetta City Clerk -000- The Invocation was given by the Reverend Robert Batemen, pastor of Westgate Memorial Baptist Church. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Meyers. -000- Mayor Meyers announced that at the close of the Council Workshop Session there will be an Executive Se-ssion in accordance with Section IIe of the Texas Open Meetings Act to discuss pending litigation. -000- Mayor Meyers distributed copies of News from the Mayor publishing information from the Board of Realtoris that states there were 50% fewer homes for sale in December of 1987 than a year ago and there are now 6,000 more people employed than one year ago. Mayor Meyers expressed feelings that these were indicators of good economic news. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers reported in their newsletter that there is $1. 25 billion anticipated to be spent on expansions in our plants in the next two years. Mayor Meyers shared a news regarding the Fisherman' s Reef Shrimp Co. owned by Wayne Jones. Five years ago, the company had ten employees, but now employees over 300 and did over $30,000,000 in business mostly from the sale of 6,000,000 pounds of shrimp. Mr. Jones is investigating the potential of creating an export company in Beaumont to market tuna fish to Japan. -000- -1- January 5, 1988 e Mayor Meyers explained to citizens the process for addressing Council and invited comments on Agenda Items A, B-4, and C. No citizens wished to address Council on these items. Mayor Meyers announced that regular protocol would be broken to allow citizens to speak on the automated refuse collection program during the Work Shop Session. After inquiry, Mayor Meyers affirmed that citizens could speak on the garbage collection issue at the end of the Regular Session if they could not remain for the Work Session. -000- The following Consent Agenda items were considered: Approval of the Minutes of the Regular City Council Session held December 22, 1987 ; and Resolution 88-1 authorizing - Texas Commerce Bank of Beaumont to release securities in the amount of $75, 000 held at the Federal Reserve Bank Dallas - Houston Branch effective January 10, 1988. The Consent Agenda was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cokinos and seconded by Councilman Moore. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Ordinance 88-1 granting a specific use permit (requested by Attorney Phil Dunlap for Tipton L. Golias, president Helena Laboratories) to allow Helena Laboratories Corporation to manufacture medical laboratory equipment, medical supplies and diagnostic kits at a proposed purchase site located at 3795 Washington Boulevard was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 88-1 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ISSUING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE MANUFACTURE OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST KITS AT 3795 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Cokinos and seconded by Councilman Lee. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Ordinance 88-2 granting a specific use permit (requested by Clifton DeJean, Sr. ) to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in Tom Slick' s, an established recreation center and game room, operating in leased space in the Colonnade Shopping Center at 5260 Phelan Boulevard was considered: -2- January 5, 1988 6 ORDINANCE NO. 88-2 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ISSUING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5260 PHELAN BOULEVARD, BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. The ordinance was approved on a motion made by Councilman Samuel and seconded by Councilman Lee. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Ordinance 88-3 granting a specific use permit (requested by Charles and Mike Ireland, owners of Efficient Systems, Inc. ) to operate an air conditioning contracting and service business in a 5,000 square-foot building to be constructed at 4836 Washington Boulevard was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 88-3 ' ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ISSUING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTING AND SERVICE COMPANY ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4836 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. The ordinance was approved on a motion by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Cokinos. Question: Ayes. Nayes: -000- Ordinance 88-4 changing the name of "Voth Cut-Off Road" to "Piney Point Lane" (requested by C. A. Kohler, consulting engineer, for John Bankston in the development of Piney Point Estates) was considered: ORDINANCE NO. 88-4 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND IN PARTICULAR THE NAME OF THAT CERTAIN STREET AS INDICATED UPON THE OFFICIAL STREET MAP OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, BY CHANGING THE NAME OF "VOTH CUT-OFF ROAD" TO "PINEY PCINT LANE;" PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. Ordinance 88-4 was approved on a motion made by Councilman Lee and seconded by Councilman Brumley. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- -3- January 5, 1988 4 Resolution 88-2 accepting the maximun bid of $21,257. 69 from UEC Equipment Company for overhauling and remounting the lift mechanism on the Building Maintenance Division' s aerial manlift truck was approved after discussion regarding the useful life of a refurbished vehicle, extent of refurbishing, and the warranty on a motion made by Councilman Brumley and seconded by Councilman Lee. Question: Ayes: All Nayes: None -000- Mayor Meyers requested City Councilmembers to give personal expression on privatization of garbage collection since the subject has resurfaced and will not be on the agenda for Work Session. Councilman Cokinos stated he had asked that a Request for Proposals for possible prig,° tization of garbage collection be prepared last September. The request was denied because there was not a directive from the entire City Council. He still is in favor of privatization as a potential option. Councilman Lee expressed opposition to privatization primarily because of quality assurance. To perform the very best service, Councilman. Lee feels the service should be maintained by the City. While there are other issues involving employees, his overriding concern is quality assurance. Councilman Brumley voiced opposition 1.:0 privatization because of accountability, disenfranchising citizens of service, and the flexibility that might be needed in emergency situations such as "Hurricane Bonnie. " Councilman Samuel said that when there was an evaluation a few years ago regarding privatization he was not in favor of the change Because of City employee layoffs and assurance they would maintain the same benefits and saiaLy scale with private haulers. When the question of Request for Proposals care up again a few months ago, it was relayed to him that employees were very uneasy and uncomfortable about their jobs, and concurred that to provide quality assurance, employees need to know Council is looking out for their welfare. City Council, with City employees, are accountable for garbage collection. Management of private haulers might not respond to the telephone calls received by Council as do the present employees. Now, discussion is given to maintaining or decreasing fee costs and increasing productivity, and Councilman Samuel is remains opposed to sending out bids for privatization. Councilman Smite reported that she has been riding a garbage truck for the past two days on both the automated routes and the regular sideloaders and it has been an educational experience for her. She has concerns regarding privatization and complimented the workmen she encountered for their interest in their job and for the quality of workmanship. She stated that these people feel a part of the city, and privatization employees might not have hold these same feelings and give the same quality of service. She concurred with other Councilmembers that with privatization we may lose quality assurance, flexibility, and control of service. -4- January 5, 1988 Councilman Moore related that he has received several calls from citizens with concerns about the quality of service and loss of jobs through privatization of garbage collection. In the Community Meetings conducted in his Ward, the number one issue that always surfaced was the desire that jobs not be lost, but that the present program be implemented to give better service. He stated that a major concern of his was to perform the same equitable service in-house as a private hauler could without taking away benefits from employees. He stated that the majority of citizens have been happy with the services rendered. He encouraged citizens to be sure they understand all factors involved in changing systems, to realize that control, for the most part, will be given up, and consider the affect the change will make on the lives of people. He affirmed that Council is here to do what citizens think best. The choice can be made to go with privatization and risk loss of control and quality or keep the program in-house and try to figure out a better way to do it. However, he has difficu'Ly, in understanding how a private hauler can do a better job. Mayor Meyers explained to the audience that opportunity had been given for remarks regarding privatization to be made because the subject is not on the Work Session Agenda and he is aware of the prominence it has taken in general thinking and wanted Council' s views to be understood. In speaking with mayors across the country, Mayor Meyers has learned that both systems of collection have a method of efficiency. The usual reason for going to privatization is the inability to provide the service effectively, and he does not see that as a reason in Beaumont. Mayor Meyers stated. . . "I don' t see the necessary alternative to seek the 1;iivate sector. I don' t think that the loss of control and the historic loss in shifting of jobs should be anything that we should consider at a time when we' re fighting extremely hard to rejuvenate our economy. The men who work in that department., and I 've gotten to meet and talk with a lot of them, as I 'm sure you have in your neighborhoods, are an outstanding group of hard working people. That is a tough job when it' s pouring rain, when the sun is beating down, and they cught not be moved around based on the bottom line. We have a responsibility to be as effective as we can. And, I would say to you that as we move into our Workshop today, I ask you to make note of any questions you have, but recognize there are no magic mirrors in this room. The purpose of this Workshop will be to share the facts relative to a subject that we have spent a lot of time investigating. I would share with you that for the last few evenings I 've spent my time talking to the people who have this service. To me, that ' s a critical factor. I want to know how the people who have it like it. I want to ask them what they think of it. And, I 'm getting some very good information and good answers that I think are important to decisions. With that I wanted to again just let you know that we are not here today to discuss privatization or non. '' -000- Councilman Samuel requested City Staff investigate the half standing structure located on the East side of the 2800 block of Concord again and give him an update. The adjacent proprietor has complained of vandalism and loitering. -000- -5- January 5, 1988 Mr. Ben Rogers, 2030 Thomas Road, addressed Council regarding the recovered monies from the E.S.M. loss, personal experiences with privatization of garbage and janitorial services, the level of City services provided now compared to 1985, in support of financial assistance for downtown business ventures, downtown hotel need, downtown business closures, downtown parking problems, and benefit of the museums in downtown Beaumont. Mrs. Eleanor Cockrell, 7530 Chelsea Place; Mr. Raymond Chaisson, 1130 Lamar; Reverend Darnell Thomas, 2190 Brooklyn; Mrs. Maree Calcote, 5615 Duff Street; and Mr. Herb Roberts, 3580 Martin L. King, Jr. Parkway addressed Council to speak against privatization of garbage collection. Mr. Sonny Sherman, 585 Belvedere Drive; Mr. Rick Warchol, 1155 Interstate 10 South; Mr. Bert Everett, 2850 Wier Drive; and Mrs. Jessie Cooper, 446 Georgetown addressed Council to speak in support of privatization of garbage collection. Mr. Matt Pate, 1001 Greenwood, addressed Council not to speak for or against privatization, but to say the decision should not be based on loss of jobs for the present workers, but on sound business principles. Mr. Henry Dannenbaum, 3305 Avenue A, addressed Council to support recognition of City employees that are doing a good job such as the Sanitation workers and spoke regarding the group homes in Beaumont. Mr. Charles Hooper, 1159 South 11th Street, Mr. Gary Baine, 3130 North Street, and Mr. Carl Savino, 3080 Minglewood Drive, and Mrs. Jessie Cooper, 446 Georgetown, addressed Council in opposition to the automated garbage pickup system. Mrs. Doris Cornell, 4710 Gladys Avenue, addressed Council to ask why there is a ijeed for a change in garbage collection? -000- There being no further business, Mayor Muyei6 moved immediately forward with the Work Session. -000- I, Rosemarie Chiappetta, City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, Texas, certify that the above is a true copy of the regular City Council session held January 5, 1988. Rosemarie Chiappetta City Clerk -6- January 5, 1988 Y 11 WORKSHOP SESSION CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF BEAUMONT HELD JANUARY 5 , 1988 THOSE present for Workshop Session were: Mayor Meyers, Councilmen Lee, Cokinos, Smith, Brumley, Samuel and Moore City Manager Haines, Lane Nichols, Tom Warner, John Labrie, Kirby Richard, Betty Dunkerley, Charles Ross, Maxie Patterson, Rande Jones, Carol Flatten, Staff reports and presentations were made by City Manager and Tom Warner, Director of Public Works. When specifications for the refuse trucks were discussed, Mayor Meyers requested that, in the future, when something different or new or revolutionary in its application, is specified, i.e. new equipment, that Council be furnished that information prior to its being sought. Councilman Lee questioned the level of service the citizens can expect from the automated system. In answer to another question by Councilman Lee, it was stated that a second garbage container needed by a family would be provided at no expense and further stated that a stolen or damaged container would also be replaced at no expense - unless it it determined that there are recurring situations - but a police offense would be required. Staff told those in attendance that handicapped assistance was provided for those who could not move the container to and from the pickup areas. Trash collection for large items would be on a call-in basis with a 10-day or less time period. In response to a question by Councilman Samuel concerning a citizen oversleeping and not getting containers placed for collection when required, it was stated that a call should get a crew back by to collect unless this too is repeated. Councilman Smith expressed her concerns about narrow streets with open ditches and the large containers. It was stated that the units to be used had a seven (71 ) foot reach designed for situations such as the ones mentioned. Numbers of employees required for the residential garbage and trash pickup presently and under the new automated system were discussed. Description of proposed containers was given. Questions were asked concerning cost of trucks, type and number needed for the system. Mr. Ben Alexander, Operator of one of the automated vehicles used in the Pilot Program, addressed Council to express his support for the new system and to generally speak about citizens ' acceptance during the pilot program. tl CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP SESSION HELD JANUARY 4, 1988 Page 2 Citizens were allowed comment: Those speaking in opposition to the automated system were: Mr. C. L. Sherman, Jr. , 585 Belvedere; Mr. Marvin Park, representing residents living in Park on Thomas Road; Ric Warchol, 1155 I-10 S. ; Mr. Wayne Sherman, 325 Bradford; Mr. George Kojak, 2241 23rd Street; Mrs. Glenda McCray, 6240 Comstock; Mr. John Green, 2550 Long; Mr. Wendell Skinner, Scotts Drive; Mr. Frank White, 4390 Thomas Glen; Mr. Bob Glasner, 515 Eldridge; Mr. Jess Baker, 2950 W. Lucas. Those speaking in support of the new system were: Mrs. Maree Calcote, 5615 Duff; Mr. Ben Alexander, 668 Adams. Mayor Meyers admonished those in attendance for displaying negativeness to non-native Beaumonters working and living in our City. There being no further business, Mayor Meyers called for the Executive Session of City Council to begin. Y EXCERPT FROM CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP SESSION HELD JANUARY 5, 1988 COUNCILMAN COKINOS: I have several questions I 'd like to ask. How much are one of these trucks going to cost? You may have already answered but I 've got some figures here that I 'd like to verify. CITY MANAGER: Councilman, if you'd look at the handout entitled "Refuse Truck and Body Specifications" on the second page we have quoted for you - we are not prepared to recommend it, but this is, at least first blush, the low bid price of $97,619. 00. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Right. Okay, now, the original order for the City is going to 11 trucks? . . . automated trucks? CITY t..ZANAGER: . ,;That' s right. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: How many of these trucks are we going to buy totally for this project? CITY MANAGER: 11 trucks. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Totally? We' re not going to buy any more? We don't need 20 or 30 at one time? CITY MANAGER: I ' ll ask Mr. Warner or Mr. Labrie. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TOM WARNER: I ' ll say . . . we are purchasing 11 trucks. We currently have 2 in stock. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Okay, so that makes a total of 13. MR. WARNER: Yes, sir. e EXCERPT FROM CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP SESSION HELD JANUARY 5, 1988 Page 2 COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Okay, are we going to buy any more of these trucks for this project, totally? MR. WARNER: The only time we would buy trucks if the program was expanded, we got a bigger customer base than what we could handle. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: So there ' s a possibility that this . . . . . . MR. WARNER: Well, that possibility exists whether we buy a sideloader or not, if the routes become . . . the customer base becomes larger, there is a potential that we would have to buy more. CITY MANAGER: If our population increases, we' ll have to buy more trucks. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: And, if your population decreases? CITY MANAGER: Then, we' ll start cutting routes. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Okay. That' s . . . that's . . . that' s an unknown item, there, whether the population increases or decreases, right? CITY MANAGER: Well, I think it' s going to be pretty stable; but you're right, it' s an unknown. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: So, right now, the projected figure is 13 total trucks. You are nut going to come back to this City Council and says, "well, we underestimated, we need 7 more trucks or . . . to that? EXCERPT FROM CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP SESSION HELD JANUARY 5 , 1988 Page 3 CITY MANAGER: No, 13 trucks are going to cover the route. That includes a backup unit. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Well, what confuses me is Lake Charles has 20 trucks for a population of 50,000 people. You mean, here we are 120,000 population, that we are only going to have 13 total trucks. CITY MANAGER: I 'd like to ask Mr. Warner to maybe answer that by telling you how many routes we have now compared to Lake Charles. MR. WARNER: Okay, I 'd like to first of all say, if you will look on the . . . there was a survey that we conducted of people that currently have the automated system, when we called Lake Charles, they stated that they had 10 automated units. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Well, it' s my understanding they have 20. CITY MANAGER: You should have a handout that shows the number in their fleet. MR. WARNER: The survey of Rapid Rail users, Lake Charles indicated that they have 10 automated units. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Okay, let' s use your figures. They have 10 for a population of 50,000 and here we are 120,000 and you are only saying that we are only going to have 13 total trucks to satisfy 120 ,000 people. MR. WARNER: Councilman, we have a population of 120,000 people . . . COUNCILMAN COKINOS: I know it. Y EXCERPT FROM CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP °SESSION HELD JANUARY 5, 1988 Page 4 MR. WARNER: . . . but we only have 32,000 accounts. . . . COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Okay, MR. WARNER: so I don' t know how many accounts Lake Charles has, but we only have 32, 000 accounts. CITY MANAGER: 32,000 divided by how many routes equals how many homes on a route? COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Could you give me that figure? MR. WARNER: Currently we have 36 routes which . . . then, under the automated system we would have 11 routes. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: To cover totally the City? MR. WARNER: Yes, sir. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Who are the manufacturers of this . . . I heard the manufacturer but I didn' t . . . who are they? CITY MANAGER: John. . .do you want to answer it, John? MR. JOHN LABRIE, FLEET MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR: Are you addressing the body or the truck? COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Well, where are we going to get the trucks from? MR. LABRIE: We had bids submitted from Peterbilt of Dallas and Smart' s Truck and Trailer of Beaumont. Y EXCERPT FROM CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP SESSION HELD JANUARY 5, 1988 Page 5 COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Well, how about the body? MR. LABRIE: The body . . . both vendors proposed a body from Phoenix, Arizona, Rapid Rail which is the body we are currently using in our pilot program. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Aren't you getting one from Ogden, Utah and one from West Virginia? MR. LABRIE: White Trucks . . . the White Truck plant is in Ogden, Utah, but the decision on who is going to get the bid has not been determined yet. The bids are still under review. Smart' s Truck and Trailer did bid a White Truck. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Okay, the truck . . . it' s my undertanding that the truck itself is either going to come from West Virginia or Ogden, Utah. MR. LABRIE: I 'm not sure where Peterbilt is. Maybe they are West Virginia, I don' t know. White is Ogden, Utah, though. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Okay. Now, we have a White agency here in Beaumont, have we not? MR. LABRIE: Yes, Smart' s Truck and Trailer. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: What . . . did they bid? MR. LABRIE: Yes. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: How successful were they? MR. LABRIE: Their bid was $8,400 higher than the Peterbilt truck. Y EXCERPT FROM CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP SESSION HELD JANUARY 5, 1988 Page 6 COUNCILMAN COKINOS: From West Virginia? MR. LABRIE: The dealer that bid is from Dallas. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Dallas. Well, will you need some specialized personnel for maintenances on these trucks? MR. LABRIE: No, sir COUNCILMAN COKINOS: The people that we have hired now will be able to take care of the arms in case they break down and so forth . . . the people in Fleet Maintenance? MR. LABRIE• Yes, sir. The actual operation of the mechanism is not that much different from what we've got now. It's electrical, air and hydraulics. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Okay. I have . . . how can you say it' s cost effective . . . say, for instance, you go from 700 Calder to the Freeway on the north side to pick up the garbage, right? The containers? All right, when you hit the Freeway, the route comes back south on Calder. How could you say that' s cost effective when you have to double back? CITY MANAGER Well, I think, Mr. Labrie wouldn't be the one to answer that. I ' ll ask either Tom or somebody on your staff to answer that question. MR. WARNER: As part of evaluating the new system, we will have to make route modifications. We are traveling, like you said, up one side of the street and turning around and coming back. We are basically making two trips and we are during that currently per week with the system that we have now, so, we are making two trips per week with the system we have and we will be making that same number of trips a day with the automated routes. 4 EXCERPT FROM CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP SESSION HELD JANUARY 5, 1988 Page 7 COUNCILMAN COKINOS: So, you are going down one way then you have to double back and come back the same way but on the opposite side of the street. MR. WARNER: Yes, sir. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: How is that cost effective? MR. WARNER: Because we are doing it once a week. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: . . .where now you can get both sides at the same time. MR. WARNER The difference there, Councilman, is that the automated system, we are collecting once a week. Wwith the manual system, we are collecting twice a week. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: What happens if there is car parked in front of your garbage can? MR. WARNER: We will move . . . we will get out of the truck and move the container outside so that it can be picked up. Then, we will also leave a friendly note to the owner that we would request that they would relocate their vehicle or park it a little bit further away from the container. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Will there be a penalty for that? MR. WARNER: No, sir. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: The penalty is that you won' t pick up the garbage. MR. WARNER: No, sir. We will pick up the garbage. CITY MANAGER: No. There' s no penalty. Garbage will be picked up. 4 EXCERPT FROM CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP SESSION HELD JANURY 5, 1988 Page 8 COUNCILMAN COKINOS: So, in the total . . . we are going to get a total of 13 trucks at what amount? CITY MANAGER: The low bid price, assuming that is the one that we recommend to you next Tuesday, is $97,619. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: $97,000 times 13, right? MR. LABRIE: Times 11. CITY MANAGER: Times 11. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Times 11, okay. . . . . . . . . . . . . COUNCILMAN COKINOS: I have a question . . . one more question. What happens on a one-way street. MR. WARNER: We are currently looking at addressing that through either. . . In the downtown area, we have a hand commercial route, so that would take care of predominantly the downtown area and the possibility of extending that hand commercial route out Liberty and Laurel. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Liberty and Laurel. How many other one-way streets you got in the residential areas? MR. WARNER: To my knowledge, we don' t have any other one-way streets in the residential areas. Predominantly, the one-way streets in the downtown area and that Liberty/Laruel Corridor. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: And, you are going to do what with it? Y EXCERPT FROM REGULAR CITY COUNCIL SESSION HELD JANUARY 5, 1988 Page 9 MR. WARNER: We have what we call a hand commercial in which . . . COUNCILMAN COKINOS: What do you mean by hand commercial? MR. WARNER: Where we have a truck with three people that pick up containers in the downtown area where we couldn' t use an automated system because of roof overhangs, power lines, things like that. COUNCILMAN COKINOS: Thank you. END OF EXCERPT.