8.1 Written Communications Received 1_11.pdf — Chula Vista City Council, January 11, 2022

From: Shaun Chamberlin < shaun@integrated- mgmt. com>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2022 5: 53 PM
To: CityClerk < CityClerk@chulavistaca. gov>
Subject: [ SUSPECTED SPAM] Republic Services
Chula Vista City Council
I understand that there is a Labor Dispute with Republic Services. I also understand that REpublic Services has a Guaranteed Contract with the City of Chula Vista, Their striking workers also know that, that is why they chose Chula Vista as a location to strike.

The City needs to allow free enterprise to do its job, drivers can still remain in a union, Republic and its workers can negotiate for better deals, When the workers know that there is no real recourse for their actions, they will continue to push for more.

During these trying times, many of us are still trying to get back to work, Minimum wage is rising, and we are facing inflation rates that we have not seen in 2 decades. Now and especially at the Holidays, their workers choose to strike to push their message and make us as a community suffer. Bonita has free enterprise trash and they are doing fine, if you are a republic customer, you can switch at your leisure, and their rates are also less than we in Chula Vista Pay.

We have all had to make arrangements for our trash services, yet our bills do not reflect the difference, I also have a Republic account on a commercial account in San Diego which has not been picked up, I spoke with them and asked why my bill was not reduced, I was told that when the strike ends they will pick up everything and that I can use their dump for free , so they believe that they will still receive the same amount of trash and are deserving of their fees.

Let' s be honest. Republic is owned by Cascade Investments, which is Owned by Bill Gates. He has the money to fix the problem and if he doesn' t, well I think we should all stop doing business with Republic Services. The Striking Drivers can go apply at Edco or Waste Management as those companies pick up the new accounts and Republic can have a nice day in another city.

We keep getting this Doom and Gloom technique, we need additional sales tax, or the Police and Fire Departments will arrive 30- 45 minutes after you call, because we will lose officers. Now if we don' t pay the Trash Company their demands, we have to handle our own trash, the Workers should have given some warning that a strike was pending and that it would hit at the holidays. During a pandemic allowing trash to pile up and affect every household in a city the size of Chula Vista is not acceptable.

Chula Vista needs to make sure that if this strike ends soon, that when the renewal comes in 2024, that the City must have public hearings and let the people decide if we want to keep this Contract or open the city to free enterprise, let We the People help you make this decision.

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From: John Weekley < john. weekley. 1683752@muster. com> Date: January 10, 2022 at 2: 26: 07 PM PST
To: Andrea Cardenas < acardenas@chulavistaca. gov>
Subject: Help Our Properties with Trash Backlog
Reply- To: john. m. weekley@gmail. com
Dear Council Cardenas,
As a Rental Housing Provider, I am writing to ask the Mayor and Council to take necessary steps to address trash and recycling pick up for all properties in the City of Chula Vista. The City's contracted franchise hauler is unable to address the needs of the community, therefore, the City needs to come up with an equitable solution as soon as possible.

Rental properties throughout Chula Vista are dealing with overly full dumpsters which is leading to resident complaints and in some cases, vermin, and other health issues. While some single family homes have received pick up on their regularly scheduled day, most rental properties have only received sporadic pick up on a day outside of their normal schedule. Many property owners and managers are now paying for costly private haulers to remove waste from their properties to ensure the health and safety of their renters.