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From: Phil <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January08, 2022 9:42 AM
To: CityClerk <[email protected]>
Subject: Republic ServicesComment
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Trash pickup in this city asall stopped. Republic Servicesis NOTfulfilling the terms of the franchise agreementwith the city. The franchise agreementshould be cancelledimmediately. Additionally apartment/ condo complexes, businessesand HOA’s should be allowed to chosewho they want for a waste hauler service. Theseother companieslike EDCOand WasteManagementmost likely will provide better service at a cheaperrate. Currently our HOA hasto pay an additional maintenance company to come in and clear overflowing trash only out of the dumpsters which cost us money which is NOTin our budget. Republic Servicesmost likely will not repay the HOAfor their absence and still require us to pay the full amount.
Pleasedo the right thing allow us to choseour own waste hauler service.
Thank You
Philip Ellsworth
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From: Ray Reyes < ray. [email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2022 9: 47 PM
To: CityClerk <CityClerk@chulavistaca. gov>
Subject: Republic Services Workers Union Strike
I am a Chula Vista resident who has been impacted by the long running strike of the Republic Services trash collectors. We wish to have this email provided to the Mayor and City Council for their attention and action.
Along with most residents which includes my family of eleven voting adults, not to mention many neighbors who feel the same, we are extremely disappointed and angered by the lack of information and resolution that we, the paying/ taxpaying customers and voting residents expect from all sides of this fiasco.
All we have received are standard lip service and political statements such as " we understand your frustration" and " we are working hard to resolve the issue". Both Republic Services and the Chula Vista City government told residents of a stop gap measure that we can bring our trash and recycling directly to the dump, while we are also expected to keep paying for the services that we do not get.
We were told that a federal representative was involved in the negotiations, yet there is no information or transparency on what issues were discussed and if any were resolved. The lack of information/ transparency on the negotiations is just giving the appearance that special interests and political motivations are driving these negotiations nowhere, at the expense of the paying residents and businesses.
What kind of contract does the city of Chula Vista have with Republic Services? What did the Chula Vista government put in the services agreement when it chose Republic Services for this monopoly, that would protect the city from an extended work stoppage by this company? Are there any provisions such as fines/ monetary penalties for non performance) that would incentivize this company to act in good faith and mitigate this health crisis? It seems to most observers that both the Teamsters Union and Republic Services are not negotiating in good faith, but rather in "all or nothing" fashion. The city seems powerless or not inclined to exert the maximum legal pressure needed to resolve this health crisis; as if COVID - 19 is not horrific enough for all to bear.
How is it that in Orange County who had to deal with the same problem involving Republic Services and the Teamsters Union in the cities of Huntington Beach and Anaheim were able to get the services resumed. Did anyone from the Chula Vista government even reach out to the parties involved to learn how to apply the same methods to solve our problem here? Never mind the excuse that it would not apply because it' s " apple and oranges". The fact is, those two cities had a government that knew how to influence/ motivate both parties to get it done, or " else". At this point, most residents here believe the two sides are acting like they do not have anything to lose by standing firm during the negotiations. The federal agent came and went without any resolution. IT IS HIGH TIME FOR THE CITY GOVERNMENT TO
ACT AND RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND STOP ABUSING ITS VOTERS AND PAYING CUSTOMERS/ TAXPAYERS!!
SINCERELY,
APOLINARIO REYES
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From: JuliePeck <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January10, 2022 10:30 AM
To: CityClerk <[email protected]>
Subject: Public comment at meeting
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I would Ask we end Republicsmonopoly on our city Many elderly Are beinggougedGiveus the option of EdcoEnoughis enoughRepublic RaisedfeesagainThanks JuliePeck Item 8.1
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From: webmaster@chulavistaca. gov < webmaster@chulavistaca. gov> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 10: 59 PM
To: CityClerk <CityClerk@chulavistaca. gov>
Subject: City of Chula Vista: City Clerk Contact Us - Web Notification A new entry to a form/ survey has been submitted.
Form Name: City Clerk
Date & Time: 12/29/ 2021 10: 58 PM
Response #: 647
Submitter ID: 101785
IP address: 68. 7.3. 197
Time to complete: 11 min. , 13 sec.
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To the Mayor of Chula Vista and City Council Members,
I urge you to support the Republic staking workers and put pressure on Republic to support their demands. The city has a contract with Republic but it is not satisfactory that the City makes sure tras h is picked up by scabs during the strike. Instead City of Chula Vista officials should put pressure on Republic to make sure that their contract workers come back to work as soon as possible with their demands met.
These workers are members of our own community, they are mostly Latino men from working class backgrounds, many are immigrants. If City officials care about their community, both in regards to sanitation and health, which these workers ensure, but also in regards to justice, good working conditi ons, and economic opportunities, then City officials must step up and support the demands of these workers! Thank you,
City of Chula Vista
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