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<br />RAY: If we go with a plasma arc technology where, basically, we just zap all the solid waste, right, so
<br />it’s a, you know, not as much to deal with handling-wise. But assume it moves to, you know, a much
<br />more elaborate scenario and it’s much more involved, and if we’ve already switched Wastewater over to
<br />the Department of Water, I’m just kind of wondering, you know, which scenario makes more sense,
<br />Wastewater with the Department of Water versus, you know, the separate Environmental Department
<br />that had those two divisions together. I mean, have you ever kind of thought that through? We obviously
<br />haven’t addressed, you know, the solid waste plan, and so, you know, who knows what that’s all going
<br />to entail. So I’m just wondering, is it premature to, you know, make that decision until we have
<br />developed a scenario for what, you know, solid waste is going to, you know, look like, and then maybe
<br />look at that, combining with Wastewater versus the other way? I mean that’s just, you know -.
<br />IRVINE: Need to look at it.
<br />RAY: A question in my mind -.
<br />SANTANGELO: Very good.
<br />RAY: Since she brought up -.
<br />IRVINE: Yeah, really.
<br />RAY: You know, that other possibility, right, you know, of a Department of -, Environmental
<br />Department that dealt with those two divisions. And so I’m not sure which makes sense, but I think we
<br />need to really think that through before we, you know, go in one direction and then two years from now,
<br />you know, we’re back where, you know, some other combination might make more sense. Any
<br />comment on that?
<br />SUMADA: Well, since the Mayor has selected that option to combine Wastewater with Water Supply,
<br />I’m going to have to support that effort. I think -.
<br />SANTANGELO: That’s the real bread and butter issue.
<br />SUMADA: Basically, you can, you know, however you want to make it work. I think it can work either
<br />way. I think right now, the reason the Mayor has chosen that route, is because of this -, the collection of
<br />-.
<br />SANTANGELO: That’s right.
<br />SUMADA: Fees and revenues.
<br />SANTANGELO: Right.
<br />SUMADA: For Water Supply, which has been very difficult. And just even having us on the same
<br />billing so that we can have computers that talk to each other, that’s been a major stumbling block. So
<br />maybe it’s his effort to kind of mandate that it is a coordinated effort.
<br />RAY: Right. I understand. I’m just -, we need to think it through so it’s not premature and then a couple
<br />of years from now we’re looking at, well, gee, it would have made more sense to combine -.
<br />SANTANGELO: That’s right.
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