by antonia kelly, here in support of the port -- i am tony kelly, here in support of the port. this discussion did not even begin until you start this process last time. keeping that conversation going does not serve the interest of recology. farthest away from the water, the discussions today. if you want to guarantee an increase in rates, a move forward today. why? we do not know the full cost. if you have one contract, even if we have competition in the rest of the franchise, there is a fixed cost over here with no competition. it becomes a lever for the rest of the process. especially on competing companies. in speaking more about competition and the department of the environment, this is from page 7. at the bottom, staff indicated that having a long-term relationship is an appropriate alternative to a competitive process. this is an abdication of the public interest. even when found none of it -- not effective, they get a substantial amount of funding from recology. they have already said i am clear black and white, they do not need competitive bidding. they work to mainta