for the record, my name is linda magellan. i am here as a residence and consumer of recology services. there is much to recommend recology for the award of this contract. the list is long. you have heard some of them. the longstanding relationship with the city. that helped introduce the 3-bin concept, which has been very effective. it is an employee-owned business. this is a very green proposal. above all, as angela said earlier, they have demonstrated again and again their support for the community through philanthropic efforts. we're very proud to be partners in grime reduction with them. we hope you will move this forward with a recommendation to approve. thank you. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good afternoon, members of the committee. continuing this discussion is a very important item. i am opposed to the proposed relocation of the recology transfer station to austin road. my concern is that recology has not offered a blanket assurance against contamination of earth, water, and air. as you know, sewage sludge is a permi