<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div>The business can charge whatever it sees fit, it must be at least 10 cents, but it gets to keep the money, and rather than becoming a cost (for bags to give away with each sale) it can become a profit item. greg</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> Coryndon Luxmoore <<a href="mailto:coryndon@luxmoore.com">coryndon@luxmoore.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 7:08 AM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> Greg Gerritt <<a href="mailto:gerritt@mindspring.com">gerritt@mindspring.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc: </span> Summit Neighborhood <<a href="mailto:Summit@sna.providence.ri.us">Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [Summit] FW: [Providence City Council set to consider disposable bag reduction ordinance THIS THURSDAY.<br></div><div><br></div>How does a having to collect a 10¢ fee reduce business costs especially after forcing retailers to offer more expensive bags?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 2:58 PM Greg Gerritt <<a href="mailto:gerritt@mindspring.com">gerritt@mindspring.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div><br></div><span id="m_-2299464324473996832OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><font face="tahoma" size="2"><p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-family:tahoma;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:10pt;word-wrap:break-word"> </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-family:tahoma;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:10pt;word-wrap:break-word">The Providence City Council is strongly considering the passage of a bill that would ban the distribution of single-use plastic bags and place a fee of at least 10 cents on paper and thicker reusable plastic bags. </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-family:tahoma;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:10pt;word-wrap:break-word"> </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-family:tahoma;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:10pt;word-wrap:break-word">As we know, litter and plastic pollution are closely tied with the stormwater, community greening, and climate issues on which many of us work. </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-family:tahoma;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:10pt;word-wrap:break-word"> </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-family:tahoma;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:10pt;word-wrap:break-word">The city council's ordinance committee will be considering this ordinance<span> </span><strong>THIS THURSDAY, February 22</strong>, at<span> </span><strong>5:30 pm</strong><span> </span>at City Hall. </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-family:tahoma;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:10pt;word-wrap:break-word"> </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-family:tahoma;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:10pt;word-wrap:break-word">If you are a<span> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline">Providence resident</span><span> </span>or work for a <span style="text-decoration:underline">Providence-based or statewide organization</span>, we could use your help!</p><ol style="color:#000000;font-family:tahoma;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><li style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:10pt">Please share<span> </span><a style="color:#0066cc;text-decoration:none;outline:none;font-size:10pt" title="This external link will open in a new window" href="https://www.facebook.com/CleanWaterActionRI/posts/1874405759244937?notif_id=1519153900705658¬if_t=page_post_reaction&ref=notif" target="_blank">our Facebook action alert</a><span style="font-size:10pt;display:inline!important"><span> </span>on your personal and organizational pages.</span></li><li style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:10pt">If you are willing to show up to provide testimony OR would like to submit written testimony (that I am happy to compile and turn in on your behalf), please<span> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline">email me directly</span><span style="font-size:10pt;display:inline!important"><span> </span>(don't replay to the whole group!). I have some fact sheets/talking points available that you can use. </span></li><li style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:10pt">If you know any small businesses in the city that might be supportive (this bill actually reduces costs for local businesses) please let me know - the city council wants to hear from the business community as well. </li></ol><p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-family:tahoma;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:10pt;word-wrap:break-word">Thank you all for your support - please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, concerns or offers to help out that you may have! </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-family:tahoma;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:10pt;word-wrap:break-word"> </p><p style="margin:0;padding:0;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-family:tahoma;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:10pt;word-wrap:break-word">Best,</p><p 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