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twenty (20) communities choosing to say "no" to organized collection, their <br />rationale may have been based on the 1991 legislation, lobbied for by waste <br />hauler associations, passed and the many complex steps in moving toward <br />organized collection, making it difficult for many communities to work through. <br />Mr. Toogood noted that current legislators had expressed their willingness to look <br />at the 1991 legislation and make it less complex and /or costly for cities to <br />implement. <br />Mr. Toogood opined that in the current economy, if cities and their citizens could <br />cut their costs as well as reduce maintenance of roa ys, it was worthwhile to <br />look at organized collection. <br />Mr. Stolt noted that, when the City of Coon Rapids was considering organized <br />collection, they talked to the Peter Built truck builder, and the number of truck <br />firms who purchased chassis similar to those of garbage trucks, with Peter Built <br />estimating over 200 firms. Mr. Stolt opined that there were ways to remedy <br />haulers through license fees; addressing better loading of the vehicles; and using <br />ESAL tools to address how each hauler ran their routes and attempting to achieve <br />efficiencies through those methods. Mr. Stolt noted that how the equipment was <br />Page 11 of 12 <br />