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Ms. Berry noted that the 1982 position statement resulted in removing recyclables from landfills; and government support of composting, with community government and individual sites for composting materials. Ms. Berry noted that the LWV 1984 study supported establishment and supervision by the municipality of curbside recycling and source separation, with the City contracting for recycling haulers and variable haulers for individual homeowners for refuse haulers. Ms. Berry noted that this continued to be the position of the LWV through the years anytime discussions were held regarding eliminating composting and in lobbying the City for separate garbage days for each neighborhood rather than five (5) separate collection days. Ms. Berry noted the overwhelming response in 1990 when the first hazardous waste collection in Roseville was held. Ms. Berry noted that she experienced at least eight (8) garbage trucks in her neighborhood on Woodhill, but that she had seen some improvement with a one day/week collection. While the Roseville LWV Chapter has merged with those of other communities (Falcon Heights, Arden Hills, Maplewood and Little Canada), Ms. Berry noted that the LWV had been way ahead of the curve in reviewing this issue; and the Chapter continued to vote annually (majority rule) —unless the issues had been successfully legislated—on whether to keep, drop or update their positions statements, and were willing to lobby on any level to support the organized collection issue. Chair DeBenedet summarized that the LWV had taken and continued to hold in favor of organized trash collection, with Ms. Berry responding affirmatively. Douglas Root, 2468 Hamline Avenue, Roseville Citizens League (RCL) Position Chair DeBenedet noted that he and Member Stenlund had attended the forum on organized trash collection that the RCL had hosted; and welcomed Mr. Root to update the Commission on the RCL's findings from that forum. Mr. Root advised that he had led a working group of the RCL over an approximate 1.5 year period to look at trash collection and a potential forum for citizen input and information to and from those citizens. Mr. Root noted that this process had been deliberate and slow and resulted in a trash collection forum held on September 15, 2011 with approximately eight-five (85) people in attendance. Mr. Root advised that the forum was mediated by a volunteer moderator with invited speakers from a large number of groups, including a representative of the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) to address the legal process for municipalities in considering organized trash collections. Mr. Root noted representatives of other communities (North St. Paul, Little Canada, and Maplewood) were also present to provide their individual community experiences with organized trash collection, providing both the pros and cons. Page 8 of 12