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CASE NUMBER: 1304-81 APPLICANT: City of Roseville 6 May 1961 Page 3 1' economics of delivery" for consideration. We have not received any such additional information to date. * 6. We have conducted a survey of other suburban ccmmunities to determine whether or not any action has been taken by such communities to control newspaper deliveryp We surveyed Bloomington, Saint Louis Park, Brooklyn Center, Richfield, Maplewood, West Saint Paul, Arden Hilisr Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, and Shoreview. Each staff person responding indicated no ordinance has been adopted by their community as of this time. The City of Arden Hills indicated that they were waiting to see what happened in Roseville. 7. other considerations discussed at the meeting included the observation on part of the paper representatives that people like having the paper placed in a tube because it is kept dry. It was also noted that, if possible, they would prefer having a dry paper at their door rather than having to get dressed (in the morning particularly) - and walk out through the ice and snow (possibly) to get the paper in the tube at the street. The newspaper representatives indicated that delivering the paper to the door through the use of motorized carriers would be expensive and impractical. It is a known fact, however, that in many parts of Minneapolis that is precisely the way the newspapers are delivered. The representative for the Star-Tribune noted that-such delivery is more practical where a greater number of " residences in a single block are taking the paper. Thus it is a question of density relating to the delivery system. In the overall, it appears that basically the problem is one of cost of delivery. It would seem possible that if a newspapers were to offer better pay to younger carriers, that they could then become competitive with other part-time jobs and seek the carriers they need. It appears possible, too, that the delivery could be done by motorized carrier, but still delivered to the door offering the best service with no undesirable aesthetic impact on the street scene. This too is a matter of economics, it would appear. We suggest that the Planning Corm Ission and Council question the newspaper representatives regarding the cost of delivery systems so as to evaluate the legitamacy of their claims, relating to the delivery of papers to the door, without the newspaper tubes, it really making no difference as to whether or not the carrier arrtves by motor, bicycle, or oii foot. Such a delivery systein requi.res no coordini-it-Jon between various papors or with property owners which would have to Iw. t-he c-L-ise if a single box solution were evolved. Though there appear to he no re -qtri,ctivo Ord itu)ricor on the book-', Z; in t 11 e area at present, we sliqurlst at-- 5ome 1)oir7 t- iii tlie future wjjc-_-n r-111 clel 1 very Is done by motorized carrier using iiid-1vidiii-il hibf"-s with the, j--N_ij)Pr_q nJUne on it (in bright yellow or orance) that thc,.% ,-ipl ica ra nce of such a multiplicity of tubes is rjoinq to he dcimaq�nq t.c.) the aesthetic environment We received the attached letter from t-.he SLar ni-i 5 May 3 981.