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Chair DeBenedet noted inclusion of a sample model analysis from Ms. Bloom of <br /> the software under development and entitled, "Impacts of Heavy Trucks on <br /> Pavements— Sample Analysis" determining Impacts of Heavy Trucks on <br /> Pavements (W. James Wilde for the MN Local Road Research Board). Mr. <br /> Schwartz noted that the software was still being tested, and Roseville-specific <br /> data had yet to be entered, with this model showing various scenarios and <br /> segments. When the software tool is ready for general consumption, Mr. Schwartz <br /> advised that you could load your own street segment data from the City's <br /> Pavement Management Program (PMP) and cost predictions to receive a <br /> percentage of life for those segments, based on type of street, type of soil, length <br /> of the segment being considered, land use, roadway length and width, and other <br /> criteria. Chair DeBenedet noted that it was a given among engineers and those <br /> working in the street construction industry, based on their expertise, that heavy <br /> trucks damage streets over a period of time. <br /> Chair DeBenedet reviewed the Commission's initial rationale in reviewing private <br /> versus organized garbage collection in Roseville, and past citizen studies at the <br /> request of the City Council (e.g. 1970 study and recommendation to implement <br /> recycling and organized garbage collection). <br /> Discussion included safety concerns being addressed with fewer vehicles using a <br /> roadway; residential survey responses to a June 19, 2009 community survey <br /> specific to garbage collection; accuracy of the information provided to the public <br /> and to the Commission by haulers and their associations; bottom line costs for <br /> Roseville residents as a major focus and area of concern, and the consistency of <br /> the pricing from one resident to another city-wide and among independent <br /> haulers. <br /> Member Felice noted the high percentage of Roseville residents also concerned <br /> and seeking assurances on the destination of trash collected from them <br /> individually and throughout the broader community, as well as future <br /> ramifications based on the actual destination (e.g. landfills versus resource <br /> recovery facilities). <br /> Chair DeBenedet concurred, noting his observation that a fair amount of trash <br /> currently being collected in Roseville ends up in Wisconsin landfills; and <br /> questioned that procedure, as well as how Wisconsin residents feel about <br /> Minnesota's trash coming into their state for disposal. While state governments <br /> could not prohibit trash haulers going across state lines at this time, Chair <br /> DeBenedet noted the negatives of communities on the receiving end of that <br /> process. Chair DeBenedet concurred that a significant percentage of Roseville <br /> residents (e.g. 90% in one survey) wanted their garbage handled in an <br /> environmentally-friendly way. <br /> Further discussion ensued regarding survey results included in the PDF portion of <br /> the packet materials and ratings by residents in their current garbage service, and <br /> Page 4 of 17 <br />