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Regular City Council Minutes - 8/18/03 Page 21 environmentally, whether they used either of the programs themselves; and asked Councilmembers to come to a collective agreement on this issue. Anna Schuller, 350 Minnesota Avenue Ms. Schuller spoke in support of continuing both programs; citing her neighborhood's extensive use of the compost site. Ms. Schuller confessed to distributing one of the flyers, and was not aware of her illegal use of mailboxes, but was simply eager to make the public aware of the possible discontinuation of these programs and encourage their comments to Councilmembers. Ms. Schuller advised that she had researched previous minutes where the programs had been discussed, and opined that, at no time, was discontinuation of the program indicated. Ms. Schuller requested that the Council concur to continue the programs and work out the funding sources in future meetings, but to keep it simple and spread it city-wide. Ernie Willingbring, 832 Lovell Avenue Mr. Willingbring spoke against continuing the leaf collection program, opining that it was the responsibility of residents to dispose of their own waste, at their own expense. Mr. Willingbring expressed support of keeping the compost site open, but eliminating the leaf collection program; and that only those users of the program pay for the program, not all residents. Karen Foster, 675 West County Road C Ms. Foster spoke in support of continuing the compost site, even with a fee. Ms. Foster stated that she didn't use the leaf collection service at this time, but she would participate to keep it from being eliminated as a service available to the community. Mark Sackett, 344 Minnesota Street Mr. Sackett, citing his expertise in holding a degree in horticulture, and designation as a Ramsey County Master Gardener, opined that the Council needed to find a compromise on this issue; that mulching was healthy for the lawn, private haulers were an option, and composting