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garbage, proof of insurance, annual notification to City and customers of rates, separate collec- tion of yard waste and special waste (appliances, furniture, etc.), walk up service, give a choice of three different size containers. Most haulers charge extra for separate collection and for walk up service. Prices are based on the size of the garbage container. Although it's not clear that all haulers are meeting all these requirements. One resident in a focus group of homeowners said he switched garbage haulers because the one he originally had refused to arrange a special pickup of his yard waste. Companies are required to notify the City and customers at least 60 days in advance of any change in rates. Roseville has no rate change notifications on file for the past three years other than changes made when annual rates are filed. However phone calls from residents to City staff following the publishing of hauler rates in the January/February Roseville Wrap suggests custom- ers are being charged a variety of rates not just the rate on file with the City. There is no monitoring to ensure haulers are following the terms of their licensing. Even if the City were to find a company in non-compliance revoking a license would be an unlikely occur- rence because of the ensuing negative reaction from that company's customers. Companies typically bill quarterly. Many bill for the quarter to come. The billing system used by the haulers makes it so that residents are unable to switch haulers mid-quarter and receive a rebate. Effect of Traffic Following the 1991 report Options for Residential Waste Collections and Recycling for Roseville the Council divided the City into five zones. Garbage and recycling service is restricted to a specific day of the week for each zone (see map below). �; ,� � _- i� S C +��` _ �, _ '' _ �dnesday Ili�h��JV i4 - _ Friday j t ouo�. R.wd n �,Na ��C�vI �� r � —� R.MJ l IS �� K� r According to Thor Bank who was chair of the 1991 committee that nday authored the report, the committee recommended the zone system to . restrict garbage and recycling truck traffic to one day a week. Before that haulers could chose the day of � service. Bank said residents did ay �not like garbage trucics driving down their streets four or even five �,��^�� days a week and residents were � concerned about pollution, noise '°<<M�'�°� `,��°�� and safety. Some haulers have complained that going to zones is an unfair restriction on their business. But residents in the focus group said they are quite happy that truck traffic is restricted to one day a week. A minority of residents still has concerns about the amount of truck traffic on their streets. In the 2002 resident survey 22% were concerned about the effect garbage trucks have on air pollution, 41