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resident could purchase a product that had been produced from plastics collected from Roseville and other communities (e.g. rain barrels, plastic chairs, etc.). In Attachment B, related to clean, quiet collection, Vice Chair Stenlund advised that it was important to him to make sure trucks remained safe, and preferred that they retain back-up alarms as a safety feature; and his idea of clean and quiet was that a truck had good trucks and equipment, not lacking mufflers or noisy, but operational safely. Mr. Schwartz advised that the back-up alarm was a requirement of DOT, and could not be eliminated. Vice Chair Stenlund opined that he wanted the best possible service at the lowest possible price; and opined that this RFP appeared to represent that desire. Vice Chair Stenlund expressed his support of the value added area of additional benefits that the City could not necessarily define or anticipate at this time. Member DeBenedet concurred, opining that he didn't want any "pretend recycling." Further discussion included standard or minimum requirements based on community value discussions; and "frequency of service" left at"0" for values, but allowing flexibility for proposals; and ensuring that if a vendor defaulted the City could void that contract and enter into a contract with another vendor. Public Comment Kathy Klink, Resident at 535 Ryan Avenue W In her review of the draft RFP, Ms. Klink questioned if the intent was that the RFP required a vendor to provide carts whether proposing single sort collections or not; and whether there was rationale indicating that carts versus bins making any difference in sorting requirements. As a resident, Ms. Klink stated that she wanted to know that her recycling materials were made into recycled products versus road aggregate that she didn't consider recycling; and recommended requiring vendors to advise the PWETC where they were selling collected materials. Ms. Klink opined that this was a critical element for her as a resident and her trust in the PWETC and City representatives to keep an eye on those markets; and providing assurance to her that they were being recycled; and questioned if vendors would be hesitant to do that reporting in realistic situations. Ms. Kling advocated that, material vendors submit those reporting requirements as part of the RFP process, and specific to the PWETC and City with as much confidentiality as necessary, while also allowing the City to remain confident about their ability to have end markets for materials collected. At the request of Vice Chair Stenlund, Mr. Pratt responded to Ms. Klink's comments and concerns. Page 10 of 15