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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 18, 2013 Page 14 Mr. Maschka opined that, the critical issue was to understand the industry on a global level, and with only two (2) major haulers nationwide, the situation could become exactly as Mr. Olson addressed earlier in tonight's meeting; that the City could easily end up with only 2-3 carriers due to those national groups having the ability to buy out other independent carriers, and opined that they would do so. Mr. Maschka opined that the role of government was not to create monopolies or dance with gorillas; and referenced the cable television industry as an example of such a model done when he served on the City Council; negating his ability to go with any other cable providers, even though some options were now possible through other venues. Mr. Maschka opined that the economics of this would not work long-term, and will cause an eventual price increase. While agreeing with safety concerns, Mr. Maschka opined that life is dangerous and uncertain, but it was not the role of government. Regarding pollution, Mr. Maschka noted that haulers were moving to natural gas trucks for their own economies, and reducing their carbon foot- prints; with those vehicles able to operate more economically, for longer periods and using a dependable source of fuel. Regarding wear and tear on streets, Mr. Maschka opined that streets were built to handle these types of vehicles. Mr. Maschka opined that his seemed to be just one more step in incrementally giving up our freedoms, and he was growing sick and tired of it. Even though he didn't really care who his garbage hauler was, Mr. Maschka opined that it was the principle of it and his opposition to having more of those freedoms taken away. Donna Peterson 2436 N Pascal As a 30-year resident of Roseville, and having originated from a small town and experienced in working on environmental issues including landfill pollution of other property, Ms. Peterson spoke in support of organized trash collection. Ms. Peterson stated one of her underlying concerns was in determining where that trash ended up, whether at a collection center, or elsewhere; and opined that it was vitally important to be aware of that and the consequences if it was not going to a resource recovery center. Tom Campbell- 976 Transit Avenue No matter which decision the City Council chose, Mr. Campbell asked that they address and provide subsequent responses to several issues. 1) Given the elderly and single member households in Roseville, and continuing growth of the older society, how much less or more trash do they generate than a typical family household; and are there any opportunities for an every- other-week pick-up for them versus every week pick-up? 2) Regarding different sized containers, does everyone pay the same price or is there a better rate for smaller containers?