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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 18, 2013 Page 15 3) Could 2-3 neighbors get together and combine their trash into one container to save money? 4) Is everyone charged on their bill automatically, or is there an opt out or opt in potential? 5) Is there an option for physically handicapped residents — whether temporarily or permanently impaired; and would a walk-up service be provided and how would a resident tie into that? 6) Will a household get credit for vacations or for those who are snowbirds? 7) How will yard waste be handled given the variety of ways currently used by residents with their mulching or composting, or hauling of organic materials beyond trash? 8) If you don't like the single source, how do you make a change? 9) How many complaints does the City have to get before it would take action; and what types of complaints would those be? Regarding overweight trucks and their wear and tear on roadways, Mr. Campbell referenced a local research board study being conducted by MN State - Moor- head; with a presentation scheduled for February, 5, 2014, on what is happening with the size of garbage trucks on City streets. Mr. Campbell opined that everyone liked living in Roseville; but further refer- enced, on a related not, City Code 402.13 outlining that no trash cans shall be on display publically other than on trash day. Mr. Campbell took this opportunity to accentuate this problem, encouraging residents to comply with that code for the benefit of a nice, clean city and allowing residents to take pride in their properties. Harold Ristow, 2356 Top Hill Circle As a Roseville resident for 47 years, Mr. Ristow expressed his support for manda- tory trash pick-up. As a former employee with the City of St. Paul, Mr. Ristow referenced changes over the years and impacts of vehicle traffic on oil-based streets, including comparing frequent trash collection trucks when loaded with in- frequent fire engine or emergency vehicles. Using his cul-de-sac neighborhood as an example, Mr. Ristow noted that the neighbors had gone with one trash collec- tor for their circle, and they had saved on number of trash vehicle traffic as well as costs for service. While recognizing some of the narrow remarks heard tonight, Mr. Ristow asked that the City Council look at all aspects of the program and make a fair decision; and referenced the City of Blaine as an example of a community using organized trash collection and not paying more. Mark Anderson, 2453 Cohanssey Street As a property owner in Roseville as well as in Minneapolis, Mr. Anderson spoke to the concern with government monopolies creating pricing that is more expen- sive in the long-term; with his findings that Roseville's pricing was currently bet-