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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 18, 2013 Page 20 City Attorney Gaughan clarified that this motion did not constitute a motion to consider organized collection under state law; with Councilmembers concurring that this was not the intent. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of this process and the survey being done in tandem to avoid repeating, by initiating the process now with the end re- sult well formulated and having no time limit on how long the City Council could think about it before making a decision or at any specified point, but following individual or collective study. Councilmember McGehee suggested charging the PWETC to collect more information, along with information from the February 5, 2014 U of MN-Mankato study; and put a process in place to maximize the amount of information received, which had been initiated tonight with public comment. Councilmember McGehee reiterated her interest in hearing from haulers; and with information obtained through the survey, with the process then more meaningful and leading to an ultimate decision. With concurrence by City Attorney Gaughan, Mayor Roe noted that if the City Council chose to initiate a process as outlined by Councilmember McGehee, it would in fact put the City Council under the 60-day timeframe as addressed by the legislation. Councilmember McGehee opined that the only obligation the City Council had at the end of that 60-day period was to receive, if one was offered, a proposal from haulers licensed in the City of Roseville. City Attorney Gaughan clarified that if the City Council negotiated with a li- censed hauler, it would it would set in motion an obligation for staff to engage with licensed haulers and negotiate with them; that the 60-day process would not be stagnant; and even though the City would be under no obligation to enter into a contract at the end of that 60-day period, they would have to negotiate with them at the staff level. City Attorney Gaughan reiterated his recommendation that the best course of ac- tion for the City was to seek additional information outside the statutory timeframe; and suggested not using that process as an information-gathering tool. McGehee moved an amendment, seconded by Etten, to incorporate the community survey results and February 5, 2014 U of MN-Mankato study re- sults; as well as a request to haulers to supply the City with additional infor- mation that they might deem useful. Councilmember Willmus stated that his primary concern is for Roseville resi- dents, not owners, operators, or licensees. Councilmember Willmus expressed his curiosity in results of the U of MN-Mankato study; but expressed his preference