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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 24, 2014 Page 20 Councilmember Laliberte opined that this question had been discussed at length at the February 10, 2014 City Council meeting, with the intent being not to educate people on the survey(e.g. organized hauling versus the current open method) ver- sus simply asking the question. Therefore, Councilmember Laliberte expressed her surprise to see it still included, suggesting additional discussion may be indi- cated. Councilmember Etten opined that the extensive education pieces had been re- moved, but that the question still provided a basic understanding for the public, while the objectionable portion had been removed (e.g. unified system), serving to get rid of those persuasive portions and providing three options of how a program could be set up and which would be most preferred by the respondent, and provid- ing sufficient information for them to make an informed decision. Councilmember Willmus opined that he was looking for the question to be word- ed similarly to other communities (e.g. surveys for the Cities of Shoreview or Fridley) to allow a comparison. Councilmember Willmus further opined that he had no problem with the lead-in as long as it was accurate, but he didn't feel Question 82 was accurate, since communities don't have one of three systems un- der current law, only two options (Open or Municipally-organized systems). If the question proceeds, Councilmember Willmus opined that there were many oth- er options for municipal collection, included that used by the City of Minneapolis where they didn't contract for the service but provided it themselves. Coun- cilmember Willmus clarified that, from his perspective, the question should be, "Do you want an open or municipal collection system?" and then that would pro- vide consistency with the surveys of Fridley and Shoreview. Councilmember McGehee stated that she didn't agree with that, since no consid- eration had ever been given for a municipal system similar to that of the City of Minneapolis. Councilmember Willmus duly noted that; however, he noted that the statement indicating that there are three systems available, as stated and without providing other variables, was inaccurate, and the City was choosing to highlight only two of them under the municipally controlled side. Mayor Roe opined that the question, as written, simplifies things, while giving them something to choose from. Councilmember Willmus opined that the core question for the resident was whether they wanted to remain on the open system or have the city organize col- lections. Mayor Roe questioned if a more refined way to address the question would be for one of two systems: an organized system for a single hauler or multiple haulers