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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 20, 2014 Page 19 Public Works Director Schwartz advised that the City could walk away at that point if the results of the consortium were found insufficient, and end discussion or move down another path toward organizing collection. City Attorney Gaughan responded that there was a clear process to be followed in accordance with state law, but by initiating the process it did not mean that the City had to consummate the contract with existing haulers, with the community committee portion of the law coming into play to review options, with one of those options being to maintain the status quo with no penalty. However, Mr. Gaughan noted that the City was required to negotiate in good faith, and that the process would require a commitment of staff time and resources, obligating staff time devoted to engage in those negotiations and City Council obligation to take a good faith look at any proposals as it engaged in that process. Councilmember Etten suggested, as part of making a plan for organics, the review could take place at the consortium level to define where the refuse goes, in addi- tion to road impacts and wrapping into overall benefits to the City. Councilmem- ber Etten noted that the City of Edina already did organic collection, and there was no reason the City of Roseville should not make a plan going forward, most likely through garbage versus recycling collection services Councilmember McGehee concurred with Councilmember Etten's premise, and expressed her interest in receiving more information at a subsequent meeting and a decision at that time as to whether or not to move forward with organized col- lection. Mayor Roe opined that the community survey language may not clearly reflect the City's intended language as negotiated, and didn't actually limit the choice to a specific hauler as worded,but thought the discussion was for a hauler or haulers. Mayor Roe asked for a follow-up on that language, and whether that may have af- fected the outcome of responses. Mayor Roe opined that if the language was as presented in the staff report versus his recollection and excerpt of the meeting minutes discussion, then there was a problem. City Manager Trudgeon noted that the opening paragraph provided a background. Councilmember McGehee noted her objection to the wording when it was dis- cussed. Mayor Roe asked staff to follow-up and provide clarification for the City Council on the actual language requested by the City Council and how it compared to the survey language used. From his personal point of view, Mayor Roe stated that one thing he liked about organized collection was in knowing where the trash ended up, that it was deliv-