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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 13, 2015 Page 15 City Council in June that could provide a sufficient timeframe to bring it forward, allowing staff several months to work on it. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Brokke confirmed that the Commission would also be holding their own meeting in June in addition to the joint meeting with the City Council, allowing another opportunity for their review. Councilmember Laliberte agreed to that timeframe, expressing her preference that staff have sufficient time to work on it in a well-thought-out manner to leaving citizens with the perception that the City was going down a road but then not ac- tually doing so. Councilmember Laliberte opined that this would provide a good conversation for the joint meeting. While recognizing the City of Shoreview ordinance was provided as an example, Mayor Roe noted the availability of ordinances from other communities as well, and suggested they be reviewed and their better aspects be used to improve lan- guage for the Roseville ordinance. City Manager Trudgeon duly noted that request. Mayor Roe thanked the public for their participation in this discussion. b. Discuss Leaf Collection Program Mayor Roe recognized soon-to-be-retiring Public Works Director Duane Schwartz, recognizing that this may be his last City Council meeting and there- fore taking the opportunity to thank Mr. Schwartz, on behalf of the community and the City Council for his work and years of service to Roseville in various ca- pacities, as well as his well-researched presentations to the body. As a preliminary to 2016 budget discussions, Mr. Schwartz advised that staff was bringing forward the leaf collection program for consideration and in light of fu- ture CIP equipment needs in 2015 and 2016. Details of the program included in Mr. Schwartz' presentation were provided in March 2015 meeting minutes of the Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission(Attachment A). Mr. Schwartz noted items for discussion by the City Council included the high impact of this limited-use program on existing resources making it difficult to contract a program of this magnitude to a landscape maintenance contractor, the specialty equipment required, and alternatives available for residents. With ex- pectations for hours of labor required given current typical users of the program estimated at between 500 to 600 hours, Mr. Schwartz reviewed other options now available for residents compared to in the past, including backyard composting, mulching mowers, lawn services, hauling to recycling centers, placing curbside for trash hauler pickup, which may be fee-based, or hauling to a Ramsey County yard waste site.