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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,May 4, 2015 Page 2 ing to explore any other ways to get the survey out to the public, including through a gmail address at: bnpreinvent(aigmail.com. Ms. Barsel noted that hous- ing managers were being asked to fill out a health service survey and to encourage their residents to fill out the senior health needs survey. City Manager Trudgeon agreed to make the surveys available for pick-up at City Hall as well; and at the request of Councilmember Laliberte, offered to make the surveys available on NextDoor.com. Ms. Barsel advised that the cover letter provided instructions that the anonymous surveys could also be dropped off in the black utility payment collection box out- side City Hall as well. Ms. Barsel encouraged Councilmembers and residents to utilize any avenues open to get the surveys to Roseville's senior population; noting that other agencies in the Ramsey County Public Health and Human Services Departments were very interested in the results of the Roseville survey. June Stewart,2807 Fernwood Street As President of and representative the Area League of Women Voters (LWV), Ms. Stewart read a written statement of the League expressing their disappoint- ment in the City Council delay in taking action based on a 3/2 vote until results of a community survey could be taken. Ms. Stewart expressed further dismay when the City Council, following the rather confused and slanted survey question, sub- sequently decided at a recent meeting to not pursue organized action and to elimi- nate public discussion of the item at the requested June 8, 2015 City Council meeting. Ms. Stewart noted the support of organized trash collection by the LWV for a va- riety of reasons, and also noted the support of the City's Public Works, Environ- ment and Transportation Commission (PWETC) and their recommendation in their advisory role to the City Council supporting organized trash collection. Ms. Stewart noted that following the PWETC recommendation, the LWV had con- ducted an independent study. Ms. Stewart noted that there were other options that many cities have chosen to take beyond those two provided in the survey question, allowing current haulers to keep their market share and an assigned area of the City. Ms. Stewart opined that the study supported the fact that multiple heavy trucks wore out streets, cost- ing taxpayers more dollars. Ms. Stewart thanked Councilmember McGehee for bringing the topic forward for potential discussion at the June 8, 2015 meeting; and expressed the LWV's shock that the City Council voted to not implement organized trash collection or not to discuss it further, without the benefit of any further public comment and in their