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Regular City Council MeetingMinutes City Hall Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Monday, June 15,2015 1.Roll Call Mayor Roecalled the meeting to order at approximately 6:00p.m.Votingand Seating Order:Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee, and Roe.City Manager Patrick Trudgeon and City Attorney Mark Gaughan werealso present. 2.Pledge of Allegiance 3.Approve Agenda McGeheemoved, Ettenseconded approval of the agenda aspresented. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee, and Roe. Nays: None. 4.Public Comment Mayor Roecalled for public comment by members of the audience on any non-agenda items. a.John Kysylyczyn, 3083 Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn spoke in response to public comments made at the June 8, 2015 City Councilmeeting related to organized trash collection. Mr. Kysylyczyn addressed the alleged misinformation provided as part of those comments; opining that it was unfor- tunate for a handful to resort to misinformation or a lack of accurate data in order to support their viewpoint. From his perspective Mr. Kysylyczyn reviewed previously attempted legislation and subsequent adoption of the current bipartisan legislation adopted allowing a process for local government to pursue organized trash collection being mindful of the interests of all parties. Mr. Kysylyczyn further addressed information provided by a citizen showing cost comparisons for the City of Maplewood, pointing out his understanding of the meth- odology of that survey and lack of scientific administration in those results, and there- fore not accurately supporting the comparison data. Mr. Kysylyczyn also noted in- formation provided by the statistically accurate survey and similar responses per- formed in the communities of Roseville, Shoreview and Fridley, administered by De- cision Resources, all showing that the public does not support organized trash collec- tion or not having a choice in selecting their trash haulers. Mr. Kysylyczyn cautioned the City Council, when information is brought forward to them, that they challenge those presenting the data to share all information accurately before the City Council comes to any conclusions on an issue.