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Member Lenz noted a past experience in her neighborhood when their road was reconstructed and the neighborhood got together to choose mailboxes for a coordinated look, which didn't work out well. Member Seigler opined this may prove a good option for a cul-de-sac, since this would create the need for only one versus many trucks. Member Heimerl, having not realistically understood or agreed with the potential benefits, expressed his appreciation that they were now removed. Member Heimerl opined that anything posted as a guide should be as generic as possible, and if proven successful in other communities, word would spread. Member Heimerl noted that the City was proposing to post something that may be an untried procedure and in the end, they may not be able to organize their neighbors, and therefore anything posted by the City needed to remain generic. Member Heimerl suggested the initial language should include wording that this is something other communities have used, and residents are welcome to try it, but the City was not promoting or endorsing one way or the other. In preparation for this discussion, Member Wozniak advised that he had spoken with a colleague of his at Ramsey County, serving as a health educator with the County's Environmental Health Department, working specifically with cities on garbage issues. Member Wozniak reported that he expressed interest in working with staff to draft something for the June 22, 2015 joint meeting of the PWETC and City Council. Member Wozniak recognized his sense that Chair Stenlund and other PWETC Members may have listened to past organized collection discussions and seen information about haulers of choice. Member Wozniak expressed his personal interest in organized collection; however, he also expressed his lack of interest in forcing anyone down that road, especially with an instrument such as this draft. Member Wozniak opined that the general benefit should be for anyone interested in the single hauler and organized method, which he felt would be eventually beneficial to the entire community no matter which hauler was used, and volunteered his efforts to help make that happen. Mr. Culver asked Member Wozniak how the process and document version he suggested would differ from this guide. Member Wozniak opined that it would vary little, but may provide plainer language as suggested by Member Cihacek. Chair Stenlund questioned if this wouldn't provide a perception that this was a recommendation from Ramsey County. Member Wozniak responded that he did not feel it would, and he didn't think the City Council would appreciate such a view point either. Page 14 of 19