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City of R4SEVII AMinnesota,USA Regular City Council Meeting Minutes City Hall Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Monday, December 2, 2019 1. Roll Call Mayor Roe called the meeting to order at approximately 6:20 p.m. Voting and Seating Order: Willmus, Laliberte, Groff, Etten and Roe. City Manager Patrick Trudgeon and City Attorney Mark Gaughan were also present. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Approve Agenda Groff moved, Etten seconded, approval of the agenda as presented. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, Groff and Roe. Nays: None. 4. Public Comment Mayor Roe called for public comment by members of the audience on any non-agenda items. Ms. Sherry Hood, President of League of Women Voters of the Roseville Area Ms. Hood indicated she was at the meeting because of recent election results from the City of St. Paul. The citizens of St. Paul, on Tuesday, November 5th, overwhelmingly voted for organized trash hauling in their city. She brings this to the Council's attention because the majority of the citizens of St. Paul support the logic behind this concept but because the citizens want to support efforts to try to halt the progression of the crisis of this lifetime, especially of our children and grandchildren, which is climate change. Air pollution that is caused by many factors but especially fossil fuels which includes gas sta- tion and natural gas for heating homes. Thirty-five years ago, in 1985 the Roseville League of Women Voters, conducted a thorough study on organized trash hauling in Ro- seville. Since 1985 Little Canada and Maplewood have instituted organized trash haul- ing. Today the prices for each household in Little Canada is for a thirty-gallon container costs $9.27 per month and a sixty-gallon container costs $11.51 per month. The City of Maplewood has signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract with one hauler after a com- petitive bidding process. The citizens of Maplewood have saved close to $1.6 million dollars per year since the first contract. Ms. Hood explained on the subject of neighboring cities around Roseville, St. Anthony signed a contract in 2014 and has two haulers, each covering a part of the city. She indi- cated their reasons for supporting organized trash collection is most likely cheaper for everyone than what is currently paid and there is no need to shop for a hauler. One gar- bage truck's impact on Roseville's streets is equal to one thousand cars. Six to eight,