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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 10, 2023 Page 5 Chair Ficek thought the next topic could go in a different number of ways and is a relevant topic that really has not been explored. Those were just initial thoughts of where it could go. He asked the City Council regarding organized waste collection and if the Commission should look at this item again. Mayor Roe explained that the last time the Council looked at that,it was determined at that time it was not a ripe issue in the community and that was kind of a quote from the survey provider at the time of the last community survey. He did not think a survey had been done since, so he did not know if the City knew where the public stood on that issue. From his perspective, he was not sure he wanted to initiate a conversation on that topic until there is some input from the community through another survey. Councilmember Etten explained when the Council looked at this in 2021,it was the middle of COVID and was a hard time to reach out. The survey actually showed a dramatic reduction in support for organized hauling at that time. But, the addition of the waste facility that is shared with Washington and Ramsey Counties significantly has improved what is happening to the waste so for that reason, those things have not changed and he would not be ready to jump into it at this point. Councilmember Groff explained he brought it up last time and it was not an easy lift, so he did not think there were the votes at the Council level to have the Commission look into that item again. Chair Ficek asked the City Council if there is a need to look at regulating small electric motor vehicles, such as scooters. He did not know if there was a problem to solve regarding this. Councilmember Etten did not think, at this point, it was a big deal. Councilmember Groff explained he has not seen any issues in the City. Commissioner Mueller explained there was talk on the Commission about rentable scooters and maybe discuss the possibility of those coming to the City and having regulations before that happened. Councilmember Schroeder thanked Commissioner Mueller for specifying that because she would not want the City regulating mobility scooters. Mayor Roe indicated it was early in the adoption of those business models and it did not seem like the City was getting a lot of those in Roseville to the extent of them being left in the City. Until there is more of an issue, he was not sure that needed to be looked at. He noted Councilmember Strahan had said in her notes that was not something she was in favor of taking a look at.