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Commissioner Stenlund opined that this is not about saving as much as it <br />is about the City's ability to fully-maintain their roads, given the limited <br />funds available for investment. <br />Further discussion included wear and tear of residential roads from truck <br />traffic versus normal freeze/thaw and any data that would be applicable, <br />but limited availability of that information due to street designs based on <br />traffic levels (low versus high volumes); and whether cost differentials <br />could be outlined based on low versus high traffic volume and <br />reconstruction costs. <br />Bob Willmus <br />Mr. Willmus, speaking as an individual citizen, commended the PWET <br />Commission for looking at this option, opining that the number of garbage <br />trucks on city streets on a daily basis was excessive. Mr. Willmus, <br />however, opined that if considering a change, the PWET Commission not <br />consider a zone system, but go to asingle-provider system. Mr. Willmus <br />reviewed his rationale for this request, opining that having 9,000 homes <br />provided a much better bidding position than just a specific area, and <br />would prove more saleable to the general public in having acity-wide bid <br />process rather than defining zones. Mr. Willmus further opined that, if <br />there was a resident experienced a problem with their specific hauler, they <br />had no options. Mr. Willmus provided an example of a property in Blaine, <br />MN with comparisons for asingle-hauler system with 40% less rates than <br />those of Roseville. Mr. Willmus opined that single hauler rates would be <br />significantly less than an average homeowner would experience in a multi- <br />hauler city; in addition to the cost savings for the City's infrastructure, and <br />ultimately its taxpayers. Mr. Willmus further opined that, based on just <br />the advantages to the City's PMP, it was a good route to go. Mr. Willmus <br />suggested that the PWET Commission and staff review those other <br />metropolitan cities using asingle-hauler system and their programs. Mr. <br />Willmus recognized that the biggest obstacle would be people speaking to <br />competition and their freedom of choice; however, opined that by bidding <br />out the services periodically, the city would be demonstrating that they <br />were in a stronger position city-wide than as individual residents maybe. <br />Additional discussion included the City's provision of water, sewer and <br />snow plowing services without free market competition; consensus to <br />review those other metropolitan communities with successful programs; <br />impacts of recent hauler legislation and lobbying; and the need to have <br />data available and provable for public consumption. <br />Commissioners noted that there had been past criticism on the 96 gallon <br />rates, since that was not the container size used by all residences; and <br />asked that Mr. Pratt provide comparison tables with a range of rates at <br />every level. <br />Page 8 of 11 <br />