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Street Maintenance Funding 12ecommendation <br />Member Stenlund inquired how the City Council responded to the <br />recommendation from the PWFTC about continuing to fully fund road <br />maintenance instead of cutting the budget. Mr. Schwartz responded that there <br />hadn't been any discussion on the matter since that recommendation was made. <br />The next budget discussion is set for November 17. <br />5. Organized Waste Collection Discussion/Compostable Food Waste <br />Tim Pratt, City Recycling Coordinator, presented information on this topic. <br />Roseville has open collection, which allows everyone to choose their own trash <br />hauler from seven licensed in the city, rather than organized collection, in which <br />the city provides the collection, either by doing it themselves or by contracting <br />with a hauler. Organized collection can provide many benefits, including lower <br />cost, less wear on streets, less pollution, etc. Chair DeBenedet wondered why it <br />was so important for some people to be able to select their own trash hauler <br />when there were so many benefits with organized collection. <br />Tim Pratt went on to discuss sort separated organics, which is organic material <br />that wouldn't go into a backyard compost bin, such as meat scraps, bones, pizza <br />boxes. Member Felice asked if there was any data yet on cities that have started <br />using this. Mr. Pratt responded that Wayzata has had goad success so far, with <br />about 25% of residents participating. Member Willenbring asked if Roseville <br />was going to have organics recycling. Mr. Pratt said it would be a City Council <br />decision. <br />Member Stenlund proposed that the city move to an organized collection <br />system. Member Felice proposed bringing up the liability factor because a lot <br />of people aren't aware of it. <br />Member Felice suggested printing information in the Roseville newsletter <br />updating residents of possible options and changes. Mr. Schwartz asked Mr. <br />Pratt what options there were to obtain input from the public. Mr. Pratt <br />suggested having a survey in the newsletter, a form on the website, or phone <br />calls as possible options. Mr. Schwartz suggested pasting pros and cons for <br />options. <br />Mr. Schwartz suggested that since this could become a "hot topic" an <br />information piece should be worked up and brought back to the next meeting <br />before actually going to the public with it. Member Felice said she would like <br />to meet with the trash haulers as well. Chair DeBenedet thought it might work <br />better to have a proposal spelled out first before meeting with trash haulers. <br />Chair DeBenedet listed off the main points of discussion: <br />• What is the proposal? <br />• City contracted trash collection <br />• Hauling <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />