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his question to the City Council on what they saw as areas of focus over the next <br /> year was not adequately answered from his perspective. <br /> Vice Chair Vanderwall suggested that perhaps the City Council needed more time <br /> to consider that question outside the scope of the meeting. <br /> Member Gjerdingen noted the City Council's interest in the Commission pursuing <br /> and making recommendation on traffic management. <br /> At the request of Vice Chair Vanderwall related to discussions with the City <br /> Council related to organized garbage collection, Member Stenlund reported that <br /> the issue remained politically-charged; but the City Council seemed supportive of <br /> the Commission continuing to study the issue. <br /> Member Stenlund noted that Councilmembers had seemed appreciative of the <br /> presentations (e.g. Randy Neprash) at Commission meetings; and seemed to be <br /> supportive of those ongoing presentations that some individual Councilmembers <br /> reviewed by tape, as well as seeming to be supportive of the field trips as the <br /> Commission researched various issues (e.g. intersection safety). Member <br /> Stenlund advised that the City Council also seemed to be supportive of the <br /> Complete Streets concept. <br /> Member Gjerdingen noted the City Council's interest in the Commission looking <br /> at crosswalks as part of their traffic management study, specifically on collector <br /> or arterial streets, with the intersection of Larpenteur and Lexington Avenues as <br /> one area of concern as expressed by Councilmember Johnson. <br /> Mr. Schwartz concurred, noting several other examples of unsafe crosswalks, <br /> especially on four-lane roads. <br /> Member Felice also concurred, expressing concern with vehicles not taking note <br /> of pedestrians even at painted crosswalks. <br /> Member Stenlund referenced page 12 of the City Council meeting minutes <br /> referencing asset management and organized solid waste collection. <br /> Member Felice noted her attendance at a recent"Talking Trash" meeting, and <br /> comments by representatives of the Cities of White Bear Lake, North St. Paul, <br /> and Maplewood, and their specific experiences with organized collection, both <br /> positive and negative, and some with ten (10) years in the program. Member <br /> Felice noted a number of points beyond wear and tear of the roads and safety, that <br /> were brought up that she had not previously considered in the Commission's <br /> research, including: <br /> • Trash collection is a public health issue to ensure that trash is properly and <br /> adequately collected <br /> Page 3 of 11 <br />