4K, Resolution 2010-073 Establishing the Service Fee charge for Curbside Recycling Svcs

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� EN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: December 13, 2010 T4: Honorable Mayor and City Cot�ncil Members Pat�ick Klaers, City Adrninisi�rator FROM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner � SUBJECT: 2011 Curbside Recycling Fee Sack�round The Arden Hills recycling program includes ihe weekly curbside recycling program and the iwice annual community cleanup event. The curbside recycling services are provided by Eureka Recycling. The comrnunity cIeanup events are operatet� in conjunction with the City of Shoreview. The recyciing budget is an enterprise fund that receives revenues from the annual household �ee that is applied to the property taxes and from the SCORE grani provided by Ramsey County. Most of ihe expenses axe from the services provided by Eureka. Since there are no ather dedicated fi�nding sources, the reveanue must be balanced with the expenses. For 2011, the per household fee charged by Eureka Recycling for curbside recycling services is expectect to increase by 2.4 percent based on the anticipated change in the Consiuner Price Index {CPI} from tihe Minneapolis Federal Reserve for the Upper Midwest. Although the base fee from Ewreka is expected to increase, th� annual curbside recycling fee per household is proposed to remain the same from 2010 to 2011 at $40.65. The reason that an increase is not needed is because the City and Eureka Recycling renegotiated ihe terms of our contract in 2009 and increases in processzng fees projected for the 2010 budget did not occur. Additionally, the post consurner recycling market has begun to rebonnd, which has had a positiv� impact on the revenue share the City receives from Eureka. City of,4rden Hilds City Council Meeting for December I3, 2010 IlMetro-inet.uslardenhi11s44dminlCouncil44gendas&Packetlnformalron120701I.2-13-I�RegularlPackellt�farmation12011 Recycling Fee Resolution - Memo.doc Page 1 of 2