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I <br /> EN HILLS ^' <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: November 22, 2005 Agenda Item 3.C. <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> FROM: Schawn P. Johnson, Assistant to the City Administrator <br /> Murtuza Siddiqui,Finance Director <br /> SUBJECT: 2006 Residential Curbside Recycling Program Service Fee <br /> Overview <br /> The City of Arden Hills participates in a Joint Powers Agreement with Ramsey County to collect <br /> fees necessary to cover the City's recycling program. Each year the City of Arden Hills is <br /> required to set a Residential Curbside Recycling Service Fee which the County will collect, on <br /> behalf of the City, through property taxes. As payment for the County's actual costs of <br /> administering the City's recycling service charge,the City is charged$.40 per parcel per year. <br /> Discussion <br /> Based upon the anticipated costs for 2006, it is not anticipated that the City to will need to <br /> increase its Residential Curbside Recycling Service Fee. The annual fee includes costs associated <br /> with payment to Ramsey County for administering the City's recycling service charge. <br /> The City of Arden Hills receives roughly 20% of the funding for its recycling program through <br /> the Ramsey County Recycling SCORE grant. The balance of the funding is collected from <br /> residents through the Curbside Recycling Service Fee. Our in-house administrative costs are <br /> expected to remain the same over last year's budgeted figures. In addition, this year's budget <br /> more accurately accounts for the City's actual payments to Waste management for recycling <br /> collection and Ramsey County for administering the recycling service charge. The anticipated <br /> Recycling Fund expenditures are $82,588.00 as identified in the proposed 2006 budget. <br /> Following are table and graph comparing projected 2006 Recycling Service Fees for other <br /> communities that operate under similar Joint Powers Agreements with Ramsey County: <br /> Proposed 2006 JPA City Recycling Fees <br /> City Residential Condo Apartments <br /> Arden Hills $26.25 $26.25 $00.00 <br /> Lauderdale $29.40 $29.40 $29.40 <br /> New Brighton $23.50 $23.50 $23.50 <br /> North Oaks $22.38 $22.38 $00.00 <br /> St.Paul $24.36 $16.24 $16.24 <br /> Shoreview $29.70 $29.70 $29.70 <br /> Vadnais Heights $30.48 $30.48 $30.48 <br />