4H, Resolution 2012-044 Setting the 2013 Recycling Fee

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'It ,-AIZEN�HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: December 10, 2012 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Patrick Klaers, City Administrator FROM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner Qv'i5 SUBJECT: 2013 Curbside Recycling Fee Background The Arden Hills recycling program includes the weekly curbside recycling program and the twice annual community cleanup event. The curbside recycling services are provided by Eureka Recycling. The community cleanup events are operated in conjunction with the City of Shoreview. The recycling budget is an enterprise fund that receives revenues from the annual household fee that is applied to the property taxes and from the SCORE grant provided by Ramsey County. Most of the expenses are from the services provided by Eureka. Since there are no other dedicated funding sources, the revenue must be balanced with the expenses. For 2013, the per household fee charged by Eureka Recycling for curbside recycling services is expected to increase by 3 percent based on the anticipated change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve for the Upper Midwest. In part because of the increase in the base fee for curbside recycling per household, the annual fee to single family households in the City is proposed to increase from $40.65 to $42.60. Another aspect of the fee increase is related to revenue share, which is anticipated to decrease slightly next year as recycling markets level off. Staff is proposing that the $1.70 annual fee for each housing unit that is not part of the curbside recycling program, which includes Cottage Villas, Hunter's Park Condos, Parkshore Apartments, and Arden Manor, increase to $2.00. Although these properties contract separately for regular recycling services, they still have access to the community City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for December 10, 2012 P:WdmWCouncillAgendas&Packet InformatioM2012V 2-10-12 Reg MtglPacket12013 Recycling Fee Resolution-Memo.doc Page 1 of 2