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<br />CONSENT ITEM – 6C <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: November 23, 2020 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Mike Mrosla, Community Development Manager/City Planner <br /> <br />SUBJECT: 2021 Curbside & Non-Curbside Recycling Fees <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> NA NA NA <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br />Motion to Approve Resolution 2020-061 setting the 2021 Curbside and Non-Curbside Recycling <br />Fees. <br /> <br />Background <br />Republic Services provides curbside recycling collection. The recycling budget is an enterprise <br />fund that receives revenues from the annual household fee that is applied to the property taxes <br />and from the SCORE grant provided by Ramsey County. The majority of the expenses are for <br />the collection services provided by Republic Services. Since there are no other dedicated funding <br />sources, the revenue must be balanced with the expenses. <br /> <br />The per unit fee charged by Republic Services for curbside collection is expected to increase in <br />May 2021 based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the Federal Reserve for the <br />Upper Midwest. Based on the anticipated cost of the collection services and the expected <br />revenue from the SCORE grant funds and revenue share, the annual fee for residents receiving <br />curbside collection is proposed to increase from $53.00 to $57.50. <br /> <br />Staff is proposing no increase in the annual fee for each housing unit that is not part of the <br />curbside recycling program. The current fee is $3.50. This fee is applied to Cottage Villas, <br />Hunters Park Condos, Parkshore Apartments, Arden Manor, E Street Flats, Arden Flats, and <br />Johanna Shores. Ramsey County requires recycling fees to be set by the end of November so <br />they can add them to the upcoming year’s property taxes. <br /> <br />Budget Impact <br />This information is included in the proposed 2021 budget. <br /> <br />Attachment <br />A. Resolution 2020-061