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CONSENT ITEM — 7D <br />'It <br />EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: October 24, 2022 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />FROM: Gayle Bauman, Finance Director <br />SUBJECT: 2023 Curbside & Non -Curbside Recycling Fees <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: <br />N/A N/A <br />Funding Source: <br />N/A <br />Council Should Consider <br />Motion to approve, table or deny the following: <br />• Resolution 2022-045 setting the 2023 Curbside and Non -Curbside Recycling Fees <br />All items need a simple majority for action unless otherwise noted. <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 and <br />from the SCORE grant provided by Ramsey County. The majority of the expenses are for the <br />collection services provided by Republic Services. Since there are no other dedicated funding <br />sources, the revenue must be balanced with the expenses. <br />Discussion <br />The per unit fee charged by Republic Services for curbside collection is expected to increase in <br />May 2023 based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the Federal Reserve for the <br />Upper Midwest. However, in the last two years we have seen an uptick in our revenue sharing <br />agreement with Republic Services, which helps to offset the increase in expected cost. Based on <br />the anticipated cost of the collection services and the expected revenue from the SCORE grant <br />funds and revenue share, the annual fee for residents receiving curbside collection is proposed to <br />remain the same as 2022 at $58.00. <br />Staff is also 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, Hunters <br />Park Condos, Parkshore Apartments, Arden Manor, E Street Flats, Arden Flats, Johanna Shores, <br />New Perspectives and Round Lake Senior Living. Ramsey County requires recycling fees to be <br />set by the end of November so they can add them to the upcoming year's property taxes. <br />Budget Impact <br />This information is included in the proposed 2023 budget. <br />Attachments <br />A. Resolution 2022-045 <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />