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CONSENT ITEM - 8B <br />r <br />-ARPEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: 11/25/2024 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Jessica Jagoe, Interim City Administrator <br />FROM: Jen Estling, Deputy Clerk <br />SUBJECT: Ramsey County Joint Powers Agreement for Recycling Funding <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />E11 <br />Council Should Consider <br />E11 <br />Motion to approve, table, or deny the following: <br />Approval of the Ramsey County Joint Powers Agreement for Recycling Funding for <br />January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029. <br />Background <br />Since 1999, the City of Arden Hills has approved a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Ramsey <br />County for the collection of the residential recycling fee. The residential recycling fee is a special <br />assessment on the property tax statement, which was set by the City at $60.00 per participating <br />household in 2024. The JPA does not set the rate but rather allows the City to collect our current <br />rate through property taxes. The County collects this revenue and transfers it to the City for <br />deposit into the recycling enterprise fund. The revenue is only used for the residential recycling <br />and community cleanup program. The recycling program is entirely funded by this fee and the <br />SCORE Grant from Ramsey County. <br />The existing JPA was approved in 2019 and is set to expire on December 31, 2024. The County <br />has the same JPA with the cities of Lauderdale, New Brighton, North Oaks, St. Paul, St. Anthony <br />and Shoreview. The proposed JPA is also a five-year agreement that would begin on January 1, <br />2025, and expire on December 31, 2029. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />