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At the June 23 Work Session, Council directed Staff to narrow the collection scope as many items can be disposed of for free at the new nearby Ramsey County Environmental Center. Staff reviewed Freimuth's itemized list and compared those against the items collected at the Recycling Center in order to determine which items could be removed from Freimuth's list. Attachment B outlines the items that could remain on the list and those that could be removed, should Council wish to narrow the scope of items offered. In addition, the Council also directed Staff to provide a cost estimate if the City were to pay for all items, with no cost to the residents. One of the items on the SCORE Performance Work Plan is to "Use Ramsey County materials and information when and where appropriate to promote increased recycling, reuse and repair..." The City will continue to keep residents informed about where they can dispose of certain items for free, and share Ramsey County materials, through the website and social media. Discussion Staff is proposing a one-time opportunity to expand on the annual fall cleanup day, and offer an additional cleanup option, with an advantage being that this event would be held right in Arden Hills. The event will be staged at the Public Works Garage, as it was previously when the City partnered with Shoreview for the annual cleanup day. Public Works Superintendent Frid is working with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office regarding securing the site, should Council wish to pursue the additional event. Due to the availability of the vendor, as well as the ability to secure the desired location, Saturday, August 16, 2025 is the proposed date for this event. Please see Attachment C for a site map showing event location and traffic staging/flow. Based on previous events at this location, that included two cities, Staff feels the amount of traffic from Arden Hills residents can be accommodated. One Public Works employee would be onsite for the event to help with traffic flow set-up and to clean the parking lot when the event is over. Incentive funds can be used to reimburse for the employee's time. Costs Breakdown With the increased SCORE incentive funds for 2025 totaling $23,815, there will be approximately $19,815 available to cover the cost of this additional recycling event (based on the Recycle Technologies cleanup day cost at approximately $4,000). For this additional event in August, Council could opt to pay for all items dropped by residents or simply offer a coupon(s) for a predetermined number of free items. SCORE incentive dollars would also be used to cover the entire expense related to the paper shredding service, which is $675 ($225 per hour x three hours). There would be no cost to the residents for paper shredding. The vendor would recommend placing a 2-3 box limit per resident to ensure that everyone who wants to use the service can. Additionally, it was suggested that establishing an express lane for paper shredding could alleviate some traffic congestion during the event. Regarding a 100% City -funded recycling option, Freimuth stated that while it is typical that there is a cost to residents, he has had two cities previously cover the costs of the entire event. The City of Columbus has a population of approximately 4,200 and the City of Oak Grove has a population of approximately 9,200. Those communities paid all of the costs associated with this Page 2 of 3