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Recycling Program Budget Information In 2005, invoiced expenses from Waste Management under the two stream system were approximately $63,300 ($2.05 per household per month for 2560 households). Total recycling program expenses for 2005, which includes staff time and the community cleanup day, was approximately 580,000. Revenue to pay for the recycling program comes from a recycling service fee that is included on residential property tax statements and a Ramsey County SCORE grant. In 2005, the City received about $17,000 from the SCORE grant and collected about $72,000 in recycling service fees for an estimated total of $89,000 in revenue. . Under the single sort proposal, curbside recycling costs for a full year would increase to $69,427 (S2.26 per household per month for 2560 households) plus the fuel surcharge. Waste Management stated that in 2005 the average fuel surcharge was eight percent of invoiced expenses. An eight percent fuel charge on invoiced expenses would increase the Waste Management fee to approximately $75,000 for a full year of service. The 2006 budget for the recycling program was set at $82,588, which again includes staff time and the community cleanup day. If the single-sort recycling proposal is accepted, the recycling program budget would nced to be increased to approximately $92,000. Thc SCORE grant will be approximately $18,000 in 2006. The recycling service fee for 2006 was not increased from 2005. Therefore, in 2006, the City anticipates collecting approximately $90,000 in revenue for the recycling program. The City had a fund balance of approximately $90,000 for the recycling program at the end of . 2005. It should be noted that the SCORE grant is not a certainty from year to year and can be lowercd. The SCORE grant is used to offset the cost of the residential recycling program. Without the SCORE grant, residential recycling fees would increase by about $7 per household for the year. The fund balance ensures that the City is able to cover the cost of recycling services without raising fees should the SCORE grant be reduced or discontinued. Recommendation Staff recommends requesting a formal proposal and a sample contract for the single sort recycling program. From brief discussions with staff in other communities that have implemented the single sort system, we have only heard very positive comments regarding the single sort system. The single sort system tends to be easier for residents, has increased the amount of materials recycled, and, with fewer pickups each month, has resulted is less truck traffic on residcntial streets. Unless the City Council is interested in pursuing the proposal further, no action is required. .