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<br />DATE: <br /> <br />December 10, 2007 <br /> <br />CC Agenda Item 7.D <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br />/]'\~ HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Mayor & City Council <br /> <br />FROM: James Lehnhoff, if <br />City Planner & R~Ycling Coordinator <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Resolution 07-72 Setting the 2008 Curbside Recycling Fee <br /> <br />Action Request <br /> <br />Approve Resolution 07-72: Setting the 2008 City of Arden Hills Recycling Fee for the <br />Residential Curbside Recycling Program. <br /> <br />Backl!round <br /> <br />The City's recycling program is paid for with the SCORE recycling grant from Ramsey County <br />and from a recycling fee that is included on the property tax statement for participating <br />residential properties, The SCORE grant is typically around $20,000, and the remainder of the <br />program is paid for with the special fee. The recycling fee in 2005, 2006, and 2007 was $26.25 <br />per household. The cost of the 2008 program will depend which company is selected as the new <br />curbside residential recycling hauler for the City. <br /> <br />In previous years, the cost of the recycling program has been very clear since the cost of the <br />program did not change each year, While there is a definite cap on the cost of the program, the <br />revenue sharing agreement may reduce the actual cost ofthe program depending on how much <br />revenue is generated. Eureka and Walters indicated that their revenue sharing estimates were <br />conservative; however, there is some inherent uncertainty in the revenue sharing number over <br />time since it is dependent on market conditions. For example, if the City assumes that Eureka's <br />cost will be $2.25 per household per month for budgeting purposes but the actual cost at the end <br />of the year is $2.35 per household per month, there could be a deficit in the recycling budget. <br />However, not incorporating revenue sharing into the budget could result in a recycling budget <br />surplus at the end ofthe year. <br /> <br />When taking the SCORE grant revenue, administration costs, and the community cleanup day <br />costs into account, the cost ofthe recycling would not exceed $37.25 with Eureka and $36.00 <br />with Walters per household per year. It is almost certain that the cost to the City will be reduced <br />with revenue sharing. The chart below shows what the yearly fee per household would need to <br /> <br />\\Metro-inet.uslardenhills\PlanninglRecycling\2007\121007 - 2008 Curbside Recycling Fee Resolution Memo.doc <br />Page 1 of2 <br />