4B, Ordinance 2009-013 - 2010 Fee Schedule

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In order to put the City into a better position for charging escrows and more accurately tracking costs, the proposed fee schedule includes a minimum escrow charge so that applicants know what to expect. The escrow can be increased or deceased at the discretion of the City if needed. VII. Utility Hook-up Charges Increases based on the utility rate schedule adopted by the Council last year. VIII. Miscellaneous / Retail Activities Increases based on the utility rate schedule adopted by the Council last year. X. Miscellaneous Fees / Permits These increases are necessary to cover costs related to permit processing. XIII. Utility Use Charges Increases based on the utility rates scheduled adopted by the Council last year. XIV. Recycling Fees and Bins The Arden Hills recycling program includes the weekly curbside recycling program and the twice annual community cleanup event. The curbside recycling services are provided by Eureka Recycling. The community cleanup events are operated in conjunction with the City of Shoreview. The recycling budget is an enterprise fund that receives revenues from the annual household fee that is applied to the property taxes and from the SCORE grant provided by Ramsey County. Most of the expenses are from the services provided by Eureka. Since there are no other dedicated funding sources, the revenue must be balanced with the expenses. For 2010, the per household fee charged by Eureka Recycling for curbside recycling services is not expected to increase. The contract with Eureka states that the household fee will change each year based on the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve for the Upper Midwest, which is expected to include a change of between negative one and zero percent. For 2009, the annual cost charged by Eureka was $36.72 per household. The processing costs per ton will not increase, but the actual processing cost varies depending on the tonnage of recyclables in a given month and the market price for the recyclables. Although base fee from Eureka is not expected to change, the annual curbside recycling fee per household is proposed to be increased from $32.00 in 2009 to $40.65 in 2010. This fee increase is needed in order to balance the recycling fund budget. There are three reasons for the increase in the annual per household recycling fee. City Council Meeting \\Metro-inet\ardenhills\Admin\Council\Agendas & Packet Information\2009\ 12-14-09 Regular\Packet Information\4B 2010 Fee Schedule Memo.doc Page 2 of 3