1998_0824_packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

REQUEST FOR O UTiN I L ACTION DATE: 8/24/98 ITEM NO.: F- Department Approval-@ Manager Reviewed: Agenda. Section: IN Reports and Recommendat-ions Item Description* 1998 Lead`Pick-rip Program --Determination of Fee Background: Last year, for the first titre, the City charged a fee to participants of the City's leaf pick-up program.ram. Residents were required to pre-register and were charged a 15.00 fee to � � participate ate in the program. The following table compares the City's traditional no-fee program to estimated costs of a fee-based program. The third column, a $15.00 fee, represents our experience during 1997. No Fee 110 fee 15 fee 20 fee 23 fec 2� fee Number of Participants 4500 1750 1 722 1 700 1 650 1 600 Program Cost 901000 76 5000 763000 761000 76000 76.000 Cost p er Participant 20.00 43.43 44.13 44.71 46.06 47.50 Uscr Fee 0.00 10.00 1 5.00 20.00 23.00 25.00 City Subsidy per Participant 20.00 33.43 29.13 24.71 23.06 22.50 Subsidy per Resident 10.00 6.50 5.37 4.67 4.23 4,00 The Council at its July 207 1998 worksession, discussed the City's leaf pick-up program and fees. Opinions expressed ranged from returning to the no-fee service to charging a fee appropriate p p which covered the entire cost of the program. A $23.00 fee would recover /2 of the cost to provide the service. In order to allow adequate time to publish the specifies of this year's program} it is necessary that the fee', if any, be set. policy implications@ It s been the Council's direction to move towards fee for service when the service is not used city wide. Because the leaf pick-up program programs—especially i serves fewer than 12 of our residential properties, a fee to cover a portion of the program cost, s appropriate. Financial he approved 1998 budget includes monies to operate this year s program.ro The proposed 1999 budget also includes funds for the program but anticipates revenues . P ro p similar to those collected in 1997.