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Department Approval: REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION rlmvm�_ Manager Reviewed: AttaChm ent E LATE: 07/11/03 ITEM: VU1. A. Agenda Section Reports & Recommendations Item Description: 2003 Pall Leaf Program Recommendation and Compost Site Improvements Background: The City of Roseville has provided a curbside leaf pickup service to Roseville residents since 1970. In 1997, the City adopted a fee - for - service system to help minimize direct costs to City operating budgets. The program has been managed with user fees since 1997. Attached to this document are costs for the previous five gears detailing administrative and operating costs that support this service and income received from users of the grogram. In August of 2002 the Council asked the newly formed Public Works and Transportation Commission to review this program and make a recommendation to the Council regarding the future direction of leaf collection. The Commission asked for public comment at its January 2003 meeting on this service. They also reviewed program costs and discussed alternatives to the current deliverer method. No members of the public were present to spew either for or against this service at the Commission hearing. One e-mail was shared with the Commission in favor of continuing the programs. The on�rnission recommend on a 5 -0 vote to continue providing this service and to offer it to all residents on a no -fee basis. They also recommended that additional efforts be undertaken to educate residents about the benefits of keeping }yard waste out of ponds and lakes and alternatives to the Leaf Collection Program. Discussion: Fall 2003 Leaf Program — Public Works crews remove leaves from gutter lines and storm rains on all City streets as part of the Leaf Programs. The City would incur costs of approximately $40,000 to clean streets and catch basins in the fall if the Leaf Pickup Program was not offered to residents. This practice is included in the City's Phase II Stormwater Program to meet the six minimum measures rewired. This cost is currently included as a part of the Leaf Collection Program in the overall cost analysis of this program on the attached sheet (Attachment A). Crews clears basins and gutters as they collect residents' leaves. We estimate that extending the collection to all residents on a no-fee basis would add approximately six days to the program at an additional cast of $26,000. The total program cast is estimated to be S 105,000, assuming average weatber conditions. with an estimated 4,500 users, the cost per user would be estimated at $23.33. This compares to a five -year average cast per user of $17.93 for 1993 -1997 for this type of program. The average cost for 1 998 -200 was $39.15 per registered user. The administrative costs are significantly higher for the reD stration -tie program, and efficiency of the crews is lessened as more time is spent traveling between leaf piles. Staff is seeping direction on the Pall 2003 program, as planning and scheduling needs to begin soon to get accurate and timely information to residents.