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lls1Spvq+_J� REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Department Approval Item Description.- Leaf Program Discussion reTWE Date.- 7/14/08 Item No..- 12.c City Manager Approval 2 Per Council request, staff is providing information on leaf collection program costs and 3 participation. The City of Roseville has provided a curbside leaf pickup service to Roseville 4 residents since 1970. In 1997,, the City adopted a fee-for-service system to help minimize direct 5 costs to City operating budgets. The program has been managed with user fees since 1997. 6 Attached to this document is a table of costs for previous years, detailing administrative and "7 operating costs that support this service, as well as income received from users of the program. 9 In mid-September, Roseville residents are notified by mail of the upcoming leaf pickup dates and I ('_) information program registration. The City is divided into four sections, with the first area "I'll starting approximately November I and the last section ending before Thanksgiving. These 12 sections are rotated every year. There are four crews in each area for approximately three days 13 picking leaf piles. Residents are asked to have their leaves raked to the curb and ready for the 14 first day of pickup in their section. Once crews have passed through an area, they do not return,, I due to weather related time constraints. 16 I 7 Public Works crews remove leaves from gutter lines and storm drains on all residential city I streets as part of the Leaf Program. Without a scheduled leaf collection program, the City would 19 incur costs of approximately $,45,000 to $,50,000 to clean streets and catch basins in the fall to 2 ('_) meet our best management practices for our Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program, as 2 1 required by NPDES Phase 11 rules. This cost is currently included as a part of the Leaf Collection 22 Program in the overall cost analysis of this program on the attached sheet (Attachment A)�. We 23 attempt to show the approximate city subsidy per user as a part of this analysis. 24 25 The program costs can vary widely due to weather conditions. We have had relatively favorable 26 conditions the past three seasons that allowed completion of the program within the scheduled 27 timeframe and at less than average expense. 28 29 Participation continues to decline each year for this program. Residents seem to be finding other 3�,,:,) alternatives to utilizing the city service. Residents can haul their leaves to the compost site,, 3 1 contract with a lawn service to collect their leaves,, send them with their solid waste hauler,, 32 compost them onsite, or use a mulching mower depending on the number of trees on their 33 property. We do have many large properties with many trees participate, as well as higher 34 participation in the mature forested neighborhoods. 35 Page I of 3