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Roseville Public Works, Environment and <br />Transportation Commission <br />Agenda Item <br />Date: March 24, 2015 Item No: 6 <br />Item Description: Leaf Pickup Program Discussion <br />Background: <br />The City of Roseville has provided a curbside leaf pickup service to Roseville residents since <br />1970. In 1997, the City adopted a fee-for-service program to help minimize direct costs to City <br />operating budgets. The program has been managed with user fees since 1997. In more recent <br />years the City Council direction to staff is to recommend the fee annually cover the entire cost of <br />the program. The fee is fairly predictable unless the weather does not cooperate during the <br />program as happened last fall. As the fee has increased to cover the full cost, participation rates <br />have fallen to the current approximately 700 properties. This is under an 8% participation rate. <br />We are at a juncture where the majority of the equipment used for this program is in need of <br />replacement. Staff feels it is a good time to revisit the need to provide this service to residents <br />and the alternatives available to them. This is a very labor intensive program. Staff will present <br />the recent history and costs of this program and other unmet needs where the resources could be <br />redirected if the Council chose to eliminate the collection portion of the leaf recycling program. <br />Recommended Action: <br />Discuss viability of continuing the leaf collection program. <br />Attachments: <br />A: None <br />