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31 Equity – staff added a section for Equity as part of the RFP 2021, and worked with 32 Administration and Attorney staff to update the section for 2024. 33 Zero Waste Event staffing – the contractor will be required to provide staff at all City 34 Zero Waste Events including Earth Day, Taste of Rosefest, Run for the Roses, and 35 the Wild Rice Festival. For 2024, Roseville added Juneteenth and Tapped & 36 Uncorked as new events. 37 Education & Outreach – as in past years, the contractor is required to provide 38 materials to promote an inclusive citywide recycling program. New in 2024 is having 39 the contractor provide tours of the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) where 40 Roseville’s materials are sorted. 41 Parks Recycling Collection – Public Works will continue to work with Parks & 42 Recreation to have recycling in city parks. 43 The 2023 rates for collection are $4.12/unit/mo., with a 2% increase in 2024 and 2025 44($4.26/unit/mo. & $4.41/unit/mo., respectively). The total cost of collection in 2023 was 45$833,750.24, which includes $12,698.95 to collect recycling in parks. In talking to market 46 and industry experts, Roseville should be prepared for an increase in both prices exceeding 47 the normal cost adjustment of inflation. The price increase is partially due to the 48 commodities market, increased costs for processing, increased labor costs, etc. 49 50 Policy Objectives 51 Chapter 403 of the City Code establishes a system of curbside recycling as a public utility 52 for Residential Dwellings and Multi-Family Complexes in the city. In order to meet the goals 53 and requirements of this Chapter the City must contract with a private contractor for the 54 collection of recyclable materials. 55 56 Equity Impact Summary 57 There should be no equity impacts associated with the Recycling RFP, as the recycling 58 program is citywide and offered to all residents. 59 60 Budget Implications 61 There are no budget implications as part of the RFP process, and costs are limited only to 62 staff time. Roseville received technical assistance from Foth Environmental through 63 Ramsey County to update the RFP. 64 65 The costs associated with the recycling program are paid for out of the Environmental 66 Fund, and the City has established a Recycling Fee that all residential properties pay on 67 their Utility Bill. This fee is analyzed annually in order to fund the citywide recycling service. 68 This fee will be adjusted as a result of the final cost for recycling services as provided by 69 the selected contractor. 70 71 Staff Recommendations 72 Staff recommends that the City Council receive the staff presentation on the Recycling 73 Request for Proposals (RFP), provide input for the final RFP, and approve the RFP for 74 advertisement. 75 76 Requested Council Action 77 Provide input on the Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) and authorize staff to release the Page 2 of 3 Qbhf!21:!pg!557