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<br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 9/8/2025 <br />Item No.: 7.c. <br />Department ApprovalCity Manager Approval <br />Item Description:Consider Closure of Roseville Leaf Recycling Center <br />1 <br />2 Background <br />3 Public Works staff is recommending the leaf recycling center (leaf site) be closed as a City <br />4 service. The proposed closure is recommended for multiple reasons, including the <br />5 duplicative service offered by Ramsey County, issues with the current site, budget impacts, <br />6 City staff time and overall service issues at the site that have changed over the years. <br />7 <br />8 The leaf site has been in operation since around 1971. The site is approximately 2.5 acres <br />9 located at 2580 Dale Street, just south of County Road C. Originally, the site was just for <br />10 maintenance use and the gate was not open to the public. When the leaf pickup program <br />11 began in the 1980s, the site’s gate was opened to the public, but it was staffed regularly to <br />12 check identification for Roseville residents only. Historically, this was done by police <br />13 reserves and then by a retired maintenance staff member. It has been over 10 years since <br />14 IDs have been regularly checked at the site. <br />15 <br />16 Current Operation: <br />17 The leaf site is open to Roseville residents only to drop off leaves only. No other material is <br />18 accepted. The site is open for walk up service year-round by going through a walk-in gate. <br />19 For approximately one month each spring and fall, the vehicle gates are open to enable <br />20 residents to drive in to unload leaves within the site. <br />21 <br />22 The leaves are distributed in piles to break down into compost. The City turns the piles over <br />23 approximately once a month to facilitate the leaves turning into compost. Each fall, the <br />24 compost pile is moved on the site to make room for new leaves. <br />25 <br />26 Compost bins are located just outside of the gate for residents to get free compost. On <br />27 Fridays during the spring/summer, residents can request compost be delivered to their <br />28 property for a fee of $50.00 per load. The City also delivers compost to the community <br />29 garden sites. Compost is also used for some City projects. <br />30 <br />31 If compost is left over, it is sold to vendors at the end of the summer . <br />32 <br />33 The average cost to operate the site is currently $126,000, which includes equipment time, <br />34 equipment maintenance costs, staff time and fuel. Direct out-of-pocket costs are, on <br />35 average, $10,000 per year. <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />Qbhf!67!pg!322 <br /> <br />