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85 Contractor use and large mechanical dumping trailers – Ramsey County yard waste 86 sites prohibit commercial dumping. Additionally, since 2023, they have prohibited 87 mechanical or hydraulic dumping trailers. Since the Roseville site is un-staffed, 88 commercial users and large dump trailers use the Roseville site causing it to fill up faster 89 and creating additional problems related to queueing and access to the site. 90 91 This could be addressed by providing on-site staff, similar to Ramsey County, but this 92 would increase the cost of maintenance at the site. 93 94 Complaints of odor and noise – Although the site has been at the same location for over 95 40 years, complaints of odor and noise has increased yearly as new residents have 96 moved in, particularly the senior facility at the corner of Dale Street and County Road C. 97 City staff typically only performs operations during business hours from 7 AM – 3:30 PM 98 on weekdays. There is a fair amount of noise generated from equipment during compost 99 turning or stacking, especially with back up alarms. When the gates are open in the 100 spring and fall, City staff does perform work on the weekends to push up the piles to 101 make additional room. 102 103 If the site is closed, odor would be greatly reduced due to the elimination of compost. 104 Overall noise at the site will be less as there will be less operations happening at the site 105 daily. There will likely still be some noise created if the site is used for tree debris, but it 106 would be for shorter time periods. 107 108 3. Budget Savings 109 110 Reduced cost in CIP – The current compost turner is an attachment to a front loader. 111 It is unit #168, a 1997 Wild Cat LS177A Compost Turner. It was purchased as a used 112 piece of equipment by the City in 2006. It has been scheduled for replacement since 113 2016 but has been delayed continuously due to the cost of replacement and because 114 similarly-sized compost turners are no longer available. Most new units are pull 115 behind units which would not work well on small sites like Roseville’s due to the 116 higher turning radius. The existing compost turner needs significant maintenance, 117 including the replacement of the entire sheet metal skin. The estimated cost of a new 118 compost turner is $375,000 which would come out of the storm sewer fund. It is 119 currently listed in the 2028 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for full replacement. If the 120 site was closed, this item would be removed from the CIP. 121 122 Equipment & fuel cost – On average, 720 hours of equipment usage ($58,000) is 123 needed annually to operate the site. The main equipment used is a front-end loader 124 and the compost turner. On average, $8,700 of fuel is used annually to maintain the 125 compost site. This cost would be saved if the leaf site was closed. 126 127 Staff time – On average, staff spends around 720 hours ($59,000) at the site, equal to 128 18-weeks of a full-time staff person. Most of the work is spent on pushing up the piles 129 in the spring and fall and doing compost turning every month. If the leaf site was 130 closed, staff would use the freed-up time to perform additional storm sewer 131 maintenance such as inlet/outlet maintenance and repairs, and potentially reduce 132 costs related to maintenance performed by contractors. Approximately 30 hours of Page 3 of 7 Qbhf!69!pg!322