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168 to residents and the community gardens (a revenue averaging $3,250/year). The cost to 169 provide this service averages $5,000/year which includes staff time, equipment costs and 170 software for scheduling. Ramsey County does not provide this delivery service, but 171 compost is available to pick up at their sites for free for Ramsey County Residents. 172 173 Future Use of the Site: 174 175 If the site is closed, City staff propose to keep the site for Public Works and Parks 176 maintenance activities. City staff would keep the Ramsey County Organics recycling at the 177 site but would move the containers outside of the gate to where the compost is currently 178 stored. Due to chipping use at the site, wood chips would also still be available to residents 179 at the site. These would be the only public uses at the site, but all would occur outside of 180 the gate. Since there would be significantly less wood chips available than compost, overall 181 site traffic would be greatly reduced. 182 183 City Wood Debris Management – As discussed previously, Ramsey County no longer 184 allows cities to dispose of wood debris at their yard waste sites. If the leaf site was closed, 185 a portion of the site would be used to store wood debris generated for City use only. It 186 would not be open to the public. Wood debris is generated by the City from park cleanups, 187 natural resource events such as buckthorn removal, right-of-way or pathway trimming, 188 right-of-way tree clearing and storm cleanups. It could then be chipped when time is 189 available, or the City could rent a larger tub grinder every few years for the larger debris. 190 This would result in significant time and cost savings due to fewer tipping fees and costs 191 related to hauling debris to facilities outside of Roseville. 192 193 Space for Emergency and Temporary Uses – Although the City will likely get some 194 additional yard space with the proposed Maintenance Operation Center, this site could 195 provide valuable space for other temporary or emergency uses. Emergency uses would 196 include temporary storage of water break material, or wood debris from storm damage. 197 Additionally, it could be a site for City contractors to use for staging or material storage, 198 which would help save money on projects. Historically, Ramsey County has allowed the 199 City to use the Kent Street facility for these uses. With the construction of the 200 Environmental Center in 2024, the Kent Street site is significantly smaller. The County does 201 still allow the City to use the site on an interim basis for water breaks, but we are now 202 limited to a 200-foot by 200-foot area. If Ramsey County has a need for the site, we lose 203 access to this site. 204 205 Proposed Phase Out Plan – If the Council chooses to close the leaf site, staff recommends 206 this fall be the last year of leaf collection at the site. Staff would use the fall collection 207 season, October 6 - November 21, to message that the site would be permanently closed 208 to leaf collection after November 21, 2025. Staff would emphasize the alternative Ramsey 209 County sites where residents could take leaves. There is already signage at the site which 210 shows the alternative sites. Compost made from the fall collection will be available for 211 residents to pick up in the bins outside the gate the following year or until it is gone. Staff 212 would work with Ramsey County to move the Organic Recycling Containers outside of the 213 gate to where the compost bins are so the site would be secured and prevent public 214 dumping/access. This would make access to organics easier for residents to drop off and 215 easier for the vendor to empty the dumpster. 216 Page 5 of 7 Qbhf!71!pg!322