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217 <br />218 Policy Objectives <br />219 One of the strategic directions is Reliable and Sustainable Infrastructure - Roseville's <br />220 assets and infrastructure are effectively, efficiently and sustainably planned, managed and <br />221 funded. <br />222 <br />223 The closure of the leaf site will eliminate duplicative public service with Ramsey County, <br />224 resulting in cost savings to the storm water budget and provide the City with an alternative <br />225 site for other operations. <br />226 <br />227 Equity Impact Summary <br />228 Since this is a duplicative service to Ramsey County the overall impact on all residents is <br />229 minimal. On average, Ramsey County has yard waste sites only 1.5 miles further for <br />230 residents from the current city site. Since users of the site travel to the location by car, we <br />231 do not anticipate the additional 1.5-mile drive to be a burden or make this service <br />232 inaccessible to Roseville residents. By transitioning residents to use county sites, city staff <br />233 time can be used to focus on other infrastructure maintenance. We also anticipate the <br />234 overall cost savings to the storm water budget which may lead to a reduction of storm water <br />235 rates or at least lessen future rate increases. By reducing cost this decision aligns with our <br />236 strategic plan goal of ensuring resource allocation meets operational needs. By focusing <br />237 more city staff time on infrastructure maintenance, we are also supporting our strategic <br />238 priority to develop our multi-modal transportation system for Roseville stakeholders. See <br />239 attached Equity & Inclusion Toolkit (Attachment 5) for more information. <br />240 <br />241 Budget Implications <br />242 The biggest direct cost savings by closure of the leaf site would be elimination of the need <br />243 to replace the compost turner. The estimated cost of replacement is $375,000 which would <br />244 come out of the 2028 storm sewer CIP. There are additional cost savings in using less <br />245 equipment. Currently, the front-end loader is used over 720 hours to push up leaves as well <br />246 as run the compost turner attachment. Less wear and tear on the loader will save repair <br />247 costs and extend the life of this equipment. Additionally, on average $8,700 of fuel is used <br />248 annually to maintain the compost site. Direct out-of-pocket costs averages $10,000 per <br />249 year. <br />250 <br />251 Some additional savings would be staff time that could be used elsewhere which could <br />252 eliminate contract maintenance. There are about 720 staff hours annually (18 weeks) used <br />253 to maintain the site. These hours could be used elsewhere to do additional deferred <br />254 maintenance such as maintaining storm sewers or pavements which would also lessen the <br />255 need to contract some of these items out. <br />256 <br />257 As indicated before, some future additional savings could be made with tree management if <br />258 the site could be used to manage tree debris. <br />259 <br />260 Staff Recommendations <br />261 Staff recommends the City Council approve the closure of the leaf site for public use at the <br />262 end of 2025 leaf season. <br />263 <br />264 Requested Council Action <br />Page 6 of 7 <br />Qbhf!72!pg!322 <br /> <br />