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29 Current Operation: 30 The Leaf Site is open to Roseville residents only to drop off leaves only. No other material 31 is accepted. The site is open for walk up service year-round by going through a walk-in 32 gate. For approximately one month each spring and fall, the vehicle gates are open to 33 enable residents to drive in to unload leaves within the site. 34 The leaves are distributed into 17 rows to break down into compost. The rows are typically 35 17 feet wide by 8 feet tall. The City turns the piles over approximately every 21 days to 36 facilitate the leaves turning into compost. Leaves are added to the rows continuously as the 37 rows breakdown from the static pile of excess leaves. Each fall, the compost piles are 38 moved on the site to make room for new leaves. Each year 4,000-5,000 CY of compost is 39 made. 40 Compost bins are located just outside of the gate for residents to get free compost. On 41 Fridays during the spring/summer, residents can request compost be delivered to their 42 property for a fee of $50.00 per load. The City also delivers compost to the community 43 garden sites. Compost is also used for some City projects. Residents typically use most of 44 the compost, but approximately 1,000 CY remains at the end of the summer and is sold to 45 vendors to free room up on the site. 46 The average cost to operate the site is currently $126,000, which includes equipment time, 47 equipment maintenance costs, staff time and fuel. Direct out-of-pocket costs are, on 48 average, $10,000 per year. 49 Reasons to Close: 50 1. Duplicate Service 51 The main reason staff is proposing the closure of the Leaf Site is that this is a duplicate 52 service that Ramsey County also provides. Ramsey County provides this service to all 53 Ramsey County Residents. Roseville is the only city in Ramsey County that provides a 54 city site for leaves. Roseville residents are helping fund duplicate programs. 55 The Ramsey County yard waste sites collect leaf material as well as grass clippings, tree 56 vegetation, garden waste and pumpkins. They also have compost available for residents 57 to pick up. A full list of materials collected are listed on the website below: 58 https://www.ramseycounty.us/residents/recycling-waste/collection-sites/yard-waste 59 If the Roseville site is closed, Roseville residents still have access to the county sites for 60 leaves and compost and the additional services the county sites offer. 61 2. Budget Savings 62 Reduced cost in CIP – The current compost turner is an attachment to a front loader. It 63 is unit #168, a 1997 Wild Cat LS177A Compost Turner. It was purchased as a used 64 piece of equipment by the City in 2006. It has been scheduled for replacement since 65 2016 but has been delayed continuously due to the cost of replacement and because 66 similarly-sized compost turners are no longer available. Most new units are pull behind 67 units which would not work well on small sites like Roseville’s due to the higher turning Page 2 of 8 Qbhf!34!pg!:15