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68 radius. The existing compost turner needs significant maintenance, including the 69 replacement of the entire sheet metal skin. The 2028 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) 70 includes $375,000 for a full replacement which would come out of the storm sewer fund. 71 If the site was closed, this item would be removed from the CIP. 72 The number of leaves that need to be managed would impact the type of equipment that 73 is needed and impact the budget. Pull behind compost turners are a cheaper option and 74 would not have the capability to manage the current volume of leaves collected. Likely, 75 the number of leaves would need to be reduced in half. The cost for a new pull behind 76 and a tractor that can pull this equipment is approximately $350,000-$400,000. The cost 77 for new equipment that could manage the current volume is approximately $800,000. 78 Equipment & fuel cost – On average, 720 hours of equipment usage ($58,000) is 79 needed annually to operate the site. The main equipment used is a front-end loader and 80 the compost turner. On average, $8,700 of fuel is used annually to maintain the compost 81 site. This cost would be saved if the Leaf Site was closed. 82 Staff time – On average, staff spends around 720 hours ($59,000) at the site, equal to 83 18-weeks of a full-time staff person. Most of the work is spent on pushing up the piles in 84 the spring and fall and doing compost turning every month. If the Leaf Site was closed, 85 staff would use the freed-up time to perform additional storm sewer maintenance such 86 as inlet/outlet maintenance and repairs, and potentially reduce costs related to 87 maintenance performed by contractors. Approximately 30 hours of overtime would be 88 saved as there would no longer be a need for staff to come in on the weekends during 89 the spring and fall when the vehicle gates are open. 90 Future savings on tree disposal cost – Beginning in 2024, Ramsey County no longer 91 allow cities to dispose of wood debris at their yard waste sites. The main reason for this 92 is that the cost for disposing the debris has gone up. City Public Works staff and Parks 93 staff now only have two options to dispose of the debris: chip on-site or haul to a 94 commercial site and pay a tipping fee. Chipping works for some small projects but it 95 takes more time. For larger projects or for debris that is too large to be chipped, it must 96 be disposed of at a commercial site for a fee. Preliminary talks with the City’s tree 97 vendor indicate we could see a saving of 20% by having our own site to store material. If 98 the Leaf Site was closed, one of the proposed uses for the property would be for City 99 wood debris storage/management. It could then be chipped when time was available, or 100 the City could rent a larger tub grinder every few years for the larger debris. This would 101 result in significant time savings long term due to less tipping fees and costs related to 102 hauling debris to facilities outside of Roseville. 103 Reduction in costs from elimination of CIP items and out-of-pocket costs related to the 104 Leaf Site should provide overall cost savings to the storm water budget which may lead 105 to a reduction of storm water rates or at least lessen future rate increases. 106 3. Issues with the Current Site 107 The existing site and operation of the site has many issues: 108 Site location - The site is undersized for the number of leaves currently collected. The 109 site is approximately 110,000 SF or 2.5 acres. It is mainly constructed on fill without an Page 3 of 8 Qbhf!35!pg!:15