2009-06-15 Regular Council Meeting Agenda

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Council Agenda Item Cover ______________________________________________________________________ MEETING DATE: June 15, 2009 AGENDA ITEM TITLE: Solid Waste Fee Increase AGENDA SECTION: New Business CAN THIS ITEM BE RESCHEDULED? : No BACKGROUND REVIEW : In the FY09 Budget the City established a separate Solid Waste Fund establishing the goal that this fund will be self-sufficient. Revenue generated through solid waste management will pay for the cost of the refuse collection and billing services. Recent efforts toward collection of delinquent payments have brought many customers to a current status in their billings, and these efforts will continue. The collection of long-term delinquencies will still be attributed to the general fund. For FY 10, staff has estimated the need for a 6.5% rate increase for next fiscal year as provided in the final budget. Attached are refuse fee comparisons to prior years. Below is a schedule of projected revenues and expenditures for the Solid Waste Fund for FY 10: Revenue Yard Waste $77,000 Wood & Leaf Mulch $14,000 Solid Waste Fees – Current $2,570,500 Salvage $35,000 Dumping Fees $70,000 Total Revenue $2,766,500 Expenditures Administration $283,750 Operations $2,178,040 Leaf Collection $130,750 Capital Improvement $165,000 Total Expenditures $2,757,540 One other issue related to refuse collection has been a concern. Prior to the revamping of the solid waste ordinance, residents received new carts at no cost when they complained of the poor condition of their current cart. The full cost of the carts was subsidized by the General Fund. In January 2008, the ordinance was changed to require residents to pay an amount toward a needed replacement cart which was $40 for a trash cart and $25 for a recycling cart. Residents have been quite negative about the City