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ver <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Rebecca Haug, Environmental Administrator <br />DATE: December 6, 2010 <br />SUBJECT: 201 1 Garbage Budget <br />Staff is not proposing any residential rate increases for 2011. The contracts for garbage <br />services expire on December 31, 2012. <br />Staff is proposing to continue the City's organics program. Residents who participate in the <br />organics program and recycle can qualify fora $40 recycling rebate. The residents do have <br />to fill out the application each year to qualify for the rebate. Staff also applied for a grant to <br />the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to help offset some of the costs associated <br />with this program. Staff has not been informed as to the status of the grant selection <br />process but will update the Council when the selections have been made. <br />