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<br />. <br />City of ~ <br />Elk <br /> <br /> <br />Item # 4.7. <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR '51< <br /> <br />DATE: NOVEMBER 13, 2000 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: RECOMMENDED DISPOSAL <br />LOCATION FOR 2001 RESIDENTIAL <br />REFUSE SERVICE <br /> <br />Disposal Site for City Refuse <br /> <br />To maintain their contractual volumes at the RDF Plant, Sherburne County needs to buy <br />down the tipping fee, making it competitive with other facilities (e.g. the Elk River <br />Landfill). Sherburne County will be assessing each household $10 per year to cover the <br />cost of buying down the tipping. There will be an assessment on commercial and <br />industrial properties also. Residents can recoup the cost ofthis assessment by applying <br />for a $10 recycling rebate through Sherburne County. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The tipping fee at NRG's Waste to Energy Plant will be reduced by $6/ton in 2001, from <br />the $511ton charged in 2000 to $45/ton. Because ofthis reduction in the tipping fee and <br />to ensure our refuse is being properly disposed of, staff recommends that the City of <br />Elk River renews its contract with Sherburne County for disposal of our refuse at <br />the RDF plant for the year 2001. <br /> <br />City of Elk River Refuse & Recycling Service Fees <br /> <br />In 1999, the City of Elk River received a refund for a tax that the state was improperly <br />applying to our refuse service. In addition, Sherburne County gave the city a grant in <br />2000 to supplement recycling. These two issues combined to create a surplus in the <br />city's garbage fund. The city's garbage fund is a breakeven proposition, therefore, refuse <br />service fees were significantly decreased in 2000 to reduce this surplus, even though the <br />services provided were increased. Refer to the Finance Directors budget memo on the <br />garbage fund for more details. <br /> <br />Staff recommends that the city maintain the 2000 rates for refuse service in 2001 to <br />continue the depletion of the surplus mentioned above. The city should be able to <br />maintain these reduced rates for the next couple of years before the surplus is eliminated <br />and the cost for refuse service has to be increase. Refer to the attached chart for the <br />actual fees for the various refuse services. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />cc2cc2 <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway. P.O. Box 490. Elk River, MN 55330. TDD & Phone (763) 441-7420. Fax (763) 441-7425 <br />