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Setting the Solid Waste Service Fee for 2023. (Laid over from November 2, 2022)
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WHEREAS, in 2018, the City of Saint Paul initiated a system for coordinating the collection of solid waste for residential buildings with one (1) to four (4) dwelling units; and,
WHEREAS, Ramsey County has authority, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Sections §473.811 and §400.08, to collect charges for solid waste management services provided by others under contract with the County; and,
WHEREAS, the City is responsible for a long-term financing mechanism to fund its solid waste management programs; and,
WHEREAS, the City desires to finance its organized solid waste program by assessing individual residential property owners for the administrative costs of the program utilizing Ramsey County’s solid waste management service charge authority under contract with the County; and,
WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Service Fee covers the cost of program administration, bad debt and late fee reimbursement to garbage haulers under the City’s Agreement with the Haulers Consortium, and future programming; and,
WHEREAS, a fee of $33.00 per dwelling unit per year for residential buildings with one (1) to four (4) units will allow for the proper administration of the organized solid waste program in 2023;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby adopt the 2023 Solid Waste Service Fee for 2023 at $33.00 per unit per year for residential buildings with one (1) to four (4) dwelling units.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby adopt the 2023 Solid Waste Service Fee as referenced above.