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recommendation is indeed $6.00/month/account (residential). City Staff will re-examine this figure <br />again as part of the FY24/25 Budget process in 2024. <br />City of Paris Street Use Fee — The City currently charges an 11 % Street Use Fee to its commercial <br />solid waste providers. We recommend that this continue as it too is a significant revenue stream <br />to the General Fund that helps subsidize street maintenance. Likewise, as the City has typically <br />transferred a portion of its residential solid waste revenue to the General Fund to assist with street <br />maintenance, we recommend that this continue and therefore an equivalent 11 % Street Use Fee <br />be applied to residential accounts. Heavy trash truck weight has a negative impact to roadways <br />and therefore this service to our citizens should help payfor the maintenance to these roads instead <br />of applying it against property taxes. This too can be re-examined by future City Councils and <br />changed at any time. City Staff will likewise re-examine this figure again as part of the FY24/25 <br />Budget process in 2024. <br />In total, if we apply the CARDS residential rate, City Administrative and Landfill Fee, and Street <br />Use Fee, we have thefollowing: <br />New Rate - Residential Monthly <br />CARDS $ 10.29 <br />City Admin and Landfill Fee$ 6.00 <br />City Street Use Fee (11%) ................ $....... 7.....1. <br />9 <br />Tota 1 $ 18.08 <br />*Plus applicable tax <br />This represents a $1.49/month increase to residential customers. We were unable to collect <br />commercial dumpster information from Sanitation Solutions / Waste Connections prior to the bid <br />for comparison purposes. Speaking with our consultant, as well as speaking with another <br />community who has gone through a bid process within the last four years, our overall rate is very <br />competitive as many are paying $20+/month. <br />