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Averages are calculated for the different levels of service for both open and organized systems. At all levels of service (30, 60 and 90 gallon containers); the organized cities have lower average costs. The differences range from $8.14 less for the 90 gallon service level to $9.36 for the 30 gallon service level. It is interesting to note that all the organized cities are part of county systems that use resource recovery facilities where the cost per ton for disposal is generally higher than disposal at landfills. Table 4-4 summarizes the average monthly rate paid to haulers. In an organized system city, typically these rates are paid to the haulers by the city. In an open system city, these rates are paid to the hauler directly by the residents. Table 4-4 Average Monthly Service Rates Paid to Haulers City 30 Gallon 60 Gallon 90 Gallon Open Systems Duluth Eagan -- Rochester $22.01 Woodbury $13.75 St. Paul $20.57 Organized Systems Blaine Mankato' MinneapoliS2 St. Cloud Stillwater $10.56 $5.56 $18.00/10.49 $14.45 $12.87 $21.07 -- $25.95 -- $13.95 $19.52 $22.14 $24.17 $11.40 $5.56 NA $22.45 $15.07 $12.57 NA $20.00/10.49 $31.05 $17.49 * Unable to determine amount credited to hauler versus taxes. -- Did not receive any billing survey responses for this service level. NA - Haulers do not offer this service level. 1 Actual MSW service levels are 35 gallons and 64 gallons. 2 Actual MSW service levels are 22 gallons of 94. The first amounts listed are the amounts the city of Minneapolis retains from each household after remitting taxes and the County solid waste fee. MRI, the contracted hauler who provides service for half of the City's residents, is paid $10.49 per household serviced. The City provides carts for residents, handles the billing, pays the disposal fee to HERC, provides education, snow plows the alleys, conducts pilot project and pays for graffiti removal with the remaining funds. 3 St. Cloud uses municipal crews for both MSW and recycling collection. The amount of money the City would retain is the amount charged to residents less state and county taxes and fees. These values were estimated using the rates estimated in Table 4-3. The value for the 90 gallon service was determined by subtracting the recycling base fee from the total amount charged to residents. This value was divided by 1.0975 to determine the cost associated with tax. In Table 4-4 the five open system cities are listed first followed by the five organized system cities. The rates paid to the haulers for the open system cities were determined by subtracting taxes and county charges from the total amount the hauler charges to the residents for collection 90 •Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC R - Analysis of Waste Collection Service Arrangements.doc June 2009