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67 <br />The data from six Saint Anthony Village invoices, all within Hennepin County, indicated a <br />range of total monthly rates for trash/recycling services from $24.50 to $29.22 per household <br />per month with an average of $26.69 (after taxes). This is a very limited sample size, <br />however, and it can be expected that additional invoices would reveal total monthly rates that <br />are both lower and higher than this range. Also, the Ramsey County tax is higher so City <br />residents living in Ramsey County will pay a higher total monthly rate. <br />It is clear from the sample invoices and other data that rates, in general, continuously <br />increase from year to year. <br />Summary of the Collectors' Proposed Contract Prices <br />Upon request of the City, the Saint Anthony Village collectors submitted a proposal for a <br />new organized collection system. They proposed uniform base trash and recyclables <br />collection fees as are outlined in Table 1. Without the small trash cart, every other week <br />trash service level, the simple average of the trash (only) weekly service levels is $14.38 per <br />household per month (before taxes). The trash + recycling subtotal is $18.00 per household <br />per month (before taxes). <br />Table 1 <br />Proposed Base Trash and Recycling Collection Fees- Before Taxes <br />(Units: $ per household per month proposed to be paid by the City to the contractor) <br />Trash Service Level <br />Trash <br />Recycling <br />Subtotal <br />Small trash cart (every other week) <br />$12.35 <br />$3.62 <br />$15.97 <br />Small trash cart (weekly) <br />$12.35 <br />$3.62 <br />$15.97 <br />Medium trash cart (weekly) <br />$14.26 <br />$3.62 <br />$17.88 <br />Large trash cart (weekly) <br />$16.52 <br />$3.62 <br />$20.14 <br />Average (weekly levels only) <br />$14.38 <br />$3.62 <br />$18.00 <br />Source: Collectors' proposal submitted to the City <br />The City provided a price worksheet as a form for the collectors to clearly itemize proposed <br />prices. This form specified the definitions of the cost line items and made it explicit that <br />taxes were not to be included. Separate collector -imposed fuel surcharges and other <br />administrative fees were also explicitly prohibited: <br />"There shall be not additional fees added for such as charges as: administrative fees, <br />environmental fees, fuel surcharge, etc... " <br />"County charges and State taxes will be billed to residents by the City. Prices are for <br />collection services only without such taxes. " <br />Under the proposed new system, all City residents would pay uniform base trash collection <br />and recycling fees. The base trash collection fee would vary by level, except that the <br />