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SUBJECT: DISPOSABLE BAG TAX IMPLEMENTATION AND PROGRAMMING <br />DATE: MARCH 15, 2021 PAGE 4 OF 8 <br />• Software modifications <br />• Hardware/furniture <br />• $5,000 <br />• $5,000 <br />Marketing/Outreach <br />• Reusable totes <br />• $15,000 <br />• Commercial communications (signage, postcard) <br />• $10,000 <br />• Residential communications (signage, recycled <br />• $10,000 <br />fridge clips, reminder tags, social media advertising, <br />miscellaneous supplies) <br />Total Expenses for Year 1 (also amount for 2021 budget <br />. $50,000 <br />amendment) <br />PROGRAMMING OPTIONS <br />Staff has estimated annual expenses for administration and basic marketing/outreach <br />for the bag tax as listed below: <br />Resource <br />Cost <br />Administration <br />• Finance staffing (year-round, part-time) <br />• $20,000 <br />• Sustainability staffing (5 hours per week) <br />• $14,000 <br />Marketing/Outreach <br />• Reusable totes <br />• $15,000 <br />• Commercial communications (signage, postcard) <br />• $10,000 <br />• Residential communications (signage, recycled <br />• $10,000 <br />fridge clips, reminder tags, social media advertising, <br />miscellaneous supplies <br />Total Annual Expenses after Year 1 <br />• $69,000 <br />Staff evaluated a number of program options if there is additional revenue remaining <br />after the anticipated annual expenses. Programs are geared towards growing waste <br />awareness, investments and partnerships as the City continues to strive for zero waste <br />and reducing single -use plastics within the community. <br />Program <br />City Plans <br />Impact <br />Cost* <br />Commercial incentives or <br />Sustainability Action Plan <br />High <br />$$ <br />support for increasing <br />— external objective of <br />diversion & removing barriers <br />increasing commercial <br />material diversion <br />Examples — rebates for <br />onboarding recycling/ <br />Economic Vitality <br />composting services <br />Strategic Plan — invest in <br />-Bulk purchasing for <br />green practices/programs <br />compostable to -go containers <br />that enhance <br />FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMUNICATION <br />10 <br />