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everyone to review. Commissioner Gagliardi informed the commission that there is a one year contract with Sherburne County (east section) and Anoka County to continue processing waste. GRE has a letter of intent to purchase the Elk River facility. They need a guaranteed amount of 335 tons to purchase the facility. There is a guaranteed amount of 15,000/month now. Tri-county has not committed a lot of waste but will bring some to the facility. Discussion followed that it is not economical to drive to Alexandria with the carbon tax. Tip fees at RRT have been dropped and it is possible that they will be even lower with the GRE contract in place. Commissioner Gagliardi hopes the contracts will be in place by October 1. Commissioner Gagliardi stated that the volume is down approximately 8 - 10% because of the economy. RRT is still removing approximately 7 - 8 tons of non-ferrous materials and approximately 12 tons of ferrous materials daily. They have been receiving less organics though. 6. Wind Turbine Ordinance Nothing has changed with regard to this. It will be brought back when there is a new draft. Staff would like input from the ECC. It is with the attorney's office now. Chair Zehringer questioned whether an agreement from neighbors (for example, 80% of neighbors within a certain radius of the lot) would need to be secured. He added that it is a safety concern from Elk River Municipal Utilities' standpoint. 7. Other Commissioner Leonard went to the National County Community Event (?) and offered a "Comprehensive Approach to Solid Waste Management" as a snapshot of what Sherburne County is doing regarding waste. She handed out the flyer they had put together. She also commented that she felt Sherburne County's system was the most comprehensive. Mayor Klinzing discussed the Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) which Sherburne County and the City of Elk River are hoping to bring to town. A building will be built for them to lease and staff. There is a requirement that this must be a stand alone building. It would be beneficial if it was a LEED certified building. A comment was made that there is land available near the commuter rail area. Mayor Klinzing commented that she feels the process needs to get started. Commissioner Leonard commented that a builder is needed. A concern of the CBOC is how much it will cost them. The decision for where to locate will come down to location and cost. The CBOC wants to lease 30,000 square feet (approximately the same size as Allina). A question was raised as to whether a consortium of builders could come together to build this building... but a comment was made about there being "too many chiefs" if this were the case. 8. The next meeting wilt be held September 16th at City Hall in the Uppertown Conference Room. The expo subcommittee will meet at 12:30 p.m. in the Uppertown Conference Room prior to the meeting. ~. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 2:30 p.m. Minutes prepared by Nicola Blake-Bradley. 3