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. . . City Council Minutes December 18, 2000 Page 4 Dave Lucas discussed the action recently taken by the county board to adopt an ordinance that implements a solid waste fee for Sherburne County residents. COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR DISPOSAL OF RESIDENTIAL REFUSE AT THE RDF PLANT WITH SHERBURNE COUNTY THROUGH APRIL 31, 2008 AT A COST OF $45 PER TON. COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 4.3. Utilities Commission Update Councilmember Dietz indicated that the main issue of discussion at the last two Utilities Commission meetings has been the location of the water tower. He noted that because this issue is on this evening's agenda, he would prefer to hold his comments until the council discusses the issue. 4.4. Park and Recreation Commission Update Michele McPherson indicated that the commission's focus at the November and December meetings has been primarily on fees and the location of the water tower. She indicated that these issues would be discussed in greater detail later in the agenda. 4.5. Community Recreation Update Councilmember Motin indicated that the primary item on the Community Recreation Board was the joint powers agreement. This item will be discussed again at the next Community Recreation Board meeting. 4.6. Northstar Corridor Update Mayor Klinzing updated the council on the December 7th Northstar Corridor meeting. She noted that the question regarding station design was the main item of discussion. The mayor indicated that staff would be looking at the possibility of designing a station other than a basic station. 4.7. Consider Adoption of 2001 Fee Schedule The city clerk noted that the council reviewed the proposed 2001 fee schedule last week. She indicated that representatives are present from the Park and Recreation Commission to answer questions the council has concerning park dedication fee increases and park fees for park shelters. The council questioned the need for a fee to reserve park shelters. Park and Recreation Commissioner Kuester indicated that the fees are charged to raise funds and to help finance the clean up of the parks and monitoring of the park shelter reservation system. The council discussed the issue of allowing nonresidents to reserve the park shelters. Michele McPherson noted that the current policy only allows residents to reserve the park shelters, however, there is currently a small percentage of nonresident reservations being made. She explained that these nonresident reservations are recurring reservations that have been "grandfathered-in." Council member Thompson encouraged the Park and Recreation Commission to see that the park use fees do not increase at a fast pace.