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City Council Minutes April 23, 1990 Page 6 e Glen Kaas of NSP indicated that NSP has made a number of corrections and that they are not sure what exactly the noise is or where it is coming from. He further indicated that they are wi thin the State regulations regarding the noise level at the current time. Mr. Kaas further indicated that the predominant noise may be resulting from the shredder and the noise of the heavy machinery. The Building and Zoning Administrator indicated that if the noise is within the State standards, the City will be hard pressed to go beyond those standards. Mr. Moyer stated that if NSP truly wants to be a good neighbor they would make an attempt to correct the noise and the litter problems. It was the consensus of the Council to accept the recommendation of the Planning Commission that the Ci ty noise and solid waste ordinance be complied with regarding this issue, and further that the citizens contact staff when they feel the noise is at an unacceptable level and if staff observes the excessive noises, they would follow up with testing the noise level at the residence. e Exolosions The Building and Zoning Administrator indicated that explosions have been a problem at the plant. Mr. Moyer commented on the explosions saying that they were frightening and further that he was afraid someone at the plant would be hurt. Mr. Glen Kaas of NSP indicated that picking through each type of garbage would be a big job in order to determine the cause of explosion. He reminded the Council that the facility was built for explosions in the flail mill. The Building and Zoning Administrator indicated that routine spot checks should be made in order to help determine where the explosions are coming from. He indicated that he felt it would be necessary to have a minimum number of spot checks per week to assure it is done on a routine basis. John Lichter indicated that records of inspections were not routinely kept and now NSP is proposing to do them on a routine basis. It was the consensus of the City Council to accept the recommendation of the Planning Commission that a routine spot check, with NSP documenting their procedures and findings, is done at random of loads brought into the NSP plant, and further that a 20 foot fire break is required from the conveyor on the tipping floor to the garbage on the tipping floor, and lastly that when NSP has down time for major repairs that the City inspects for cleanliness. e Imorooer Waste The Building and Zoning Administrator indicated that improper wastes have been found at the RDF Plant. Discussion was held regarding ways in which to deter haulers from delivering improper waste to the RDF Plant. The Building and Zoning Administrator indicated that it was the Planning Commission's recommendation that an administrative mechanism be developed by staff to act as a deterrent to haulers who deliver improper waste to NSP's facility.