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City Council Minutes July 16, 1990 Page 9 e City Attorney, Tim Keane, indicated that the City would need the administrative subdivision application to state whether five or ten acres are being subdivided. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. The Council recessed at 9:10 and reconvene at 9:25 p.m. 6.4. Condi tional Use Permit and Solid Waste Li cense to Allow a Solid Waste FaQility by Conteck Enyironmental Services/Public Hearin~ Steve Rohlf, the Building and Zoning Administrator, indicated that Conteck Environmental Services has applied for a conditional use permit and a solid waste license to store and thermally treat petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil. Mr. Rohlf explained the the City staff, MPCA, the Environmental Consultant, and the Planning Commission have all reviewed this request. Mary Eberley, Planulng Commission Representative, stated that the Planning Commission has spent a large amount of time on this item. She stated that the Planning Commission had a workshop session with Mr. Kreger. She stated that discussion was held regarding the level of contamination and regarding the PCA setting standards. She further stated that the Planning Commission recommended approval of the request. e Chris Kreger stated that he had started the process six months ago and that public information meetings and a public hearing have been held regarding the issue. Nobody from the public was present for these meetings. Mr. Kreger felt that this was a sign that there was no opposition to the facility. Mr. Kreger further stated that he had just received the draft conditional use permit and there were a few items he would like to discuss prior to having the Council consider the item. COUNCILMEMBER DOBEL MOVED TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO JULY 23, 1990 SO THAT MR. KREGER CAN DISCUSS THE CONDITIONS OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WITH STAFF. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6.5. Ordinance Amendment to Amend Section 602, Titled Refuse and Garba~e Gary Schmitz, Recycling Coordinator, stated that at the July 2, City Council meeting, the Council reviewed the draft ordinance amendment to the refuse and garbage ordinance and recommended several changes to the draft ordinance. He stated that staff has made the changes to the ordinance. Mr. Schmitz reviewed the changes with the Council. Mr. Schmitz then reviewed with the Council the four key areas to the City's recycling program. He stated that the areas included mandatory garbage service, mandatory recycling, organized routes and City operated billing. e Mayor Tralle stated that the City had formed a Recycling Task Force. He indicated that this Task Force studied these issues for about a year and recommended an ordinance to the Council that they felt would work for the City of Elk River.