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e e e Page 2 City Council Minutes January 25, 1988 was offered in the handout in Attachment A, B, and C. Mr. Chmiel then offered some comments on the permits that have been obtained by NSP for the facility and reviewed the construction schedule which calls for completion of the facility toward the end of 1988. NSP hopes to begin the preoperational testing of the faciltiy in December, 1988 and have the facility open for commercial operation by the end of May, 1989. Mr. Chmiel concluded his presentation by indicating that the construction of the facility is moving forward on schedule and as planned. In response to a question from the City Council, Mr. Glen Kaas from NSP indicated that there has been one theft from the NSP site and that was when a bobcat was stolen from one of the contractors working on the site. Mr. Kass further indicated that a fence has been constructed around the facility for security purposes and that the site has not been the subject of a public protest unlike some of the protests that are taking place in the Minneapolis area around garbage processing facilities. In response to questions regarding the Newport facility which is very similar to the facility that will be constructed in Elk River, Mr. Peter Jones from NSP, indicated that the Elk River facility will greatly benefit from the knowledge gained at Newport. NSP will be taking steps to correct any of the problems that have developed in Newport prior to any of the equipment being installed in the Elk River facility. Mr. Jones further indicated that there are no major problems with the Newport facility and that sometimes the problems that get publicized in the media relate to the expectations of officials involved in the project which may be unrealistic at the starting point. Mr. Jones further indicated that regarding the 1/18/88 Minneapolis Star and Tribune Article on the Newport facility, that if garbage was rejected at the Elk River plant, then such garbage would return to the originating County. Also, if the plant were to be shut down for some reason, that steps would be taken to reduce or stop the delivery of garbage during such a situation. The City Council asked NSP officials questions relating to the disposal of the ash that would result from the burning of the RDF. Mr. Jones indicated that no provisions have yet been made on the disposal of the ash. Six sites are currently being evaluated and it is anticipated that the number of sites for possible disposal of the ash will be reduced to two and that a final decision is expected by June, 1988. It was noted that the Elk River Landfill is one of the six sites currently under consideration, but officials estimate the chances of this site being selected as being very remote because of the criteria used in selecting an acceptable site. Mr. Chmiel noted that one additional permit is being obtained from the DNR that relates to the water volume that is needed for fire fighting capacity. This permit is expected very soon and is not listed on the 1/4/88 handout distributed to the Council. COUNCILMEMBER TRALLE MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 88-7, A RESOLUTION GRANTING A LICENSE RENEWAL TO NORTHERN STATES POWER FOR A SOLID WASTE FACILITY. COUNCILMEMBER DOBEL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5- o.