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• from of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. In addition, MSW can be delivered to the plant <br /> from the Hennepin County Transfer Station in Brooklyn Park from 6:00 a.m. to <br /> 9:00 p.m. RDF from NRG's facility is allowed to be delivered to Great River <br /> Energy's (GRE)power plant around the clock, with the exception of the hours of <br /> 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to avoid rush hour traffic. <br /> MSW Delivery <br /> NRG is proposing to remove the restrictions on the delivery of MSW to their <br /> facility. For the most part staff(including the Police Chief and City Engineer) is <br /> in agreement. The current hours allow delivery of MSW during rush hour now. <br /> Extending the MSW delivery hours at the RDF plant will help spread the traffic <br /> out. The garbage haulers tend to avoid peak traffic times at the plant on their <br /> own. If noise becomes an issue, there is language in the CUP to address it. <br /> RDF Delivery <br /> Staff is proposing that NRG be allowed to deliver RDF to GRE anytime with the <br /> exception of 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Fridays and the day prior to a holiday <br /> weekend. Again,NRG can not currently deliver RDF to GRE any day between <br /> 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. However, it is vital that GRE is kept in fuel and staff has <br /> had to make numerous exceptions for RDF delivery during this time period. With <br /> the exception of Fridays and holiday weekends, staff feels one or two extra <br /> • vehicles on the road at any given time is not a major issue. <br /> Routes <br /> In the next couple of years, MnDOT is proposing to rebuild the older section of <br /> the 101/169 bridge over the Mississippi River. It is estimated that the proposed <br /> project will take approximately 18 months to finish. The intersection of <br /> Highways 10 and 169 will be far more congested when this happens. New <br /> language in Section 10 of NRG's solid waste license allows staff to direct NRG's <br /> RDF traffic away from the intersection of Highways 10 and 169, if need be during <br /> this bridge construction or other road work. A possible alternative route is the <br /> new north/south Tyler Street to County Road#12 and then south on Highway 169 <br /> to GRE. <br /> Recommendation <br /> NRG has worked closely with staff over the past ten years to make their facility as safe as <br /> possible. Staff is recommending approval of the renewal of NRG's conditional use <br /> permit and solid waste license with the proposed changes. <br /> • <br />