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�i <br />Elk River --�- <br />Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />ERMU Commission <br />Tom Sagstetter —Conservation & Key Accounts Manager <br />MEETING DATE: <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />November 8, 2022 <br />1.4 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Resolution Acknowledging Waste Management & Don Yurecko's 20 Years of Service <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Adopt Resolution 22-12 Acknowledging Waste Management and Don Yurecko's 20 Years of <br />Service <br />BACKGROUND/ DISCUSSION: <br />In October of 2002, the commercial operation of a one -of -a -kind partnership began at the <br />Landfill Gas to Electric Facility located in the Elk River landfill. This initiative existed through the <br />collaborative efforts of Sherburne County who assisted with financing the project, Waste <br />Management who provided fuel and staff, Great River Energy who contracted to purchase all <br />the electricity produced, and ERMU who owned the facility. The goals of the project were to <br />highlight the concepts of reducing solid waste in landfills and generate renewable electricity <br />with methane gas which is a byproduct of decomposition. <br />On October 31, 2022, after 20 years of operation, the facility was taken off-line for final <br />decommissioning by Waste Management. <br />ERMU would like to recognize Waste Management and specifically Don Yurecko for 20 years of <br />exceptional dedication to the operation of the facility. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />• Resolution No. 22-12 Acknowledging Waste Management and Don Yurecko's 20 years of <br />Service <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />3 <br />