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Request for Action <br />To Item Number <br />Ma ror and Cinr Council 11.3 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Work Session August 7, 2023 Tim Sevcik, Street and Park Superintendent <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Compost Transfer FacilityT PolicyT ustin Femrite P.E., Public Works Director <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Pormer, Ci r Administrator <br />Action Requested <br />Revie`v and provide staff direction on the draft policyT for the Compost Transfer Facility. <br />Background/Discussion <br />The Cit�T of Elk River currentl�T operates and maintains a compost transfer facilit�T at the public works campus. <br />This is one of four compost facilities partiallyT funded through a Sherburne Count�T SCORE grant These facilities <br />are free to all Sherburne Countyr Yesidents for disposal of compostable materials to include grass, leaves, otheY <br />vegetation, and brush and logs less than six inches diameter. In addition, the Elk River facilityT offers �vaste oil and <br />filter recycling and organics food waste recycling. <br />Over the past several yTears, `ve have observed an increasing amount of non-acceptable items dumped at the <br />facilityT. Non-acceptable items include rock, large volumes of dirt, household `vaste, stumps, etc. As a result, staff <br />must handpick through the piles within the site daily to remove unwanted materials to prevent damage to grinding <br />equipment and/or contamination of materials. Past contaminants have resulted in several processing companies <br />declining to provide grinding services because of damage to their equipment. <br />CurrentlyT, the cityT does not have a policyT to direct how to enforce compost site violations. We also lack an <br />ordinance that would detail enforcement of said violations. Staff has drafted a policyT for the operation of the <br />facilityT and seeks Council feedback. <br />Financial Impact <br />None <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Responsible for everyT dollar — good ste`vards <br />Attachments <br />■ Draft Compost Transfer FacilityT PolicyT <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A 2a�elcolning co�nlnunity 2a�ith T evolutiona� y and spizzted T esou� cefulness, exceptional <br />se�vice, and coln�nunity engagelnent that encou�ages and ins�iz•es pTo�pe�zty. <br />rowEREo ar <br />�I'1 ���� <br />Update�l• January 2023 <br />