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The compost access card is a proximity card. Users must waive the card in front of the card reader located at the entrance to the compost facility. Upon departure from the facility, users must approach the site gate with will activate the gate allowing exit. Contractors performing work for residents of Sherburne County must utilize a compost access card of the resident they are performing work for. Each scan of the access card is recorded in a shared database through the county’s software program. Any parties found to be violating rules of the yard waste facility are subject to card deactivation. Illegal Dumping In an effort to ensure the compost site remains open and free to the public, it is expected that the users of the site will follow the rules as outlined in this policy. These site rules are in place to ensure that materials generated in the site are of the quality required by third party vendors for further processing into a usable recycled end product, generally mulch and composted soils. Contaminants such as rocks, garbage, dirt, etc. listed above in the non-acceptable materials list may cause damage to processing equipment and/or contaminate the recycled end product making it unusable. Non-acceptable items therefore must be removed by staff prior to pushing up the piles which is labor intensive. Residents found to be in violation of this policy may be subject to having their access cards turned off; may be required to remove non-acceptable materials from the site; or may be subject to fines by the city up to the cost of disposal of the materials to include staff time and equipment. Standard procedure for such violations is as follows: 1. City staff is made aware of an illegal dumping event. 2. City staff reviews the surveillance system to identify the license plate of the party that dumped illegal materials. 3. City staff disables the site access card of the party found to be illegally dumping. 4. Public Works staff will reach out to Elk River Police Department to report the illegal dumping event, so they are able to investigate and document the event. 5. Public Works and the Police Department will distribute a letter, administrative citation and notice of trespass to the party that had illegally dumped. The letter explains what was done, why the card was disabled, the fine amount and where the payment can be made, and an explanation that this person being found at the yard waste site within the next year will result in a citation for trespassing. a. Payment of the illegal dumping fine will allow for the reinstatement of the cardholder’s access to the site and the notice of trespass becomes void. Attached Forms ▪Trespass Notice Form Page 153 of 254