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<br />A.( ~( <br />( II <br />!ii~ River <br /> <br />**ITEM 5.7** <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING <br />AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR <br /> <br />NOVEMBER 14, 1994 ;If-. <br /> <br />SUBJECT: THE MINNESOTA OFFICE OF <br />ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE <br />(OEA) SOLID WASTE FEE STUDY <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />The Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance (OEA) has prepared a <br />study on solid waste fee's. This study is to be submitted to the Legislative <br />Commission on Waste Management and the environment and natural <br />resources finance committees and divisions by December 1, 1994. The study <br />contains data on all solid waste fee's collected by the State, Counties, and <br />Cities. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Attached to this memo, is the page out of the study that directly applies to <br />the City of Elk River. Currently the City is allowed to use seventy-five cents <br />out of every dollar of surcharge monies collected from the landfill for general <br />fund purposes. This accounts for approximately $150,000 dollars of general <br />fund revenue for the City each year. The City of Elk River has obligated <br />these monies for payments on City Hall and the Library expansion, among <br />other things. <br /> <br />OEA's recommendation is to require all landfill surcharge monies collected by <br />cities to be used for solid waste activities. The attached letter dated October <br />27, 1994, is staffs response to OEA's recommendation. However, it is staffs <br />opinion that OEA will not change their recommendation to the Legislative <br />Commission. <br /> <br />With the Council's permission, staff will take the following actions to counter <br />OEA's recommendation on City collected surcharge fees: <br /> <br />1. Recommend that the City Council pass the attached resolution. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Provide staffs comment letter dated October 27, 1994, and the <br />Council's resolution to the Legislative Commission on Waste <br />Management. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />P.O. Box 490 · 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />