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EGty1� ,.,�� Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 10.6 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Work Session November 2, 2015 Mark Thompson, Street Superintendent <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Change in Commercial Hauler Access to County Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Compost Sites Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Informational. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> On October 10, 2015, the Municipal Recycling Board (MRB) met to discuss a number of issues <br /> associated with the county compost sites. The issues identified in the attached minutes supported the <br /> MRB's unanimous decision to restrict commercial haulers from using the county compost sites (Becker, <br /> Big Lake, Elk River, and Zimmerman), effective Jan. 2, 2016: <br /> a) Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine <br /> b) limited volume or capacity at individual sites <br /> c) Local private markets available for commercial haulers <br /> d) Reduction in city staff time and operating cost for the cities <br /> e) Increase in safety and convenience for residential users <br /> 0 Increase in hauling rates for yard wastes <br /> g) Reduction in grinding frequencies for wood wastes <br /> Although any of the four cities could continue to serve commercial haulers,if only one did, that site <br /> would receive an unmanageable amount of waste, and be exposed to diseased materials being brought in <br /> from other counties. Currently, there are 12 quarantined areas within the state. Staff has no way of <br /> knowing if materials are being brought from any of these areas. <br /> This year, the Elk River compost site has been accessed approximately 35,000 times. Our database <br /> contains currently contains 10,110 records comprised of the following breakdown: <br /> Resident Non-Res Comm County Other Staff <br /> 8,194 254 73 848597 144 <br /> Residents are the largest users,but their impact is not comparable to the volumes brought in by haulers. <br /> The current$200 pass fee for haulers results in a disposal charge of$5.05/load. <br /> The attached notice to Commercial Haulers is being used by the four cities to send a consistent message <br /> countywide. The county will provide each city with mailing labels for all haulers in the database. <br /> Staff supports the MRB's decision to ban commercial haulers effective Jan. 1, 2016. <br /> POWERED 6T <br /> Template Updoted 4/14 INAMIRE1 <br />