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River <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item ~ 4.5. <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Stephen Rohlf, Building and Environmental Administrator <br />July 21, 2003 <br /> <br />Elk River Landfill Host Fee <br /> <br />The city collects a surcharge of $1.00 for each cubic yard of mix solid waste brought to the <br />Landfill. Current disposal rates at the Landfill are approximately 1,200,000 cubic yards <br />annually. Twenty-five percent of the surcharge is placed in a the special fund and may only <br />be used for landfill abatement and for the mitigation local risk from the operation. The <br />remaining 75% may be used at the discretion of the City Council. <br /> <br />The proposal is to replace the surcharge with a host fee at the same $1.00 per cubic yard <br />rate. The entire sum collected as a host fee may be used at the discretion of the City <br />Council. Attached to this memo is a draft host fee agreement between the City of Elk River <br />and the Elk River Landfill. Staff recommends the city enter into this agreement contingent <br />on the Landfill not requesting any sustentafive changes. If any significant changes are <br />proposed, the agreement will be brought back to the Council for their consideration. <br /> <br />S:\B&Z\STEVER\CC1.DOC <br /> <br /> <br />