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Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />4.8 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />lFebruary1, <br />Prepared by <br />Consent <br />2016 <br />Matt Stevens, Chief Waste Water Operator <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Wastewater Treatment Facility Bio Solid Land <br />Suzanne Fischer, Director, COD <br />Reviewed by <br />Lease Agreement <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the Wastewater Treatment Facility Bio Solid Land Lease Agreement. <br />Background/Discussion <br />The city has leased 132 acres of tillable land located in Elk River to David Pearson for approximately 15 <br />years. The city utilizes this property to dispose of bio solid sludge material from the wastewater treatment <br />plant, which otherwise would require disposal at a landfill. Mr. Pearson in turn, utilizes the land for <br />agricultural purposes. This arrangement has worked well for both the city and the lessor over the years; <br />however a current agreement could not be located in city files, or in the city attorney's files. <br />Following Council approval of the lease, December 7, 2015, the Pearson's identified a number of items <br />that needed clarification including the lease termination, payment dates and installments, and cultivation <br />and farming practice approvals. Each of the items identified by the Pearsons are acceptable farming <br />practices in accordance with the MPCA and Minnesota Department of Agriculture. <br />The Pearsons have further reviewed the changes and have approved the lease. Staff and the city attorney <br />recommend approval. <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br />Attachments <br />■ Agreement (with changes shown) <br />■ Agreement (clean copy) <br />P0WIREU 6r <br />Template Updated 4/14 <br />I"ATURE] <br />