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Request for Action <br />To Item Number <br />Ma Tor and CinT Council 4.7 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent May 2, 2022 Cal Pormer, Cit�T Administrator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Sludge Land Lease Agreement: Keith Weber Peter Beck, Cit�r Attorne`T <br />Reviewed by <br />Justin Femrite, Public Works Director <br />Zack Carlton, Community Development Director <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, byT motion, a lease agreement with Keith Weber to farm the former sludge land propertyT o`vned by the <br />Wastewater Department. <br />Background/Discussion <br />The Wastewater Department owns roughly 120 acres of tillable land which `vas used to dispose of biosolids from <br />following sewage treatment The city formerly had an agreement with Dave Pearson to farm the land not being <br />used for biosolids. Unfortunately, Mr. Pearson passed awayT earlyT last yTear. He did have a contingencyT plan in <br />place to harvest his crop. <br />Keith Weber took over the crop last yTear and has expressed an interest in continuing to farm the land. The new <br />lease accounts for the land swap `vith Copart of Connecticut and with regard to use changes no longer required as <br />biosolid application is no longer needed. <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />The Elk River Mission — Meet changing needs <br />Attachments <br />■ Agreement <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A 2a�elcolning co�nlnunity 2a�ith T evolutiona� y and spizzted T esou� cefulness, exceptional <br />se�vice, and coln�nunity engagelnent that encou�ages and ins�iz•es pTo�pe�zty. <br />rowEREo ar <br />�I'1 ���� <br />Up�iited.• August 2020 <br />