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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />City Council <br />Item Number <br />11.2 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />July 7, 2025 <br />Prepared By <br />Justin Femrite, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Yard Waste Transfer Facility <br />Reviewed by <br />Justin Femrite <br />Cal Portner <br />Tina Allard <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Consider Direction for Future of Yard Waste Transfer Site. <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Over the past couple of months, we have participated in preliminary discussions with Sherburne County and <br />the other city yard waste transfer site owners in the county about continued and future uses at these sites. <br />There is interest within the group to add further restrictions to the sites and add a requirement that all <br />material be ground and hauled to a site in Becker at a higher cost to our site management. All sites continue <br />to struggle with contaminated loads, material that is not accepted, and volume increases. <br /> <br />Attached are the notes from our last meeting at Sherburne County and the rules we have found from other <br />yard waste transfer sites around the northwest metro. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None associated with this discussion. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Responsible for every dollar – good stewards <br /> <br />Attachments <br />1. Summary of YW Sites 6-16-25 Mtg <br />2. Example Yard Waste Site Rules <br /> <br /> <br />Page 273 of 309