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! ! drop-off poLnt; the trucks will pick up at the customer's facility and drive to the composting facility. W~te Management doing the hauling allows for tighter control at the facility. Mr. Hagenah inquired about keeping oil, etc. out of the composting. Mr. Otter felt that the lower cost of disposing of these food wastes would be an incentive to the customer to abide by the roles. He stated that everyone having any part of the composting, starting with the pick up to the end result will be trained to know what to look for. If something is unacceptable, there will be about four check points where it could be caught. Mayor Cfilbertson recessed the regular City Council meeting at 8:48 p.m. Mayor CJilbertson called the regular City Council meeting back to order at 9:00 p.m. Motion bY Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to adopt ResolutiOn g93-12-284 accepting the Findings of Fact g0350 relating to the request by IPS for a CUP!to establish and operate a compost facility. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Beyer, Hardin and Peterson. Voting No: None. I I$ I The Council proceeded to review the conditional use permit. Following is a list of the amendments to the proposed conditional use permit: l) Revise term #18 to indicate that the permit holder will implement contract language with haulers that states that ali incoming and outgoing loads are to be covered and that the penalty to commercial haulers for uncovered loads will be double the regular rate and the penalty to residents is that their compost permit will be revoked. Mr. Otter explained that it's a provision of state law that all loads have to be covered. 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) Add language to #19 to indicate that the turnover rate for yard debris shall not exceed 30 days or as directed by the Anoka County permit. Insert language in #27 to indicate that a site plan development permit must also be obtained from the City. Insert language in #41 to restrict the amount of yard waste accepted to two cubic yards upon presenting a permit issued by the City of Ramsey. Add a term to require that the biofflter must meet the approval of all other permitting agencies. Add a term to require that the existing soil berm and tree screening on the site remain or be replaced with like materials. Add, a term to require that surface water mn-off from finished compost piles and woody waste piles be handled in accordance with MPCA regulations and at a minimum, IPS and WMMI will provide semi-annual results of leached testing of compost material and provide results to the City. Mr. Otter stated he has no problem with a performance criteria. City Council/December 14, 1993 Page 9 of 15