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_ 1sECE111 W RECYC JNO DROP-OFF CENTER Blue Earth County Recycling Drop -Off Center Mankato, Minnesota Foth has worked with Blue Earth County for over 15 years providing strategic solid waste consulting, landfill engi- neering services and regulatory permitting to support the Ponderosa Landfill and the integrated waste programs in the County. In 2011, Foth and the County met to establish the framework for the construction of a recycling and cus- tomer convenience center at the Ponderosa Landfill. The landfill is a regional disposal site where individual haulers bring waste and recyclables. The County desires to con- struct a building to assist haulers with convenient disposal and recycling options and to capture more recyclable mate- rials at the landfill. Foth facilitated a brainstorming meeting for the conve- nience and recycling facility that identified the County's wants, needs, constraints, opportunities and budgets for i „„,EC,,,U,,, the building. The meeting also addressed customer access, material management, material loadout, regulatory com- pliance and future facility expansion options. This initial meeting provided the framework for the initial design of a recycling and customer drop off building with an integrated scalehouse. After initial designs were completed, Foth again met with Blue Earth County to discuss building function, access for customers, traffic flow patterns and turning radius for vehicles using the facility and material load out vehicles, material flow patterns and scalehouse operations including employee and meeting facilities. This follow up meeting helped the County refine their wants and needs for the facility and identified potential constraints to a functioning facility. Foth aided the County in identifying existing facilities that could be utilized in the pro- posed new facility. This helped the County save money by not replacing items that could be used for the new facility. With the facility more refined, Foth developed the engineering cost opinion for the facility. The cost opinion addresses costs for site works and improvements, building, lighting, electrical, plumbing, heating/ ventilation, sanitary facilities and regulatory requirements. With the cost opinion, the building design is further refined to bring the facility in line with the available budget. Overall, the process used by Foth helped Blue Earth County move from an idea to a conceptual layout of a customer recycling and convenience facility that meets the needs of the County to increase recycling and provide convenient access to disposal and recycling facilities for indi- vidual haulers. FOtilRecycling Drop -Off Center Analysis & Plan Development City of Ramsey, MN —October 2012 ✓ 2-6