Agenda - Council - 01/16/1990 - Special

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and technical review of documents. These funds cannot be used for legal expenditures. The City Council adopted Resolution 89-08-192, August 8, 1989, (copy attached). The resolution authorized entering into an agreement for cost reimbursement, directed staff to prepare a work scope, and provided for assemblage of a project team to provide technical review of Site P documents. Consultants employed for work on this project should be responsible and possess the ability to perform successfully under the terms and conditions outlined by the City. Consideration should be given to such matters as integrity, record of past performance, extent of experience with the type of services required by the City, technical resources, and accessibility to other necessary resources. The City should select the best qualified consultant(s) subject to negotiation of a fair and equitable cost. At this point, cost proposals have not been requested since the volume and quality of the work to be released by Anoka County is unknown. A definitive base cost can be negotiated once a complete and mutual understanding of the level of work is apparent. Additional costs for attending hearings and meetings are more equitably compensated for based on an hourly basis with a "not to exceed" limit. Requested Services and Products Background Anoka County is the responsible government unit (RGU) for preparing an environmental impact statement on a total of three candidate landfill sites. The EIS is being done as part of the Twin Cities Area landfill siting process mandated by the State's Waste Management Act. Anoka County, in accordance with the requirements of the Metropolitan Council's Solid Waste Management Policy Plan/Development Guide, must eventually construct and operate a landfill site. The landfill site may be used for the disposal of mixed municipal solid waste and waste processing facility rejects, residuals and ash. The Twin Cities Area is planned to have at least four major resource recovery facilities that will send bypass waste and residuals to the region's landfill facilities. The Council's Policy Plan/Development Guide says the four sites must implement a total landfill capacity of 8,726 acre-feet. Anoka County is charged with developing a site with a capacity of 3,000 acre-feet. The sites are expected to be operational by the mid-1990's. Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) rules identify the Metropolitan Council as a required distribution point for the draft EIS's in order to provide review comments. The EQB rules allow for a minimum 30 day review of the EIS's but this time period can be extended at the Page 3