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ORDINANCE NO . 9 0- CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 130.102 KNOWN AS THE "SOLID WASTE DEPOSITING FEE" CHAPTER OF THE CITY CODE. The City of Ramsey ordains: SECTION 1. PURPOSE. WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that closure of the mixed municipal solid waste landfill, which is known as the Anoka Regional Landfill, located within the City, at the earliest possible date, is in the best interests of the health and welfare of the residents of the City of Ramsey; and WHEREAS, pursuant to laws of the State of Minnesota the landfill cannot be required to close until its lawfully permitted fill capacity is attained; and WHEREAS, therefore, the depositing of fill into the landfill at a faster rate will hasten closure of the landfill; and WHEREAS, the operator of the landfill has requested that the City reduce by 60% the City's tipping fee charged for each ton of fill deposited at the landfill in order to reduce the per ton charge to landfill customers in order that the landfill be more competitive and obtain waste volume at a faster rate; and WHEREAS, the landfill operator has represented to the City Council, that the City's tipping fee reduction along with a fee reduction by both Anoka County and the operator will cause the landfill to become more competitive, obtain waste volume at a faster rate and thereby reach the landfill's capacity in a shorter period of time than is presently being reached; and WHEREAS, the landfill operator has represented to the City Council that a 60% tipping fee reduction by the City will attract an additional 100 tons per day average of waste, over and above the present 85 tons per day average; and WHEREAS, the landfill operator agrees to reimburse the City its tipping fee reduction in the event the 100 tons per day average additional tonnage is not received at the landfill; and THEREFORE, it is for the purpose stated above that the City Council adopts this ordinance.