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I, May 9, 1983 i TO: Georgo Stetnor .... . ...-.. FROM: R. ! The Metropolitan Council has scheduled a public meeting on TUesday, May 31, 1983 at I 7:00 P.M. in the Metropolitan Council Chambers (Metro Square Building) to discuss this report. IThe re~ort recommends ways of mitigating the environmental effects of waste facilities, compensating communities for related risks, costs, and other adverse impacts, and iden- tifies ways of financing compensation and mitigation measures. The report makes the I following recommendations (these are a condensed version): 1. A compensation fund, financed by solid waste generator~ should .be established by the legislature, Legislation should also set liability standard to assure recovery of compensation for damages. SUBJECT: Metropolitan Council Compensation and Mitigation Report County should require landfill owner/operator to provide supplemental financial guarantees to cover operational, closure, and~or post closure problems (insurance, trusts,.excrows, bonds, etc.). Publicly owned facilities should be required to make an annual payment in lieu of taxes to each local taxing district equal to the current mill lev~ and exempt from levy limitations. I4. Waste facility operators should oumpensate local unit of government for indirect costs (disruption of planned utility service, road maintenance, litter control, monitoring, end use planning, special assessments). Cities and townships should be given authority to recover indirect costs fro~ landfill operators. Metropolitan Council should be given authority to establish an agreement if one can not be achieved. Waste fa6ility should compensate host community through negotiated contract. Metro- politan Council should be given authority to mandate payment mechanism if no agree- ment reached? I6. I 8. I9'. I10. I 11. I 12. I13. Require MPCA to develop rules for end use of landfills. Waste facility, should-.pay-for direct costs-.(fire~_water,_sewer,_buffer design). Waste facility or county should assume responsibility for access road maintenance and upgrading. ~ : Waste facility or county should provide sufficient buffer area and/or screening needed by the city or township. Waste facility should purchase sufficient land to shield adjacent properties from property value impacts and nuisances. County and cit~ should study impact on property value after site selection. . Landfill end use plan should be prepared before doing EIS and should be approved by city or township. City or township should be co~ing involved in the permitting process (ldcal oversight committee). The Metropolitan Council should provide sample ordinances for local regulation of solid waste facilities.