Agenda - Council - 01/12/1982 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I 'I I I I I I I I I I I '1 I I I WORK OF THE COMMITTEE CHARGE 'FO TIJE COMMITFEE "The committee should have a specific assignment to pro- pose a way lo make resource recovery plants possible with- out requiring a monopoly on control of the supply of solid waste w/thin a given area. Unless existing legislation is chang, ed, beginning in 1982 the Metropolitan Council will have authority lo require all solid waste collected within certain cilies be disposed of only at a designated resource recover2,' si~e. Consequently, solid waste haulers in such cities would have no option but to accept whatever price were charged for disposal at a resource recovery site. Re- source recovery plants, however, need the assurance of a continuous stream of solid waste to assure their economic viability. The committee will try to find a way that pre- erves competition for disposal, thereby holding down dumping charges, and yet enables resource recovery plants to be constructed. The committee will relate its work to/he implementation of Citizens League proposals on how solid waste collection in Saint Paul should be organized." COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP A total of 13 people participated regularly in this project. These included: loan Forester, Chairman Carl M. Carlson Curt IC Carlson Leo Foley Charlotte Helseth Henry Holdas John Leadhohn* Todd Lefko Tim Madigan David Roseduhl Frances Sontag Tom Triplett Carol Thacher The committee met 17 times. Meetings were held weekly on Tuesdays. The committee started its work on Octo- ber 4, 1980 and held its last meeting on April 20, 1981. During the first several meetings the committee heard testimony from resource people in the community to de- velop background on the issues related to solid waste, re- source recovery facilities, and flow control. The Citizens League would like to thank these resource guests: Ed Gregory, vice president, G & H Sanitation, Inc. Dr. Charles John~n, technical director, National Solid Waste Management Association Barbara Kelley, executive director, Minnesota Waste Associ- ation Chuck Kutter, hauler Luther Nelson, director, Environment & Energy, Hennepin County Rick Person, project manager, St. Paul Resource Recovery Siting Project Mike Robertson, director, Legislative Commission on Waste Management Paul Smith, staff, Metropolitan Council Tom Todd, research staff, House of Representatives Carol Trusz, vice president, Community Development, Northwestern National Bank of St. Paul Les Weber, manager, Research, Northern States Power Company Staff assistance to the committe6 was provided by Bradley Richards, and Donna' Keller. Printing was done by Brian Sullivan. * John Leadholm could not support the committee's first recommendation. -16-