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JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into between the CO:JNTY OF' ANOHA, State of Minnesota, by and through the Anoka County r~oard of Commissioners, hereinafter referred to as the "COUNTY", and the CITY of FRAMSEY, herelqafter referred to os the "MUNICIPALITY". WITI~SSETH: WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. Section t 15A.919 ~'1985), (hereinafter Surcharge Statute) provides that: A county may irnpose a fee~ by cubic yard of waste or its equivalent, on operators of facilities for the disposal of mixed municipal solid waste located within the county. The fee in the metropolitan area may not exceed 25 cents per cubic yard, or its equlvalent. The revenue from the fees shall be credited to the county general fund and shall be used only for landfill abatement purposes, or costs of closure, postclosure care, and response actions or for purposes of mitigating and compensating for the local risks~ costs, and other adverse effects of facilities. WHEREAS, the County imposed a 25 cent per cubic yard fee effective January 1985, at all mixed municipal waste landfills located within its borders; and WHEREAS, on April 16, 1985, the Anoka County Board of Commissioners adopted a policy whereby a certain portion of the fees collected under the Surcharge Statute are available for distribution to municipalities within Anoka County to reimburse eligible expenses for local landfill abatement activities; and WHEREAS, Ano~<o County has allocated up to ~1.25 per household from t985 surcharge collections for landfill abatement activities in the Municipality in accordance with Metropolitan Council and Legislative direction to have recycling and composting activities expanded at the local level; and WHEREAS, the parties are authorized and empowered to enter into this Agreement pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sections ~,71.59 and t~73.81 I, Subd. 7. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained in this Agreement, the parties mutually agree to the following terms and conditions: I. PURPOSE The purpose of this Agreement is to provide for cooperation between the County and the Municipality to implement landfill abatement programs in the Municipality. 2. TERM The term of this Agreement is from April 16, 1985 to December 31, 1987, the date of the signatures of the parties notwithstanding, unless earlier terminated as provided herein.