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i OARli F COUNTY COMMISJ)ONERS Anoka County, MJnneso-fa DATE _ 1/8__/80 RESOLUTION NO. 80-5 OFFERED BY COMMISSIONER Kordiak COUNTY BOARD POSITION ON SOLID WASTE/RESOURCE RECOVERY DISTRICTING IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 473.149 and 473.801-823 provide counties with the responsibility for planning, regulation and disposal of solid and hazardous waste in the metropolitan area; and, WHEREAS, Anoka County is currently involved in the planning effort to determine the most suitable method of regulating and disposing of said waste to further the legislative purpose specified in Minnesota Statutes Section 473.802; and, WHEREAS, it has been the longstanding position of the County Board of Commissioners that the responsibility for solid waste regulation and disposal as prescribed by the aforereferenced State law is appro- priately a responsibility of the counties of the State of Minnesota; and, WHEREAS, the Anoka County Board of Commissioners, in numerous policy statements and resolutions over the past years, have gone on record in support of the development of resource recovery systems which transcend county jursidictional boundaries. However, as a result of the unique characteristics of the solid waste problem, the County Board of Commissioners should maintain direct control over said systems; and, WHEREAS, the County Board of Commissioners has reviewed, in detail, various legislative proposals introduced during the 1979 Legislative Session which would provide for the districting for solid waste/resource recovery systems;and, WHEREAS, it is the consensus of the Anoka County Board of Commissioners that a districting approach to solid waste management for the resource recovery systems in this metropolitan area is essential NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Anoka County Board of Commissioners that they do'hereby respectfully request the Anoka County Legislatiye Delegation to support to successful passage a bill for an act relating to metropolitan government regulating solid waste and prescribing solid waste/resource recovery districts with the following provisions: The definition of waste recovery districts, the criteria used for the development of the districts and the plahning process for the actual district boundaries should be the responsibility of the metropolitan counties. The role of the Metropolitan Council should be limited to that Of a planning and coordinating body in the area of solid waste management and should be involved in the districting appproach only to the extent necessary to establish districts consistent with carefully drawn guidelines submitted by the metropolitan counties.