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- A • •-1 i'-:n % o. o CITY of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ^^^f^'LDTION REQOESTING HENNEPIN COONTY TO REQUEST THAT THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY ISSUE A PERMIT TO CONDUCT A TEST OF SYNTHETIC AGGREGRATE (ALSO KNOWN AT "TAP"), MADE FROM PROCESSED COMBINED INCINERATOR ASH IN THE BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT OF PIONEER TRAIL, CITY OF CORCORAN WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Corcoran was informed by Hennepin County of the possibility of testing synthetic aggregate, made from processed combined incinerator ash in a bituminous project on a local city street; and WHEREAS, the City of Corcr^an has officially indicated support for the proposed project; and WHEREAS, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has tested the synthetic aggregate and found that the aggregate meets MPCA drinking water standards; and WHEREAS, if the testing is successful productionof synthetic aggregate could reduce Hennepin County landfilling requirements by nearly 100,000 tons annually; and WHEREAS, all residents adjacent to the proposed test strip on Prioneer Trail have expressed their strong support for the project; and WHEREAS, in order to conduct this test, and MPCA permit must be issued; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORONO, that the city hereby requests that Hennepin County requests the MPv to issue a premit to conduct a test of synthetic aggrega (also know as "TAP"), made from processed combined incinerator ash, in the bituminous pavement of Pioneer Trail. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this approval should not be interpreted as approval of the project but as a progression of the quesiton of whether MPCA will be issuing a permit to conduct the test. Adopted by the Orono City Council on this 9th day of March, 1992. ATTEST:Barbara A. Peterson, Mayor Ipi^rothy M. HalJin, City Clerk ]