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r _22090.5 <br />TOt Mayor and City Council ^ <br />Mark E. Bernhardson, City AdninistratoV <br />u;i». nriii <br />■ fc- *. iV V I J \J <br />n:- <br />OBTB: February 20, 1990 <br />SDBJBCTt Administrator's Information <br />;,v i\: ' <br />YARD WASTE SITES - You may have seen recently in the paper <br />information regarding compost directions for Hennepin County. <br />- - - - - - - J- - - - -- -W—Resolutions originally passed late last year and repassed by <br />Hennepin County Board of Commissioners require that if a <br />community did not designate a waste compost and transfer site by <br />March 5, 1990, they would be required to handle their own waste <br />The City of Orono feels that it has adequate land to do its own <br />composting and it is very concerned that if it Identifies the <br />site to the County that we would be required to take the <br />composting of other communities who do not have the land and/or <br />serve as a transfer site. The downside of the transfer site is <br />if there is no place to transfer it it becomes the composting <br />site. This is further emphasized by indicating at this time they <br />would not develop a compost processing plant. It is anticipated <br />that the City would generate several hundred cubic yards cf <br />compost in a year (although this* Is a very rough estimate) a^d <br />that current storage would be on Its sewer plant site. If che <br />City would acquire a different site it would change compositing <br />to that site. It is doubtful at this point, absent substantial <br />economic incentatives, that other communities would be willing to <br />take Orono's compost for storage. <br />D.A.R.E. PROGRAM - See attachment. <br />WELL REGULATIONS - Michael Gaffron and Tom Barrett have been <br />considering a method by which well siting would be a zoning <br />regulation. It is anticipated that the amendment will be brought <br />forward to the Planning Commission in March and it can be <br />considered by the Council as early as the second meeting in <br />March. <br />K-9 NAMING - The dog has been assigned and has the name of <br />"Baron". As the dog is 2 1/2 years old it may become difficult <br />to train him to a new name. <br />n <br />L !