01-03-1985 Council Packet Special Meeting

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2. Current and proposed waste reduction, source separation, waste processing and waste combustion programs in the county, including facilities and services provided, reduction and recovery levels currently achieved or proposed for each program, the types and volumes of materials handled and the implementing agencies or private companies involved; 3. Rates and charges in effect or proposed for solid waste facilities and collection services in the county, including a statement of the basis for such charges for county -owned or -operated facilities; 4. Current receiving rates at all solid waste facilities in the county (reported in tons); 5. General characteristics of solid waste received at waste facilities in the county; 6. Remaining capacity and estimated life of land disposal facilities in the county, reported in acre-feet and based on annual aerial surveys; 7. General condition, and proposed eapansior, of land disposal facilities in the county; 8. Staff and budget committed to Implementing the county's solid waste program; 9. Progress on preparation of required revisions to the county master plan; and 10. Involvement of cities, towns and school districts in waste management activities, including local programs that qualify for landfill abatement cost recovery under Minn. Stat., sec. 473.874, subd. 5. LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON WASTE MANAGEMENT The state Legislative Commission on Waste Management oversees implementation of the Waste Management Act, including the Metropolitan Area solid waste waste planning process. The Council will report annually to the Legislative Commission on progress implementing the guide chapter policies and programs. The Council may recommend changes to the Waste Management Act in order to implement the guider. CONTINGENCY PROCEDURES The Waste Management Act places implementation responsibility for solid waste management in the Metropolitan Area primarily with the metropolitan counties. The 1984 amendments to the act, however, require the Council's solid waste guide to also set waste reduction and resource recovery objectives for cities and towns in the region. With the 1984 change, the act seems to envision a more deliberate, responsible role for local goverment. In order to assure implementation occurs, the act has a number of contingency measures that change county or local responsibilities if certain features of the law or the Council's guide are not implemented. The counties are responsible for selecting and acquiring land disposal sites for implementation within their boundaries. They must establish site selection authorities to choose the sites. If the site selection authority does not pro- ceed in selecting the required number and capacity of sites in accordance with 8�