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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,July 22,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (9. BRUSHDISPOSAL SITE UPDATE, Continued) <br /> Struve noted there are residents who have said they also use the site for access to the Luce Line Trail. <br /> Accommodating both disposal and parking at this site is not really a feasible option since people will need <br /> to access the site for parking, and if the site is unsecured and unmonitored, people will dump their debris <br /> in the parking area. <br /> Struve indicated he has contact surrounding cities for tree disposal but those cities have indicated they do <br /> not have available space for Orono residents. The various cities are also re-evaluating how they operate <br /> and whether they will continue to provide services to other communities. <br /> In addition, Struve indicated he did ask Hennepin County to see whether they had a drop-off site for its <br /> residents but at this time they do not offer that service. Hennepin County does have locations for <br /> residents to drop that type of material off for a fee. The closest site to Orono is located in Minnetrista at <br /> the Mulch Store and it is where the City of Mound directs their residents to as well and they are charged a <br /> fee. <br /> Struve stated Orono residents do have the option to contact their waste haulers since many of them offer <br /> that service for a fee. The trees need to be cut up to a certain length,which poses some issues. <br /> Struve requested the City Council discuss this issue and whether they would like to continue to explore <br /> offering this service to the residents. <br /> Levang indicated she drives by the area every day and that she has been monitoring the situation to see <br /> whether more trees and debris are being hauled in. Levang noted she has not observed many people <br /> parking back there except for a semi-trailer parked in there overnight from time to time. <br /> Levang stated she is in favor of Orono having a permanent drop-off site since not everyone has a big lot <br /> to put their downed trees and branches. Levang indicated she would not be opposed to gating it since <br /> there are other access points to the Luce Line, such as Bederwood,which has a large parking area. <br /> Levang stated in her view it would not be a huge inconvenience to secure this site but that she would like <br /> to hold a public hearing given the fact that there are residents in close proximity to the site. In addition, <br /> the site is relatively easy to get to. <br /> Struve stated the other thing to consider would be the cost to remove that material on a yearly basis and <br /> would result in the City having to rent a larger chipper. At this time the Public Works Department is <br /> anticipating it will cost between $4,000-5,000 to dispose of the material currently at the site. Struve <br /> indicated he has had some preliminary discussions with some vendors about possibly removing the <br /> material at no cost to the City but that would result in wood chips not being available to the residents. If <br /> this becomes a permanent site,there would be an additional cost of approximately$5,000 to remove the <br /> debris on a yearly basis and around $1,000 to install a gate. <br /> Levang stated she can understand the trade-off with the mulch and asked how much mulch would be <br /> generated from the pile currently at the site. <br /> Struve indicated it would be a fairly large pile but that he cannot provide an educated guess on how large <br /> it would be. <br /> Page 10 of 20 <br />