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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNE A
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Referred To Committee: Date
Whereas, The City of Saint Paul was notified on October 22, 1991 by the Dakota
County Administrator that Dakota County Board of Commissioners would consider the
imposition of an additional $7.50 per cubic yard disposal fee for solid waste collected
from outside of Dakota County, and which notice further stated that this additional
surcharge would not be imposed on solid waste collected from properties located within
Dakota County; and
Whereas, The Dakota County Board of Commissioners will consider the adoption
of this discriminatory surcharge at its meeting to be held on November 5, 1991 at 9:00
a.m., and comments were invited on this issue; and
Whereas, There are many issues, including solid waste disposal, sewage disposal,
airport siting and transit, which counties and local units of government within the
metropolitan area must address; and
Whereas, Resolution of these problems should not be based on policies which are
discriminatory and are intended to solely benefit only certain segments of the metro
area; and
Whereas, It is the opinion of the City Council of the City of Saint Paul that the
proposed discriminatory surcharge on non-residents of Dakota County will have the
effect of exasperating these problems and be counter-productive in obtaining solutions
acceptable to the communities affected; now therefore be it
Resolved, That the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby e�ress its
objections to the proposed $7.50 per cubic yard surcharge to be imposed on the disposal
of mixed municipal solid waste at disposal facilities located within that County as this
surcharge is discriminatory in its purpose and effect, and that if there is shown to be a
need for additional financing of County activities to be supported by such a surcharge,
that the County Board should impose fair and equitable charges upon all those parties
receiving the benefits of the service; and be it
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Further Resolved, That the City Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this
resolution to the Dakota County Board of Commissioners to be received and considered
at the Board's regular meeting to be held on November 5, 1991.
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CITY OF SAINT PAUL
INTERDEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM
To: Council President Wilson
Councilmember Dimond
Councilmember Goswitz _;�'
Councilmember Long
Councilmember Maccabee
Councilmember Thune
Councilmember Rettman
From: Tom Eggum
Date: October 29,1991
Re: DAKOTA COLJNTY WASTE DISPOSAL SURCHARGE
The Waste Management Act in Section 115A.919 allows counties with landfills to
impose a fee for the disposal of mixed municipal solid waste or construction debris
on operators. Revenue from the fees must be used for landfill abatement, or costs of
disposal facility dosure, postclosure care, and response actions or for mitigating and
compensating for the local risks, costs, and other adverse effects of facilities. Dakota
County currently unposes a fee of $3.33 per cubic yard or $11.08 per ton on solid
waste deposited at Pine Bend Landfill.
During the 1991 legislative session, the Waste Management Act was amended to
allow counties to impose an additional surcharge not to exceed $7.50 per cubic yard
or $24.98 per ton on waste deposited at landfills, if the waste is collected outside of
the county.
Dakota County has noE yeE acted Eo increase the surcharge. Speculation outside
Dakota County is that if the MPCA Board does not approve construction of the
DakoEa County incineration project, the County may impose part or all of the
additional fee to recover part of the estimated $6,800,000 it has already spent on the
projecE, to the extent such use of the funds is eligible under the Waste Management
Act. Or the CounEy can spend the funds on other eligible activities.
In September the Ramsey and Washington County Boards decided not to increase
� the tipping fee of $66.79 per ton at the Newport Facility for 1992. The fee covers
waste processing costs at the facility, project administrative costs and allows for a
2.4% reserve for any shortfall the counties may experience during 1992.
Should Dakota County choose to impose the maximum allowable fee under State
Law, Ramsey County staff estimate that the potential additional cost on waste
delivered to Newport would be $3.61 per ton. Based on a household waste
generation figure of 1.2 tons per household per year, this would represent
approximately $0.26 more per month to the household generator.
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DA KOTA COUNT Y ADMiNISTRATION DEPARTMENT
TELEPHONE
(612)438-4418
DAKOTA COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMPLEX 1590 W. HWY.55,HASTINGS,MINNESOTA 55033-2392
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DATE: October 22, 1991
TO: Metro County Board Chairs
Metro County Administrators
City and Township Officials `
County Solid Waste Staff -
Facility Operators
Solid Waste Haulers
Metropolitan Council
I wish to advise you that the Dakota County Board of
Commissioners is considering the imposition of a Differential
Solid Waste Surcharge on all mixed municipal solid waste
collected outside of Dakota County and disposed at facilities
within the County. The surcharge would not affect waste
collected within the County. The fee will be an additional $7.50
per cubic yard to be paid at the disposal site in conjunction
with other existing surcharges. If approved, the effective date
of the new fee will be January 1, 1992. �
The County Board will formally consider this action at its
regular meeting on November 5, 1991 at 9:00 A.M. in the Board
Room, Dakota County Administration Center, Hastings. You are
invited to provide comments on this issue at that time or you may
submit your comments in writing.
If you have questions regarding the proposed surcharge, please
contact Barry Schade at 891-7004 .
Sincerely,
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Lyl D. wray
County Administrator
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