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Council Member Kuether introduced the following ordinance and moved its adoption: CITY OF LINO LAKES Ordinance No. 08 - 97 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OR REFUSE AND SOLID WASTE IN THE CITY OF LINO LAKES; ESTABLISHING AND PROVIDING FOR A SOLID WASTE COLLECTOR; ESTABLISHING AND PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF FEES FOR COLLECTION SERVICES; OTHER MATERIALS; PROHIBITING UNAUTHORIZED COLLECTION AND FAILURE TO SEPARATE RECYCLABLE AND OTHER MATERIALS; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes ordains that the Lino Lakes City Code is amended by adding a chapter to read as follows: SECTION 1. POLICY. It is the policy of the City of Lino Lakes to provide the citizens of the city the most ecologically sound method of waste disposal possible at a reasonable cost. SECTION 2. PURPOSE AND INTENT. It is the purpose of this ordinance to provide the residents, businesses and commercial establishments of the City of Lino Lakes, the approved solid waste collector and local government officials with uniform mandatory rules for the collection of mixed municipal solid waste and the recycling of usable materials. It is the intent of the City to comply with and work within the framework of ordinances in effect, and as amended from time to time, in Anoka County, Minnesota, and the State of Minnesota, in the regulation of solid waste collection and the mandatory recycling of usable materials. SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this ordinance, the following definitions shall apply: a. Bulky Waste. A large appliance, piece of furniture or waste material from a source other than construction debris or hazardous waste with a weight or volume greater than appropriate or allowed for in waste containers. Bulky waste does not include tires, batteries, waste oil, or yard and garden material. b. Construction Debris. Waste building materials resulting from construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operations.