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UNAPPROVED May 27, 1986 <br />Mounds View City Counci page Two <br />n nnnlar Meeting ----- - <br />--------------------------------------------- <br />TerLy Guggenbuehl, of the Metropolitan Council, reviewed <br />the abatement guidelines the Met Council has established <br />and their program. <br />Bill Frits expressed concern with having to pay higher <br />rates, due to recyclables and compostables, And stated <br />feel the average resident of Mounds View was <br />he did not <br />goi:lg to be willing to do all that sorting. <br />Ms. Docken explained the City must meet abatement target <br />levels, and they need the cooperation of the residents. <br />She added they Hope to instill an environmental <br />consciousness in the citizens now, which would be the <br />first step. <br />Attorney Meyers arrived at 7:22 FM. <br />Larry Saba, of Larry's Sanitation, stated he was concerned <br />with how much the charges to haulers would increase once <br />the garbage burning plants are open. Ile added that he <br />believes consolidation is a good idea if it is done <br />fairly, as he is concerned with the large haulers taking <br />over. <br />Mayor Linke suggested the smaller haulers <br />could <br />oul geet <br />e <br />together and form a consortium, to p group <br />bid. <br />Dean Warden, of Ace Solid Waste, stated their rates <br />have been increasirg continuously for bo-h dumping and <br />insurance coverage. <br />Rick Lavka, of the Ramsey County Environmental Health <br />Agency, reviewed their program goals, and he arswered <br />many questions about the financing and benefits to be <br />derived from the garbage burning plants. <br />There was considerable discussion about how to get the <br />residents to use the compost site, as it is very expensive <br />to take that material to the landfill and dump it. <br />Councilmember Rankner stated she would like more detailed <br />informacost <br />eakdown <br />and she twould slike atoafurther rdiscuss how everyone haulers, the <br />everyonecan <br />work _ogether better. <br />CletklAdmini trator pauley pointed out the real issue <br />is a State law that is placing requirements on the <br />City to regulate solid waste and abate it from the <br />landfills. <br />An unidentified resident stated she was <br />willing to <br />stay <br />extra to her hauler to have her garbage piu <br />her garage, rather than taking it to the end of her <br />driveway, and she expressed concern as to whether all <br />haulers would be willing to do things like that. <br />