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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY <br /> RESOLUTION 12-020 <br /> RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE JOINT POWERS <br /> AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY AND RAMSEY <br /> COUNTY FOR THE USE OF YARD WASTE MANAGEMENT SITES USING THE <br /> CITY'S ALLOCATION OF SCORE FUNDS FOR THE PERIOD OF <br /> JANUARY 1,2012 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2017 <br /> WHEREAS, this Agreement is entered into pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section <br /> 471.56 between the City of St. Anthony, a political subdivision of the State <br /> of Minnesota and Ramsey County, a political subdivision of the State of <br /> Minnesota; and <br /> WHEREAS, Ramsey County operates a yard waste management system, which includes <br /> seven(7) sites for the collection of yard waste from Ramsey County <br /> residents; and <br /> WHEREAS, Yard Waste Policy#4 of the Regional Ramsey County Solid Waste Master <br /> Plan states, "Ramsey County will not allow residents of other counties or <br /> allow commercial yard waste haulers/collectors, lawn services, or tree <br /> services to use County yard waste sites"; and <br /> WHEREAS, a portion of the City of St. Anthony is in Ramsey County, and City <br /> residents within that area may use the County's yard waste sites but those <br /> City residents not in Ramsey County are not allowed to use the County's <br /> yard waste sites; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of St. Anthony would like to provide additional yard waste <br /> management opportunities to all of its residents, whether they reside in <br /> Ramsey County or Hennepin County; and <br /> WHEREAS, Ramsey County is willing to make yard waste services available to the City <br /> of St. Anthony for a reasonable cost, and provide an exception to Yard <br /> Waste Policy#4 to address the practical difficulties of providing yard waste <br /> services for residents of the City because this City has significant <br /> population in two (2)counties;and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of St. Anthony and Ramsey County have determined that the <br /> amount of SCORE funds allocated to the City on an annual basis <br /> approximates the cost of Ramsey County in providing the City of St. <br /> Anthony residents that reside in Hennepin County with yard waste services; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners has approved the Amendment <br /> to the Joint Powers Agreement between Ramsey County and the City of St. <br /> Anthony dated January 24, 2012 that states that Ramsey County will <br /> directly apply SCORE funds previously available to the City of St. Anthony <br />