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REQUEST FOR RAMSEY COUNTYBOARD ACTION ❑ Type of Agenda: ❑ Policy Administrative Requesting Department: Public Health Committee: Committee: County -Wide Ramifications or Affected Commissioner District(s) #: ❑ Consent ❑ Public Hearing El Information El Ordinance Meeting Date: Meeting Date: Board Meeting Date: 11/28/06 Board Meeting Date: SUBJECT: Yard Waste Site Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Saint Anthony EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City of Saint Anthony is located in two counties, with about one-third of its residents in the Ramsey County portion and two-thirds in the Hennepin County portion. Longstanding County policy has been that only residents of Ramsey County may use the County's yard waste sites. In late 2005 the City requested that all its residents be allowed to use Ramsey County's yard waste sites and that it was willing to compensate the County for the costs for such services for its residents who reside in Hennepin County. Consequently, the County Board and City Council approved a joint powers agreement to allow any City resident to use the County's site in Arden Hills through 2006. The City and County agreed that an annual payment of $5,000 for this period would compensate the County adequately for the additional burden on its yard waste system. This payment is based on the County's costs for its yard waste system and the relative proportion of residents residing in the Hennepin County portion of the City. The City has requested that this arrangement be extended for an additional five years, with the City providing an annual payment of $5,000 to the County for these services. Because the arrangement has worked well, the Department of Public Health recommends that the County Board approve a joint powers agreement for these purposes. ACTION REQUESTED: 1. Approve the Joint Powers Agreement between Ramsey County and the City of Saint .Anthony for Use of Yard waste Management Sites, for the period of January I, 2007, through December 31, 2011. 2. Authorize the Chair of the County Board and the Chief Clerk to execute the Joint Powers Agreement.