DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Operations Agreement With Scott County For Operation Of The Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection And Recycling Facility
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 25-456 (September 23, 2025), the Dakota County Solid Waste Master Plan (Plan) was adopted; and
WHEREAS, the Plan supports the Dakota County Board of Commissioners’ desire to remove household hazardous waste (HHW) from the solid waste stream because of health, safety, and environmental concerns; and
WHEREAS, Dakota and Scott counties have partnered to build the Dakota-Scott Regional HHW and Recycling Facility, known as the Recycling Zone Plus, that will accept household hazardous waste and traditional and non-traditional recyclables and therefore increase proper management of solid waste, increase recycling in both counties, and prolong the life of the two current facilities by stabilizing growth at those sites with the addition of a second facility; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 24-055 (January 23, 2024), the Dakota County Board approved the joint powers agreement with Scott County for design and construction of the Dakota-Scott Regional HHW and Recycling Facility, which Dakota County executed with Scott County on February 1, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners wishes to execute an operations agreement with Scott County to fund Scott County’s share of the operational costs not offset by revenue from fees charged to participants for the Dakota-Scott Regional HHW and Recycling Facility; and
WHEREAS, Scott County will pay Dakota County for each Scott County resident to use the RZP based on the average net cost per participant, with the cost adjusted annually.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the County Manager to execute an operations agreement with Scott County for the operation of the Dakota-Scott Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Recycling Facility, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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