DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Regular Information
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Update On Status Of 2023-2027 Landfill Host Fee Agreement Negotiations
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Provide an update on the status of the ongoing 2023-2027 Landfill Host Fee Agreement (Agreement) negotiations.
SUMMARY
Dakota County has negotiated Agreements with six local landfills since the late 1990s. Host fees collected are deposited in the Environmental Legacy Fund (ELF) and are used for the purposes of protection, preservation, or enhancement of the environment. The average annual revenue associated with the Agreements over the past five years has been $8,461,892 (2017-2021).
Agreements currently exist with the Burnsville Sanitary Landfill (Burnsville), Burnsville Dem/Con Landfill (Burnsville), Frattalone's Dawnway Demolition Landfill (South St. Paul), Pine Bend Sanitary Landfill (Inver Grove Heights), SKB Rich Valley Demolition Landfill (Inver Grove Heights), and SKB Industrial Waste Landfill (Rosemount). All of these Agreements expire on December 31, 2022.
Host fees are deposited in the ELF, which was established by the County Board in December 2015 for the purposes of protection, preservation, or enhancement of the environment. The ELF also includes the balance from the previous Environmental Management Fund and a portion of the annual proceeds from the Gravel Tax.
A team of County staff representing County Finance, the County Attorney's Office, the Physical Development Division, and the Environmental Resources Department has been meeting with landfill representatives to negotiate new agreements that would start January 1, 2023.
Staff will provide an update on the status of these negotiations.
RECOMMENDATION
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None.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
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? None ? Current budget ? Other
? Amendment Requested ? New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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Information only; no actio...
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