DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Agreement With Minnesota Pollution Control Agency For Household Hazardous Waste Program And Execute Agreement With PaintCare Inc.
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WHEREAS, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners wishes to participate in the statewide household hazardous waste (HHW) program to further the goals of protecting public health and the environment; and
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. ? 115A.96 allows Metropolitan HHW programs to be administered by a public entity through an agreement with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA); and
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. ? 115A.1415 requires paint producers to implement a product stewardship program for architectural paint in Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, paint producers created PaintCare Inc., a non-profit organization, to administer and implement paint product stewardship programs across the country; and
WHEREAS, PaintCare Inc.'s product stewardship program went into effect in Minnesota on November 1, 2014, with a per-can fee on architectural paint sold; and
WHEREAS, funds collected by PaintCare Inc. are used to reimburse counties for costs associated with managing and the transportation of architectural paint collected at The Recycling Zone, at events, and for paint taken by the public for reuse; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends execution of an Agreement with the MPCA for HHW Program operations; and
WHEREAS, to participate in the product stewardship program, Minnesota counties must enter into an Agreement with PaintCare Inc. that addresses indemnification rights and obligations, insurance coverage, spill reporting, and the right for PaintCare to inspect county HHW facilities and records related to paint reimbursement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Environmental Resources Department Director to execute an agreement between Dakota County and the Minnesota Pollution ...
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