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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION February 5, 201415 Mr. Schiferl anticipated that the County would be offering two different bag sizes, the first being a 2-gallon size and the other being a 13-gallon sized bag. Ms. Cornick encouraged the County to advertise and promote this new program to residents in the entire County. Mr. Springman stated the County would be taking a slow roll out approach to encourage interest in the program. He anticipated interest would increase as people visit the sites. He ompost sites to inform them of the SSO program. Julie Gronquist , 1932 West County Road E, expressed concern with the proposed program. She feared the smell from this site would adversely impact surrounding properties. She anticipated that the food composting would attract unwanted wildlife. She worried that people would dump their organics in the woods if the gate was not open. She had concerns with the amount of traffic, as over 50,000 vehicles were already visiting this site during the six months the site was open. She recommended that the County offer organics pickup curbside and not push this service off to the seven compost sites. Vice Chair Thompson There being no additional comment closed the public hearing at 8:31 p.m. Commissioner Bartel thanked Ms. Cornick and Ms. Gronquist for their comments. He explained he does not live far from the site and had concerns about the smell as well. He understood that the County would be trucking the material off-site and no organic materials would be processed at the Arden Hills yard waste site. Commissioner Jones recommended a closed circuit surveillance system be placed on the site to ensure residents were not dumping leaves and organic materials outside of the collection area. Associate Planner Bachler commented that the Commission could make this a condition for approval if they chose to. Vice Chair Thompson asked for comment from the County regarding this issue. Mr. Springman stated that occasionally bags are left outside the gate and that he is informed when this happens. He reported that employees were required to clear these bags. He explained encouraged residents to contact the County if yard waste materials have been dumped outside the gate. Commissioner Bartel commented that the dumping of organics outside the gate could be more of a concern than bags of leaves. For this reason, closed circuit cameras or County surveillance may be a good idea. Mr. Springman understood this concern.