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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 24, 201419 Mayor Grant commented that he used this facility quite often for leaves and grass clippings. He believed that illegal dumping was taking place more than six times per year. He anticipated that visitors would not want to go home with their compostable bag of SSO if the site were closed. He then requested additional information from the County on the Solid Waste Master Plan. Mr. Schiferl explained that Ramsey County was working to improve the recycling of perishables. The Solid Waste Master Plan would require that all municipalities implement the collection of SSO by 2016. He indicated that this could be done through site or curbside collection. Mayor Grant clarified that this would be an unfunded mandate placed on municipalities requiring SSO pickup by 2016. Mr. Schiferl stated that this is the case. He reported that by allowing SSO at the compost sites, it would provide a bridge and would raise awareness of this program. Councilmember Holden asked if the SSO container would be removed from the site when full. Mr. Springman indicated the SSO container would be emptied twice a week and cleaned at the Councilmember Holden inquired about the hours of operation for SSO collection. Mr. Springman reviewed the hours of operation for the compost site. Mayor Grant supported recycling but questioned if this was the proper location for SSO collection. However, he did support yard waste at this location. Councilmember Holmes recommended that the City try the SSO collection on an interim basis. She indicated that this would allow the City to try the program for six months and allow for conditions to be put in place. Mayor Grant was not in favor of allowing the SSO program at this location. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to deny Planning Case 14-008 for a Conditional Use Permit to allow St. Paul-Ramsey County Public Health Department to operate a yard waste and Source Separated Organics (SSO) collection area at the existing yard waste collection site located at 1761 Lake Johanna Boulevard, based on the findings of fact and submitted plans, as amended by the three (3) conditions in the February 24, 2014, report to the City Council. Councilmember Holden expressed concern about the animals that would be attracted to the compost site if SSO collection were allowed. She had concerns with the amount of illegal dumping that was already taking place and how this may increase with the addition of organic matter collection.