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City Council Regular Meeting - 02/27/06 Minutes - Page 26 to refer the draft ordinance to the City's Public Works, Environment and Transportation (PWET) Commission for their general comments; input on addition of public and or PWET Commission members to the Traffic Safety Committee; and their comments and recommendations as proposed Council approval of the Ordinance. Mayor Klausing sought clarification as to the charge to the Commission. Roll Call (Table) Ayes: Kough; Pust; Ihlan and Maschka. Nays: Klausing. Ihlan moved to request a formal, written City Attorney opinion to provide background information related to liability issues. Kough moved to request a second opinion from the Attorney General related to Council authority. Mayor Klausing directed City Attorney Anderson to provide a written legal opinion related to any liability issues there may be with City Council involvement in making that type of decision; and recommended that Councilmember Kough's request be held until the written legal opinion had been received from the City Attorney. 11. Consider Purchase of Used Compost Turner Attachment Public Works Director Duane Schwartz noted that the City had operated a compost site at County Road C and Dale Street since 1970 as a service to residents. Mr. Schwartz noted that various procedures and complaint-driven modifications had been implemented and revised to manage the site to control odors and speed the process, as well as storage considerations. Mr. Schwartz reviewed the City's hiring of a contractor to aerate the piles over the last 15 years to produce finished compost product wi thin one season under this new process for this longstanding and popular service. Mr. Schwartz noted the difficulties in availability of reliable contractors over the last few years, creating decreased quality of compost, as well as additional odors at the site due to anaerobic conditions in the Consider Purchase of Used Compost Turner Attachment