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EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET1 3 <br /> PROJECT TITLE: <br /> An ordinance establishing current Consent COUNCIL BILL# 06 c �-R,l <br /> --c 6 <br /> rates for Solid Waste to complete Action Originating Department Public Works <br /> remediation for the City of Everett 2/11 First Reading Contact Person Tom Thetford <br /> landfill as required by the State 2/18 Second Reading Phone Number 257-8800 <br /> Department of Ecology 2/25 Third Reading FOR AGENDA OF 02/11/04 <br /> 2/25 Public Hearing <br /> Initialed by: <br /> Department Head <br /> CAA __ <br /> ---- <br /> Council President - <br /> Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s) Approval <br /> Ordinance, <br /> Cover Letter <br /> Council approval of this agenda item authorizes a budget revision in the additional amount requested. <br /> Expenditure Required $ -0- Account Number(s): <br /> Amount Budgeted $ -0- <br /> I <br /> Additional Required $ -0- <br /> DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: <br /> The City of Everett has been conducting remediation activity on the landfill site since the 1980's. <br /> Remediation to date has included extensive monitoring and testing as well as the construction of a leachate <br /> collection system. The last capital project required by the Department of Ecology Consent Decree is <br /> presently under construction and will provide for the collection of methane gas originating from the Landfill. <br /> An increase in Solid Waste Charges is necessary to complete Department of Ecology required landfill site <br /> remediation projects, continue landfill compliance monitoring, and reduce interfund debt liability. Staff will <br /> schedule to revisit the rate needs of the site once the interfund debt has been retired in 2011. <br /> RECOMMENDATION (Exact action requested of Council): <br /> Adopt ordinance adjusting Solid Waste Charges as recommended effective April 1, 2004. <br /> 116 <br /> PC WORD'CouncilAgenda:TT-SoldiW ast-Ord-2-11-04 <br />