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July 22,2019—6:30 pm
Council Conference Room
Golden Valley City Hall
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 7800 Golden Valley Road
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm by Chair Seys.
2. Roll Call
Commissioners present: Tracy Anderson, Dawn Hill, Joseph Ramlet, Scott Seys,Jim Stremel and Debra
Yahle
Commissioners absent: Tonia Galonska and Lynn Gitelis
Staff present: Marc Nevinski, Physical Development Director; Eric Eckman, Development
and Assets Supervisor; and Claire Huisman, Administrative Assistant
3. Approval of Agenda
MOTION by Commissioner Hill, seconded by Commissioner Stremel to approve the agenda of July 22,
2019 with the following change: move item 6A discussion to just after item 4, and the motion carried.
4. Approval of Minutes
MOTION by Commissioner Stremel, seconded by Commissioner Ramlet to approve the minutes of May
20, 2019 as submitted and the motion carried.
6A. Solid Waste Licensing Requirements &Waste Hauling Matrix
Marc Nevinski presented the solid waste licensing update along with the waste hauling matrix. The
discussion for ordinance modifications included the following items.
1. To ensure that residents have options for the type and level of waste disposal services they desire,
the following items were presented for Commission feedback on hauler licensing requirements.
• What is the right number of licenses for Golden Valley? (The Commission requested more
data on how many haulers are licensed in other cities similar in size to Golden Valley to
determine the ideal number of haulers for our City which might be 3-5. If the City puts a
limit on the number of haulers,then that may prevent the City from getting a hauler that
provides organic pick-up if the City is at its limit of haulers.)
• Hauler should provide and offer basic standards and services.
• Provide service for residents with mobility limitations.
• Provide yard waste option, Christmas tree pick up, bulk item pick-up and organics. (Organics
discussion will be put on hold for a few months to allow staff to research best options for
the City and its residents.)
• Offer bi-weekly or weekly services.
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2. To establish waste disposal practices that improve environmental outcomes, options to consider
included:
• To minimize fossil fuel emissions, City may require use of only CNG/LP fueled trucks and or
have a minimum fuel efficiency standard for trucks. (It was suggested to use broader
language as to not limit the type of trucks to just CNG/LP since something more efficient
may come along. This requirement may also drive out smaller haulers.)
• To promote route planning efficiency, City may require haulers to map address and route
information.
• To prioritize drop off and tipping facilities for haulers, City may require receipts for tipping.
• To increase knowledge of operations, City may require reporting of collection data, etc.
3. Items considered to establish standards for waste collection included:
• Licensing requirements would include: increase licensing fee and insurance standards;
provide route information and mapping; require vehicle standards, cameras & DOT inspection
records.
• Limit collection days or assign haulers to specific days
• Require rear loading trucks (This was not seen as feasible by the Commission due to labor
costs and safety issues.)
• Require minimum number of axels per truck
4. To avoid significant operational or capital cost increases to the city and residents,the city may
require the following:
• Hauler would provide detailed rates and fees along with their tipping and disposal fees.
(These should be kept up to date on the City website. Hauler could not charge more to a
resident without providing the cost increase to the City beforehand.)
• City would provide minimum standard requirements and enforce penalties for actions that
pose a threat to infrastructure, human safety and environmental health through
administrative citations.
5. To increase understanding of the waste disposal process, the City would require the following:
• Reporting of issues log from the hauler and request timeline for responding to their
customers.
• Set quarterly to annual meetings with the licensed haulers.
• Provide data on the participation rate of the haulers customers.
• Haulers should provide customer education by: offering facility tours; providing do's and
don'ts labels on containers; provide information on why loads may be rejected by facilities.
(Commissioners agreed with requiring reference stickers on containers, including more
information on the bills regarding the fee structure and to receive from hauler what is
problem trash.)
A draft ordinance will be presented to the Commission at their August meeting.
Marc Nevinski left the meeting at 7:40p.
5A. GreenStep Cities—Step 5—5.1 Transportation Modes and Miles
MOTION by Commissioner Hill, seconded by Commissioner Yahle to approve the Performance Metrics
entry for Step 5—5.1 Transportation Modes and Miles into the GreenStep Cities website at the time
when all core topic areas and optional topic areas are completed and the motion carried.
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5B. Review Commission Bylaws
MOTION by Commissioner Stremel, seconded by Commissioner Hill to approve the changes to the
Bylaws as presented along with additional typographical corrections and the motion carried. Corrections
included: removing capitalization of the words at the beginning of bullet points five and six under Article
I and adding the word "be" under Article II, item "A", third sentence...." Youth members shall live or
attend school within Golden Valley and be enrolled in school grades 9 through 12."
It was requested for the Commission to receive a red lined version of the Bylaws from the old form to
the new form.
6B. Program/Projects Update
The complete Program/Project Update is on file.
Topics briefly discussed included:
• Reaching out and resolving issues with property owners who have encroachments into the City
nature areas as part of the Bassett Creek Nature Area Restoration Project.
• Downtown Study along with a demonstration project near City Hall that would connect the Luce
Line Regional Trail with the downtown. This is still under discussion with Hennepin County.
• DeCola Ponds Project. Question was asked if the City was creating too much flood storage since
the reservoirs now don't seem to contain water even after a large quantity of rain. It was stated
that the flood storage is in preparation of the 100-year flood which will require a large flood
storage area.
6C. Council Updates- None
61). Other Business
Commissioner Anderson presented pictures of large amounts of grass clippings in the street as well as
clogged storm drains from yard waste. This was mainly due to the new sod from the PMP area. She
suggested sending out information to remind residents on how to take care of their new sod and not to
blow the clippings into the street. Eckman said to also let City staff know as soon as possible when
problem areas arise and letters can be sent to the resident.
Chair Seys reminded everyone of the Tobacco Sales Forum being held at Brookview on August 5th from
6p-8p.
7. Adjournment
MOTION by Commissioner Hill, seconded by Commissioner Yahle to adjourn the meeting at 8:15pm and
the motion carried.
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Claire Huisman, Administrative Assistant