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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-06-21 Municipal Operations Committee Minutes6-21-94 Councilors Praunt: con sooty, Pat 8tamhecte aid 8111 Cohen Othew: City Xanager w eaaett, City solicitor Erik stm fel, city Engireer Sim Ring, oiler staff and murexous citv.,ma 1. Status Update — Kittredge d land M ,rim vu.,g, City engdncer, Provided an v &te to the Camdttee on zecerc reg:nlatory changes rd' the status of Kittredge eoad landfill. major charge is pemdssion fox certain nmlicenssd landfills, 11 cex[ain cir=TMw, to CrntLae to Mate until Jan , 1996. Krt edge Riad m.=n: fias for this provision and we acini antdciPate reoixn the laffi for construction and dmnlition debris only. It s d also be rots] that the State bas adopted sinPt:r'w clos=e regulation, which mtuor exist] federal closure costs order this option, mcludv time, sknud.d he r exi fry $1 mil3ien to $400,000. T State, }v ver, a cipates a lost reLnllnrs®vnt to s=cipalities who use the sdvgnliflei P ess — 505 versus 75%. Please not that even at the lox rate, the city's direct costs will Le less. lvrther, Stats redmtru tis cot goer tri tut is on a £ands available hasis through voi authorized b>rd issues ]hew ds a sd t frame during which it say he possible to to k in the 758 wimbsrse t rate if we ere:ute a elo agwetent with the State prior to July 1, 1994. An oxtlei will be on the agenda at the next C it daeting to approve such a closure agrcerent. 1be c ttee unarnLrously recamvr'ai approval of such an agwment w the full C il. nr. Ring rated In the near future he will W cod to the c ttee with a famal order to sanPe Kttredge and to establish fees. At the time we closed, Kittredge was � MH ys and 1 sdays for comeredal debris and the lst Saturday a 3rd Sunday of each north for residential. Exdstfng and proposed fees are ss folioas: ton $35 $45 per cubic yard 25 - 35 3 5 m i ixvck 5 10 W to 11/2 ton truck 10 20 TT was considerable discussion of tla p used fees. councilor Cohn proposed that rates le set at aprzmdratsly 80% ($56/tan) of the canrercial lanifill costs. W. nvy noted that ttese were a mmbar of consiibiattore Mich sduld be re de oed in establishing rates. Mese inclYfa: dile to a lack of on-site scales, limited days of operation, and a desire to ]wap our fees in lire with three of maser ad certain otter local mlidcfpalities which operate celstmrtion ad de moution debris landfills. Mc. ring titrated that he he ieved tonnages wand drop alctarcially &an aur prevfeus experierce with a $56 per ton rate. h@ notal that at previous rates, Rittra6g has alai 2 years of capacity renainug during an 18 ncnth per£ol of operation. After additional discussion, it was aged that a co:plete pxvpossi for Ritt iga ilsludi.ng days and hours of operation and fess would be, rehumd to the cmmittea at its next seating for further discussion ad revmerdation to the �. 2. tnaaoLe Faflraad Title Issue Erik Stmpfel rev£ead the status of the veszie Iffiilrmd Title Issue with the Cavnittee. The City has rexntly regi by rehouse dead Ban the Noire central Failxead whatever Interest it had in the veazie Railroad. Asstinns of ills right of way were acq,i.w by warranty ham, portions by easerent dmi, and portions by a Canty taking. Arris acquiral by ezeenent Or Canty taking have rauertei to adjacent property cenars. The City of »angor is nos record surer of auras acquirei by warranty deed. W. Stmp£el also Intel that since 1929, you cannot acquire title w railroad property through adverse possession. To establish this, the ineexest must have hurl acghf through passession for 20 years prior to 1929. cmid.e it is possible that his may have hap per, it world have to b proven through a court action by any party claiming gwrership through adverse possession. In regard to the situation with the l nicki's, the City is rn of record of positions of the railway b l that runs through their Muse lot. ILrther, other sections of the right -of- in the area of the RntLL ,s property are wet ad this insults in itdiviAlals vslkL though their hay field and causing ' ge. The final issue is that they have traditionally uses the vaillml to access a wodlot further to the ibrtleast of their property. They desire the right to continue e to do so. TM wefili is ad their representative then presented those conn mns to the Council. They also indicated cone®1 t1at the, wet portions of the right of way muy not be able w ba changed due to the prese ce of wetlands. Wynn Ste.21s i dicatal his belief that adverse possassion could be sM . ms. I nicki stated that sbe was not intezesrsi do an ensharige of sseventa as proposed by Erik Sdn:pfel. SM1e iMicatecl concern over their privacy rhe w proximity of the bad to their boas?. Sbs expressed cocern that information is bait g pr v chai to the . b .c which leads tFan to believe that the entire nailbed is available for public use. She relteratsl concern that their Lay field was being dmaged ad stressai their neexi for contimed access to their woodtot for bore beating pusoses. Sim Rung xevie the concept of utilizing the railbad for_biking/hiking. He noted that thele are n w a comber of £mlivirdlals win use the rai al. . • IDv'�r new federali�* inrsy mw , Harris re available for i tral projects. With�Couc approval, we applfai for ad receivd frMing for this trail project. As work beg on City won i property adjacent to the Essex Street raxeation area end nttrefge Poad ]anrlfill near the toren line with Mono, we were contacted by a variety of property oxmaxs ad current users regardful their conceams. He has over with These fulivlduals on several occasions Lsludfrp a torn: of tte full rnilbed in question. Given t toreems t t have been exyrassxl, we Tuve stmt all cuamt cork. Mr. ping ccortimrss to belfave public access to tlds area is in ilia Citys long teen test Mtergt. At the sere tfae, h IS syapdthetic to toe coreex s of the larckznners ani current users. He hopes that the City aro other fltcrest d groups can work together to respud to tM1aze corcaxns arcs profilers while a Usb'� and mauntsaxamg a reaastforal trail in the area. TfoRre then ensu i dfscusef.on of rumemus Issues from staff end various cftivr s and finerestei parties fnclding: possible uses of the trail, lsnofcap access, access to other l^* pn '� abutting the trail, pcssIDle co�licts bcomeen uses, and the need for ,a ®m detailed plan for develcpnent and use of the rafltal. N regard to the specific request of Mr. 6 Mrs. fNchuckf, Use C ttee chose n to take action at the present thre in regard to a release dad for the p rtfon of th raillcM w ch passes L gh their buuselct and dirstai staff to continue to work with the property owners and other conoexn� patties on an overall plan for the railroad right of way. 3. nriefing on Cable Mdinarce This itan was tables.