SUBJECT:
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A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Erie Establishing the Landfill Task Force and Appointing Members to the Landfill Task Force
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DEPARTMENT: Environmental Services
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PRESENTER(S): David Frank, Director of Environmental Services
Morgan Lommele, Senior Director, Kearns & West
Colin Johnson, Associate, Kearns & West
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TIME ESTIMATE: 15 minutes
only required for non-consent items
POLICY ISSUES:
Appointing members to a resident-led Task Force to give advice on potential landfill requests reflects the Council's previous direction to facilitate robust community engagement on this issue.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the Town Council appoint the seven members recommended by Kearns & West to a Task Force. The Task Force will explore Waste Connections' interest in expanding the Front Range Landfill, the impact that could have on surrounding neighborhoods, the Town's interest in reducing the impacts of truck traffic going to and from the Landfill. The Task Force would also consider the impacts of Landfill operations, potential public uses upon closure, renewable energy initiatives, and other improvements in the local area. The Task Force, upon appointment, would be charged with making recommendations to Waste Connections and reporting its recommendations to the Town Council. These recommendations would inform a potential land use application from Waste Connections for the Town Council to consider.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Thirty-six people applied to serve on the Erie Landfill Task Force. The application period was open from Jan. 3 - 17, 2024. The Town Council previously agreed the Landfill Task Force must be comprised of four members representing neighborhoods immediately adjacent to the landfill, including one from the Ranch Eggs neighborhood, and three members representing the community at large. Other membership criteria inclu...
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