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Item No. 14 memorandum TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: John Godwin, City Manager SUBJECT: RECYCLING PERMIT DATE: April 10, 2015 BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2014 I met with a group of owners from Tri -State Iron and Metal Co. They described a new type of recycling drop -off "store" they were hoping to introduce. For it to be successful, they believed, it needed to be in a retail /commercial area with high traffic counts. We were assured no processing would occur onsite. At that point they said Paris was one of about four cities they were considering for their new concept. On May 30, I notified the city council of the meeting and the possibility of a recycling drop -off facility. On June 21 I received correspondence from Ben Glick stating they had purchased land in Paris, though he did not say where. At about this time, Tri -State also provided a drawing of a likely facility, which very much had a commercial look to it. We were told there would be no pro- cessing on site and that all materials would be under roof. On June 25 a telephone conference was conducted between city staff and Tri -State to discuss the project in more detail and to give the developer more information on how to proceed. Specifically, we discussed the following matters: the proposed site was 4200 Lamar, which was zoned Commercial; addressing any curb cuts with TXDOT; meeting with the fire marshal about fire hydrants; landscaping requirements; flood plain issues; and approval authority. A meeting was held on July 8 between Tri- State, Joey Sleeper, Alan Efrussy, and Shawn Napier. They discussed these issues in more detail, and generally agreed to the following: Tri -State would send a letter outlining the operations and purpose of the facility; Mr. Sleeper would then send a "non - binding" (Adam Glick's words) zoning verification letter stating his belief that Commercial was adequate for the facility they were then describing; Mr. Napier was meeting with TXDOT about curb cuts; there was a fire hydrant within 500 feet, so another was not needed; and flood plain was not an issue. The city staff's main concerns were noise and stormwater runoff. Tri -State agreed they would be willing to hire an acoustical engineer to review plans and assist in designing sound barrier(s), line containers with rubber, and meet with the neighbors in advance