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Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 1987 I Tim Guzik, Gordon Rendering Company, stated they kept their equip- ment and housekeeping in order but, because of the unusually hot summer, were unable to keep odor down. Guzik stated a new air scrubber was recently installed and believed it would help to re- duce odor. In response to Benke's inquiry, Guzik advised they have had meet- ings with their personnel to keep them up to date, and indicated there had been no changes in, or problems with, their personnel. Guzik further indicated he had not discussed the odor problems with anyone from Mengelkoch Company, but is now meeting with them through the Odor Information Committee. Benke did not believe there was any correlation between the tem- perature/humidity and odor; asked if technology was not advanced enough to test odor. Fridgen stated there is no mechanical to duplicate the sensitivity of the has talked with other communities and what New Brighton is doing. piece of equipment developed nose for odor detection; he they are basically doing I Benke stated the problem seems to be the correlation between the noses in the neighborhood and state standards that have been in existence for quite some time and suggested that may be an area that needs some improvement; Fridgen agreed. Williams asked if the Committee will be in a position to gather better information when there are complaints (log of complaints, weath~r conditions, etc.); Fridgen responded they would, but indi- cated the addition of chemicals during high temperature/humidity did not seem to help. Muriel Bakken, Mengelkoch Company, stated their tests are well below standards; there will always be some odor; they only receive complaints during high heat and humidity; they are processing ma- terial on a daily basis; and indicated they have processed less this past year than in the past five years. Brandt stated it appears the results of the testing would show the odor is not being as effectively controlled by Mendelkoch as it is by Gordon Rendering and she asked for an explanation from Bakken; none was forthcoming. Benke asked if it is unique to have plants this close to resi- dents; Fridgen stated plants is a residential area is not unique, but having three plants in a row is unique. I Benke stated the test results would be over one million if the five stacks were in one area; Fridgen responded it would depend on the interpretation of the State's standards; Benke stated we need to find a way to preclude that from happening. Blomquist asked if the new air scrubber was new technology; Guzik indicated it was not new technology, but noted it has a larger capacity than the previous scrubber and indicated it should reduce odor units. Page 3