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based on testimony from tonight's meeting. The Planning Commission <br />is tentatively set to make a recommendation to City Council at <br />it's regular meeting of July 3, 1984 at Ramsey City Hall. <br /> <br />Chairman Peterson introduced Mayor Tom Gamec. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec introduced City Administrator Lloyd Schnelle and stated <br />that because of Mr. Schnelle's outstanding efforts, Ramsey will be <br />receiving $70,000/year more in State and Local aid. Mr. Schnelle <br />has also brought in numerous amount of money into the City due to <br />the investment of City funds and as a result Ramsey is now in one <br />of the best financial shapes a city can be in. <br /> <br />Motion by Mayor Gamec and seconded by Councilmember Reimann that <br />a resolution and plaque be prepared thanking City Administrator <br />Schnelle for his dedicated service to the City of Ramsey. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Reimann, <br />Schlueter, Sorteberg and Van Wagner. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that Representative Ernie Larson, Senator Greg <br />Dahl, the Senate majority leader and the Tax Committee worked <br />with Ramsey on government aids, but most of it was all due to <br />Mr. Schnelle's efforts. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that he hopes that City Council will always <br />be receptive to the citizens and that he is not too proud of <br />councilmembers with unlisted phone numbers. Mayor Gamec requested <br />that the citizens keep in touch with the City. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec stated that at one time several years ago, there was <br />a feud between Anoka and Ramsey in regards to the landfill. When <br />Ramsey was a township, Anoka acquired the property and started <br />running a landfill. After several years, negotiations began <br />between Ramsey and Anoka and an agreement was made that Anoka would <br />transfer the landfill and the property to R~sey. At the time <br />the transfer was to come about, 1981, the City of Anoka stated <br />that the agreement was not properly drawn up and therefore they <br />would not honor it and Ramsey entered into a lawsuit against the <br />City of Anoka. That lawsuit has not yet been finalized and in the <br />meantime landfill negotiations have been going on between Anoka, <br />Ramsey and Anoka County. Those negotiations went on for 6 or 7 <br />months and those negotiations fell apart. Anoka and Ramsey did <br />get back together to try and solve the problem, a new mayor was <br />elected in Anoka, negotiations continued and a contract was put <br />together. }~ayor~.Gamec stated that this contract, in his opinion <br />and in a majority opinion of Ramsey's Council, is one of the <br />finest documents he has seen. The contract that was prepared and <br />was finalized and closed the other night, looked at ~he worst <br />situation that could happen in Ramsey in terms of liability, <br />pollution, selection of a site P. This contract was put together <br />after several meetings and prepared by Waste Management and their <br />attorney, Anoka and their attorney, City of Ramsey and our attorney <br />and Attorney Chuck LeFevre. The contract was approved by Ramsey <br />Council on a 3-2 vote; Mayor Gamec and Councilmembers Reimann and <br />Sorteberg voted in favor of the contract because it protects the <br />citizens and the City as a whole; Councilmembers Schlueter and <br /> <br />Council/P & Z <br />Public Hearing <br /> Page 2 of 23 <br /> <br /> <br />