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CITY COUNCIL <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, July 23, 1991 at the Ramsey <br />Municipal CeOter, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota 55303. <br /> <br />Members Present: i Mayor James Gilbertson <br /> ~ Councilmcmber Shcila Bcycr <br /> Councilmember Richard Cich <br /> Councilmember Glen Hardin <br /> Councilrnember Kenneth Peterson <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />City Administrator Ryan Schroeder <br />City Engineer Steve Jankowski <br />Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik <br />City Attorney William Goodrich <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Gilbenson called the regular City Council meeting to order at 7:33 p.m. and led in the <br />Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. <br /> <br />CITIZEN INPUT <br /> <br />Dave Johnson:, 15433 Potassium Street N.W., Ramsey - stated he had a petition from surrounding <br />residents regarding the odor from the pig farm located on Highway #47. He gave the petition to <br />Mayor Gilber!son. <br /> <br />Mayor Gilbertson stated that the owner (Mr. Barthold) of the pig farm has 55 acres and his <br />property is z6ned agricultural. Mr. Barthold is doing everything within the City Code including <br />having a Stat~ permit for using recycled food as feed for the pigs. He stated the City can have the <br />odor factor checked out by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson ar,.zued that it shouldn't matter if Mr. Barthold is complying with City Code as the <br />odor is a nuisance and according to the ordinance, something should be done about it. <br /> <br />Ms. Frolik rePorted that she had spoken with the MPCA this afternoon and was told that <br />agriculture operations are exempt from odor control. She stated their enforcement division would <br />get back to heJ' with the State Statute regarding this issue. <br /> <br />Ix/ir. Goodrich stated that the City's ordinance is the same as the State Statute and the one that <br />exempts agriculture from odor control is MSA 560.19. <br /> <br />Mr. Barthotd.iowner of the pig farm stated that the farm has been in existence for 25 vears and that <br />the pigs have been there the whole time. He stated that the odor is only noticeable on the days the <br />wind is blowing from a certain direction. He explained there is no storage of manure and tt~at he <br />has also gotteh rid of some of the bigger pigs which should reduce the odor. He also stated that he <br />feels part of the problem with IX. tr. Johnson is a retaliation thing as there has been a problem with <br />his children being on Mr. Barthold's property. He added that the Council zoned the land <br />agriculture and he feels the land is being put to its best use fight now. He also stated he would do <br />what he could to reduce the odor. <br /> <br />City Council/July 23, <br /> Page 3 of 10 <br /> <br />1991 <br /> <br /> <br />