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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I Erika Mit~ (Continued) - members from potential landfill sites. There~si~eally a better way to make money than going out and seeking ai landfill. The selection process -- all of this is pred~c~te~ on an acceptance which sometimes sounds like an encouragement of Site P and further filling next to the current land~i!ll,i The agreement almost requires us to help Waste Management to seek the necessary permits. Why are we doomed to Site ~? ~%~hy aren't we saying, in a united voice (Ramsey, Andover and any Of the other cities in Anoka County, and Anoka County) that J~s~ because we made mistakes and put landfills out here, we should not repeat those mistakes. This agreement is doing the opposite;i it is binding the City to become an advocate for further landf£11~ng and for Site P. Why are you starting with a Ramsey Condltiodal Use Permit, when are you going to PCA? PCA and Metro Coun¢ill Say there have not been formal applications made for the ~pa~sion. This agreement is making Ramsey an advocate when it g~s ~efore other agencies and I question whether you really want~to ~e in that position. The Metro Council is going to have to l~Pk at a Certificate of Need for expansion of landfills now; thatlwas~amended in the law this year; they not only look at new landfill~, they have to give a Certificate of Need for expansion of landfills unless there is no feasible or prudent alternative. I think ~here is a feasible and prudent alternative; Anoka County is makin~ some noises now about moving towards better solid waste management. I don't think Ramsey should be moving the clock backwardS. I will be submitting further written comments to the City ~egarding this subject. Mayor Ga~n~ec - Ms. Sitz is one of our best informed citizens on the s~bject of hazardous waste and has testified to several agenciesiand attended hearings. Thanked Ms. Sitz and stated that~ ~er!comments at those particular hearings were the views of City Council also, even though she did not represent Council. Mr.i ~tlli~am Goodrich - Ramsey has not been as concerned with indemhif~cation because of the fact that we have never owned, opera,edi or licensed a landfill. We have had a landfill in our City~ Regarding initial responses and reactions concerning the lan~filll contract, we deal periodically with issues such as noise, odor,/l~tter, etc. The primary emphasis that we have tried to dra~ti~i~to the contract Ms. Sitz is referring to, is the remedial responseI. A bill just passed this legislative session in which cities qan collect $.15/cubic yard and counties can collect $.25/ cubicl y~rd. A portion of those funds are then used in the metro area 'fo~ remedial response on landfills. Those funds are available for~mem~dial action; remedial action could be additional monitoring wells, ~utting in a water system if residents water wells become pollute~, construction of a municipal sewer system. This has been our~ini~ial consideration and that is why we talk about the $15~00,~000. This consideration is mitigated now because of the ~g%~ [~g~a~l~gnh~i%~tc%fmm~l~u~ to~%c~et~e~%~s~ngo~e~%~ the Stafie has set up is adequate or should we receive additional funds a~ written into the agreement. Council/P & Z Public Hearing Page 15 of 23