Agenda - Council - 01/25/1983 - Laserfiche WebLink

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! I ! -City of ANOKA ~, . ~., City H~ll 2015 First ^v~nue x;~~..~L~ Anoka, Minnesoln 55303 (612) 421-66~ November 26, 1980 I I I Mayor Thomas G. Gamee 15153 Nowthen Boulevard, N.W. Ramsey, MN 554303 re: City of Anoka Landfill Dear Mayor Gamee: I I I I I I I I I I Thank you for your letter of October 28, 1980, regarding the Anoka Landfill. Although none of the present members of the Anoka City Cmmcil were members of the Council in 1976, the Council has reviewed the circumstances leading to the document of October 25, 1976, and Minutes of Council Meetings whereat the document was discussed. The Council has also reviewed pertinent Charter provisions and discussed the matter with our City Attorney. Our Charter prohibits the sale, lease, or other disposition of real property except by an ordinance adopted by the affirmative vote of four-fifths of the Council. In 1976 our Charter prohibited the disposition of real property except by ordinance. The document of October 25, 1976, was never adopted by ordinance. It was apparently approved only by resolution at a special meeting on October 25, 1976. Other issues, such as sufficiency of consideration have also been raised. We recognize that the landfill has raised difficult issues and provoked lengthy discussions in the past and Anoka remains open to further discussions on the subject. However, it is the position of the City of Anoka that it is not required to convey the landfill to the City of Ramsey and that the appointment of a committee, if only for the purpose of discussing the transfer referred to in the document of October 25, 19'/6, would be inappropriate in view of the above. Mayor EXHIBIT D