Agenda - Council - 09/13/1982 - Special

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Lloyd Schnel le Admi ni strator/C1 erk City of Ramsey 15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW. Ramsey, MN 55303 800 Metro Square Building Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 Telephone 612/291 - 6359 I I I I I I RE: City of Ramsey Resolutions Nos. 82-119 and 82-120 Dear Mr. Schnelle: I have recently corresponded with you regarding concerns raised by the City of Ramsey about Anoka County's candidate landfill Site P. (Please see my letter of September 1, 1982.) Since then I have received two additional resolutions adopted by the Ramsey City Council. Resolution No. 82-120 conveys the city's desire to work with the Metropolitan Council in developing a recommendation to the Legislature on the need for and possible means to compensate communities hosting new landfill sites. Ramsey's participation in this effort of the Council is most welcome. Discussion of the impacts from landfills, the need for mitigation or compensation, and the options for assisting affected cities and towns will be a major task of our Waste Management Advisory Committee over the coming months. I have enclosed a background report that staff have prepared to begin discussions of these issues, and ! have'asked our staff to notify you of all meetings where these matters will be discussed. I I I I I Resolution 82-120 also cites Ramsey's position on the need for legislation relating to liability for the existing landfill in the city. The Waste Manage- ment Act requires the Council to prepare a report on methods of mitigating and compensating for the local risks, costs and other adverse effects of solid waste disposal facilities. Liability will be one facet of the report, but the Council's work will focus on the means to deal with this and other issues. It will be a legislative decision as to whether these measures apply to new sites or to existing facilities as well. Ramsey's Resolution 82-119 asks the Metropolitan Council to hold its review of Site P in abeyance until all the concerns raised through the August 4 Resolu- tion 82-108 are answered. As I discussed in my earlier letter, many of your concerns cannot be resolved at this time. The Waste Management Act sets forth a process of sequential steps for site review beginning with a preliminary review by the MPCA indicating that the site could probably be granted a permit. That review is based on limited data. Likewise, the Council's review is also based on the information now available to us. For sites we approve as being eligible for further consideration as potential sites, more detailed study is required. The Waste Management Act requires the county to complete an environmental analysis of each approved site in its inventory. This analysis is intended to assist the decision of which An Ageney Crf;at~d to Coordinate the Planning and Development of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Comprising: Anoka County 0 Carver County 0 Dakota County 0 Hennepin County 0 Ramsey County 0 Scott County 0 Washington County An Equal Opportunity Employer