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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I site maintenance for 20 years after closure (this County post-closure requirement is the reason for Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. 's request foz a 20 year option on the mining permit; 4) to oomply with possible Pollution Control Agency requirements resulting from a joint groundwater study being done by PCA, Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. and Anoka County. Even though Waste Management of Minnesota knows they need fill, they don't know the amount because future fill requirements is not in the hands of Waste Management of Minnesota. Adjacent to the landfill, there is an area being used for cover; that could be mined extensively to satisfy some of Waste Management's needs, but that is not desireable because if Site P is not selected, Waste Management will own land in the industrial zone and they want to leave it in a configuration that will enhance Ramsey's tax base and have some resale value. If Waste Management of Minnesota does not get the cover material they are applying for, the landfill will not cease to exist. ~he cover material would be trucked in: 1) this is costly and inconvenient and would result in landfill fees increasing; 2) it would have the potential of leaving the borrow area less suitable for our use as an industrial site and Ramsey tax base; 3) it would result in increased truck traffic to bring in the material. With regards to the moratorium, the County has no problem with the City going forward and issuing the permit on the condition that the. County has the opportunity to go before the Metro Council. Also received a letter from Karen Schaffer which indicates that Metro Council does not have any objection to issuance of a conditional use permit. Jerry Sevich - Engineering consultant for Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. - ~he borrow area is approximately 45 acres and Waste Management wants to: 1) maximize the natural screening; 2) minimize area to be disturbed; 3) minimize impact of dust and noise; 4) include an effective drainage control program; 5) maximize end use of property. How do we accomplish this? 1) divide the 45 acres into 10 ~hases of approximately 5 acres each; 2) average cut of 9'; 3) slopes would be a maximum of 4:1; 4) total material amount would be about 647,000 cubic yards; 5) access would be on-site, off County and City roads and water trucks will be used to control dust on the access road; 6) Drainage would be primarily from north to south and enclosed within the site itself, with the site being surrounded by berms and ponding is not a concern considering soils in the area; 7) restoration would include grading, placing of topsoil, seeding and fertilization to establish a good turf with an estimated cost of $1,000/acre and Waste Management of Minnesota would be posting a bond for restoration purposes. Phasing would involve providing access, stripping topsoil and mining Phase 1 and then moving into Phase 2. ~he topsoil stripped from Phase 2 would be placed on Phase 1 and seeded; Phase 2 would then be mined. ~his process would continue as mining activities were to continue. One key criteria in this development plan was end use of the land itself which has not been determined, but we are confident in stating that given the grades, the number of potential uses increases substantially. ~he site would be restored with topsoil and grasses as the mining activities progress so there would not be any unsightly pits. Potential end uses of the land include: warehousing, industrial park, resource recover/recycling center deposit area, food processing, meat packing, cannery, brewery, cold storage, heat production for institutional/industrial uses, greenhouse, office park, shopping center, nursery/tree farm, ball fields/outdoor sports complex, park, 9 hole golf course/driving range, miniature golf, amusement park/water slide, shooting range, amphitheater, February 12, 1985 Page 2 of 9