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regarding Metro Council and County views on this permit request. Mr. Moersfelder stated that he has talked with the City Attorney and Metro Council attorney and it is assured that if Ramsey takes action on this permit request, that action will not be appropriate until development limitations have been lifted; Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. knows full well they have other places to go (County and Metro Council) after getting Ramsey's approval. City Administrator Schnelle stated that he doesn't understand why Metro Council and County don't address this request prior to Ramsey making a decision. ~hose agencies want the City to make the first move while they sit behind the law; then the City takes action and those agencies claim they acted accordingly because the City authorized the develolmlent. Mayor Heitman requested that the City Engineer identify what requirements would be necessary in order to make a decision at tonight's meeting. Mr. Goodrich replied that Council should: i) Consider and adopt findings of fact based on what has been heard at public hearing from applicant and citizens and back-up material that has been provided; 2) Based on those findings of fact, Council must take action to accept, deny or condition the application. Mr. Goodrich stated that findings of fact are required pursuant to corm~on law in Minnesota. ~he findings of fact can be drafted by Council this evening or Council can direct Staff to prepare findings of fact to be brought back to Council for review and adoption. Mr. Goodrich stated that the law states that the findings of fact have to be adopted contemporaneously with the decision making. Mayor Heitman inquired if Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. has any additional information they wish to present. Mr. Moersfelder stated that Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. has provided all information necessary to meet the criteria of the temporary conditional use permit ordinance. Councilm~r Cox stated that the decision now is whether or not to have Staff prepare findings of fact for Council adoption at a follow-up meeting and to allow for written input on the issue. Councilmember Cox stated that he is ready to act tonight; that he is very supportive of the public hearing process which he helped initiate in Ramsey. Councilmember Cox further commented that the mining process has been bastardizing the City in that it is operated without preparing for future use of the oonm~unity. CouncillOr COx stated that he doesn't believe that any one of the councilmembers, regardless of the decision made tonight, desire expansion of the landfill. Councilmember Cox stated that he has made his feelings clear to Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. and he will support anything that will close that facility. Councilmember COx referred to Mr. Roger McCully's oormments at the public hearing and agreed that anything Council does in this case has to be done in a prudent rm~nner taking into consideration protection for the community in years to oome. Councilmember Cox stated that he feels it would be most appropriate to direct Staff to prepare findings of fact and to allow for written input prior to the next decision making time. Councilm~r Schlueter stated that based on information received tonight and February 12, 1985 Page 6 of 16