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I <br /> process. 'B~e legal advice to the County was tl~t if the ce~c were to be <br />I ~enied, it would give Waste Management a oouple of reco, u:aes: 1. ~hey would <br /> be entitled to pursue several hundred thousand dollars in __n~. nsation; 2. ~ey <br /> could take the (D~ty to court and it would be the (D~ty because the (D~ty <br /> would be denying the lifting of de~elo~m~.nt limitations as Metro Op~cil cannot <br /> o~er~ule the (Dunty and Waste Manage~.nt would win. Ge (Dusty did vote to <br /> allow Waste Management to mine 247,000 cubic yards of subject to Waste <br /> Management getting Ramsey's appr(wal for neo~ssary permits. __~__ issioner Haas <br /> stated that in defense of her vote today, she doesn't think taking somebody to <br /> court is a very wise expenditure of tax dollars if there is legal advice saying <br /> 'it's no use'. Oounty (km~nissioner Haas stated that nobody fr~m Ramsey was <br /> present at a Metro Gouncil meeting after she had specifically requested that <br /> Metro (buncil invite R~sey. At that meeting, Waste Management of Minnesota, <br /> Inc. talked about ~hanging the contours of the landfill with 1.2 million <br /> cubic yards of trash; the City of Ramsey and Co~ty O~m~issioner Haas' office <br /> will be reoeiving a large Mount of information addressing r~al action. <br /> <br />Mr. Schnelle inquired as to why the (Dunty doesn't assist Ramsey in it's <br />p~oposed legislation action to lxotect hosting cities. Ramsey is a very busy <br />city and there is no way we can make it to all these meetings. <br /> <br />Oounty (lm~issiormr Haas stated that the Q)unty would look at that proposed <br />legislation and support Ramsey; added that she is mot here to chastise Ramsey <br />for ~ot atter~ling the meetings. <br /> <br />Mayor Heitman irguired if the (Dunty's appr~wal of lifting the develoim~_nt <br />limitations was subject to Ramsey's approval. <br /> <br />G~ty G~m~issio~er Baas stated that it was not; the lifting of the dsvelo ent <br />limitations was the G~unty's responsibility but Ramsey might ha~e certain <br />permits and requirenents in regards to miningl one ~f the conditions of the <br />Gounty's approval was that Waste Management obtain the necessary licenses or <br />permits Ramsey may require. <br /> <br />fbuncilm~mber (Dx stated that the July 29 (Duncil minutes show that Mr. <br />Schnelle made it known that the Envirorm~_ntal Services (k~ittee was having a <br />meeting and this (Duncil directed City Staff make it known that Ramsey doesn't <br />want any goverm~ent body doing anything to enoourage landfill expansion. <br /> <br />(Dunty O0~missio~er Haas stated that she has not been p~esented with a <br />resolution. (Dunty (lmmissioner Haas stated that she is willing to take <br />Ramsey's position ~dsr the la~ but she ~as another law and that is the law <br />that says solid waste is the county's responsibility. <br /> <br />PUBLIC ~%RI~ <br /> <br />~e regular (Duncil meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m. <br />following public hearings: <br /> <br /> 1. Re~enu~ Sharing Proposed Use Hearing. <br /> <br />in order to conduct the <br /> <br />me <br /> <br />Request to b-ild an aecessory structure larger than allowed by City <br />Gode; case of Mr. Donald Ness. <br /> August 27, 1985 <br /> <br />Page7 of 28 <br /> <br /> <br />