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of Minnesota and also between Indiana and California. He stated that these projects have to be built and online by 2019 in order to monetize the credits available. Councilmember Kuzma asked for information on the decommissioning plan. Mr. Burandt noted that the site would be returned to its existing state following the 25-year lease period. Mayor Strommen invited members of the public to provide input, noting that the Council does have the minutes from the Planning Commission meetings. Jeff Nobe, 8390 Highway 10 NW, Shorewood RV Center, thanked staff for identifying the concerns of the residents that were brought up at the Planning Commission. He stated that the Planning Commission meeting was very confusing. He stated that this is a discussion about a conditional use of a property that will be put on the property for 25 years and would affect the adjacent properties for the next 25 years. He stated that Connexus has property already available to them that could be used for this purpose. He stated that if the City were looking at the decommissioning and setup, those figures would have been set in on the same 17 acres Connexus already owns. He stated that this would change the zoning of the property to fit another purpose that is not by ownership but lease, which will affect the other landowners and business owners for the next 25 years. He did not believe that due diligence was done to continue to move this forward. He stated that he is not against renewable energy but if this does not work, Connexus will move to another area outside the City. He stated that while publicity is great, protecting the environment is better. He asked the Council to go back to the beginning to collect all the necessary information. He stated that this will affect his business. He stated that plans change, and this will be a 25-year commitment. Jeff Angra, 8390 Highway 10, Shorewood RV, stated that his concern is on the environmental impact. He stated that there is no method as to how this product is disposed of when the 25-year period expires. He asked if money would be put into a bond to ensure that the City would not be left with the clean-up costs. Dave Nathe, 14453 Llama Street, stated that he owns the 174 acres of land that was originally purchased by Anoka County for the bridge site. He asked that the Council leave the zoning the same as that will help the adjacent land owners develop their land in the future. John Dobbs, Woodbury resident, stated that he helps the Pearsons with some real estate planning. He stated that this is the last large undeveloped track of land guided for sewer and water. He stated that the 40 acres that Anoka County owns is the key to the land in the west and south. He stated that generally when you split a 40-acre tract of land and take half of that out of play for 25 years, it makes it challenging to develop the remnant parcel. Mr. Burandt provided information on the disposal of the solar panels, noting that they are classified as e-waste. He referenced the large solar farm in North Branch noting that there have not been any negative impacts to property values because of that project. He stated that there have also been no negative property values near the Ramsey Connexus site. City Council/November 14,2017 Page 9of14