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of thing that can likely be construed as adding cost to or being an adverse effect on vertical ~sion. eouncilnanber Pearson - Inquired as to who makes the final determination as to whether the landfill can be used for a ski hill and how soon that determination will be made. Mr. Hartley replied that the Metro Council, Anoka County and PCA are the 3 major agencies that determine whether or not the landfill can be used for a ski hill. '!hose most active agency is PCA because the area being talked about for a ski hill is under PCA's jurisdiction in a Consent Order. PCA will probably request comments and advice from Anoka County and Metro Council. Mr. Hartley inquired that if asked, hCM should Ramsey respond to one of these 3 agency's requests for comments. If Ramsey did have a comment that was negative to vertical expansion or developnent of a ski hill, that would be a condition of default of the agreement. Councilnanber DeLuca -" Stated that the city's primary goal is to make sure remedial action takes place and that the health and welfare of the city is maintained and established with resp:ct to tx>llution that is there. Stated concern that the agreement would take CMay the city's right for input on remedial action and possibly make the city liable for punitive damages. .Mother issue of concern is the concept of cooperation. Possibly, there should be some sort of framework where there would be periodic reviews to make sure everything is going smoothly between the City and Waste Hanagement. Mayor Reimann - stated that it is very important for the City to have input regarding remedial action. Mayor Reimann disagreed with the idea of development of a ski hill being used to entice the City into taking a favorable stance on vertical expansion" l"'.ayor Reirilann stated that 5 years after closure seems like a long time to ",,,',it for a ski hill. Mayor Reimann disagreed with tying all of the exist~ng landfill property into the agreement because it creates too many ways for the City to default, including ways that are not under the City's control. Development of a recreational area would be a posi ti ve step but there are too many conditions tied into the agreement the way it is written that would put Ramsey on the short end. Councilrnember Arnie Cox - Confinned 1'lS. Steffen's comments regarding County and City concern regarding litigation and mitigation to host communities. Councilnenber Cox stated that the landfill was here before Ramsey became a City and ",'as imp:>sed on Ramsey by the State. Waste l"'.anagement took over the operation of it in about 1971. Up until that time, Anoka was using it as a dumping ground for leachate from their treatment plant. People acjacent to the landfill are concerned about problems arising because of t..~at facility. Wnen interest in vertical expansion ",'as expressed, the City hoped there would be some way to make expansion acceptable rather than a totally acTverse problem. CouncilIIEIT'.ber Cox stated that eve!'}'1:irne contracts aTld extensions are discussed, noting that in those discussions he has never heard a'1yOOOy claim it would be for a certain time frame, Ramsey ends L'lf' on the s.~ort end. For the last couple of years, the City has been working tCMards getting something in place to previae for P..aInsey's best interest. City Council/tI.arch 9, 1988 Page 13 of 14 54