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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION <br />PUBLIC HEARING <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANCKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on <br />June 7, 1988 at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., <br />Ramsey, Minnesota regarding an amendment to Section 170.01 of the Ramsey <br />City Code establishing a moratorium on the siting of landfills. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mr. Gerald Zimmerman, Chairman <br />Mr. Terry Hendriksen <br />Mr. Jim Howell <br />Mr. Jim Holm <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />Community Development Director Anne Norris <br />City Attorney William Goodrich <br />City Administrator David Hartley <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br /> <br />Mr. Roy Shumway <br />Fz. Charles LaDue <br />Mr. Michael Terry <br /> <br />Chairman Zimm~rman called the public hearing to order at 10:45 p.m. <br /> <br />q!TI~.EN .!.NP..~.UT <br /> <br />Mr. Hartley stated that City Council has instructed him to prepare a <br />report on the criteria that might be considered during the siting of <br />landfills. Cities can establish their own ordinance relating to siting <br />landfills provided the ordinance is consistent with the policies of <br />the county in which the city is located and the Ymtro Council. Mr. Hartley <br />stated that he will be reviewing those policies and regulations and suggest <br />an ordinance for Ramsey that would establish criteria for siting landfills. <br />The purpose of the moratorium is to delay reviewing landfill sites until <br />that report is completed. The moratorium cannot last any longer than one <br />year according to State statutes. The moratorium, by State law, cannot <br />prevent the siting of landfills; it is a way to put in place the criteria <br />for the siting process. <br /> <br />Don Otter - Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. - Mr. Otter stated that ~ir. <br />Hartley put his proposal together when legislators were considering <br />repealing the siting process mandated. The legislators did not repeal the <br />siting bill and it is still in place and preempts local zoning. If that <br />siting process did die in legislation, Council would not want to preempt <br />a decision on other sites in the community by passing a moratorium that has <br />not been presented to them. <br /> <br />Planning & Zoning Public Hearing/June 7, 1988 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />