Minutes - Planning Commission - 02/01/1994 - Public Hearing @ 7:34

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PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on Tuesday, February 1, 1994 at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota to hear input'regarding a request for a temporary conditional use permit for an alternate fuel supply test demonstration facility; case of Kaltec of Minnesota, Inc. Members Present: Chairperson David Bawden Commissioner Benjamin Deemer Commissioner Terry Hendriksen Commissioner Paul Holland Commissioner Charles LaDue Commissioner Michael Terry Commissioner Bradley Thorud Also Present: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Bawden called the public hearing to order at 7:34 p.m. PRESENTATION Zoning Administrator Frolik stated Kaltec of Minnesota, Inc. has applied for a temporary conditional use permit to establish and operate a Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell test demonstration facility on the landfill property at 14730 Sunfish Lake Boulevard N.W. She explained that Kaltec would be leasing a portion of Waste Management's property for this demonstration project. Steve Kollodge, General Manager of Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc., informed that the purpose of the project is to convert the landfill gas into electrical power. He advised the demonstration included sponsorship by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, United Power Association, and the Electric Power Research Institute, and has received legislative endorsement, Chuck Rippe, representing Kaltee of Minnesota, Inc., stated that the 4000-hour demonstration project would take approximately six months, at which time the testing equipment, buildings, phone lines, etc. would be removed, returning the land to vacant. He explained that they would be using an eleclxo-chemical process to test the feasibility of using landfill gas as a fuel supply, as it is a renewable energy source. He noted that the material that will come into the air is less than is currently emitting from the landfill. Mr. Rippe provided a model of what the project would look like to be housed in a 9,000 square foot pole barn, and he disclosed that they have a similar project at Dow Chemical in Louisiana that has been in operation for over a year. He informed that the MPCA and Anoka County have been notified of the project. CITIZEN INPUT None ADJOURNMENT Motion by Commissioner Deemer and seconded by Commissioner Holland to adjourn the public hearing. Public Hearing/Planning & Zoning Commission/February 1, 1994 Page 1 of 2