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Planning Commission Minutes April 23, 1991 Page 5 . in 1988. The City Council will also be considering a license renewal for the landfill. When the original permit was issued, the issues centered around what should take place at the landfill. The renewal centers more on the timing of those activities. There are two outstanding items left: 1) Final cover on the north slope of the original cell. Staff would like to see this happen as soon as possible. 2) The remedial investigation being concluded so a feasibility study and implementation of remedial actions can follow as soon as possible, as to intercept contamination leaving the site. Matt Ledvina, Bruce A. Liesch Associates, Inc., introduced the timing issues. Staff is in agreement with the Landfill on the timing of the tasks except remedial investigation and final cover on the north slope of the original landfill site. Mr. Ledvina stated that the Landfill should go ahead with the remedial investigation as the landfill has received all the approvals that are necessary from the City and MPCA. He stated that there are no technical reasons to delay the series of tasks by a year. Staff feels it's important that the final cover be applied as soon as possible to prevent contamination from occurring. . Chris Kreger of the Elk River Landfill, explained his time table. He stated that Mr. Rohlf and Mr. Ledvina requested some type of schedule that could be inserted into the conditional use permit and license for the Elk River Landfill. Mr. Kreger contended that he could not meet staff's time frame for the remedial investigation because of financial reasons. Mr. Kreger further stated that the final cover situation has to do more with physical constraints rather than financial constraints. They are trying to work with an adjacent property owner to the north to obtain a portion of his property in order to modify their slope to meet current regulations. Mr. Kreger responded to the "what if" clause in staff's memo. He felt this type of penalty on the facility would not get the project done any faster. He stated that he was going to make every possible effort to meet the time table. It is very difficult to budget for these types of things. Steve Rohlf addressed the "what if" clause. He stated the "what if" clause includes no new businesses being allowed, no co-disposal being accepted, and no contaminated soils being accepted if the time frame is not adhered to without good cause. Mr. Rohlf distributed a letter from Mary Wenck, Solid Waste Officer for Sherburne County, stating that the County staff is in agreement with staff regarding the issues identified as being critical. Mr. Rohlf stated that he would like Ms. Wenck's letter to be entered into the public record. . Peter Beck, City Attorney, explained that the "what if" clause was staff's attempt to find a solution short of revoking the conditional use permit. There has to be some way of enforcing the terms of the conditional use permit. The intent is to encourage the Elk River Landfill to devote more of its resources to addressing these environmental issues faster.