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31. The City Council is also concerned about the potential environmental impacts related to tl~e operation of an expanded landfill over the next 2D gears and the potential environmental impacts (elated to a significantly expanded landfill footprint fallowing closure of tlae landfill, The City Council recognizes that tl~e Minnesota Pollution Control .Agency has completed an En~rironmental ~~npact Statement on the proposed expansion of the Landfiill, but notes that there ale environmental impacts and risl~s inherent in this land use which cannot be mitigated other than by limiting the expansion of the Landfill. 32. The City Council has reviewed and carefully considered, along with all other materials submitted by ~RL, the Voith Report. As set forth above, the Council recognizes the potential for soiree positive economic ii~npacts related to the Landfill, However, the council f~a.ds that. ~ The Voith Report overstates the potential positive economic impacts of the Landfill, for the reasons set forth in the September $, 2009 Memorandum from the City Admiiv.strator, which are itlcorporated in these Findings of Fact; ~ The potential fat positive economic impacts is only one of many criteria and considerations to be weighed in ~nal~ing a decision to amend the Cit~T's Comprehensive Plan; and ® The City Council does not agree that a present value economic analysis of any proposed use should be a determining factor in ~nal~ing a land use decision. 33. The City Council has considered and appreciates the efforts of ~RL to ~~.tigate the negative impacts of a landfill expansion, particularly on the .~nportant Highway ~~9~221~t Avenue interchange, by reducing the size of the proposed expansio~a in the reprised proposal and by mal~.ng an additional ZO acres of land available for potential development at the interchange, However, the S.1R~501L1~101151R~50~l~ic~11_Den}7in~A~~licatioil_Fa~_Comp_I'Ian~Alnel~d_a~~d_Rezolling 2.DOC