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Developanent Authorit~r, Housing and Redevelopment ~.uthorit~~, Planning Coanmission and Cit~r Council, 27. The Cit~l Council finds that image is a huge dri~rer in encouraging developr~~.ent in tlae coantnunit~~, drat having the I~aradfill located at the northern entrance to the Cite ad~Tersely impacts tl~e ina.age the Cit~T wishes to portray to visitors, residents anal potential new businesses, and tla.at expanding the Landfill. and extending its life span will significantly increase these negati~Te impacts. 28. The Cit~r Council fua:tl.~er finds that expansion of the Landfill uTill pre~rent future de~relopanent, at a tnini~.num, in that portion of the SDI. -which will be f lied with l~~~ed Saud ~ilaste, and could discourage t11e t~~pe of high qualit~r coan~.nercial/industrial development which tlae Cit~r is seeping for tla.e important area of the City jt"1']t"1lediatel~r surrounding the SD.~, including the critical area around the future interchange at Highwa~r ~ 69 and 22 i 5ti Avenue. 29. The Cite Council recoga~zes that tl~.ere are some positive economic impacts related to tl~e Landfill, including tl~e la.ost fees which the Cit~r collects froir~ the Landfll and the business which ERL does with local residents and businesses. However, these are Short term economic benefits whi.cl~ will end once tl~.e Landfill closes. At that point, tl~e portion of the SDA falled with I1~S~1 will generate virtuall~T no re~renue to the Cit~r, and tax re~reraues generated frown the i~~~.nediate surrounding area Will be negati~rely impacted to same degree. 30. The City Council finds that tla.e Landfill also leas non~econofnic negative impacts on the Cit~r and on surrounding residential uses wl~le it is opera, .~lcluding litter an Highway i G9 anal other public streets frown trucks anoving to and from the landfill, the ttuck traffic itself, road anaintenance impacts, noise and odor, Although ERL and ~~Il~i Have been excellent ca~:porate citizens and ha~re anode e~rer~y effort to i~~tigate these impacts, tl.~ey are not capable of being full~T ax~.tigated until tl.~e Landfill is closed, expanding the size and extending d~.e life of the Landfill will prolong the period of time that the City and surrounding residents anust endure these ~Z~pacts. S,~Resolutians~Resolu~a~~_Deza~Tin~Applica~ion~far_Camp_Plan_t~mei~d~and~Rezoning ?.DOC