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Council fi~.ds that tl~.e Plan revisions do not outweigh the negati~re impacts of the pfoposed expansion, of change tl~e Findings of Fact set foith in this Resolution. 34, It ~s the Cit~T Council's conclusion, fio~n all of the e~ridence submitted and the testimony tal~en, that: ~1} An expansion of the Landfill will prolong the negative shot te~xn impacts of the Landfill on the Cit~T and will ine~Titably Dave a long teen negati~Te impact on the tai base generated from tla~s a~~ea of the Cit~T; (2) This aiea of d1e City is planned to geneiate the tam base that will support the f~~ancial viabilit~r of tl.~e balance of the Cit~r it.~definitely; ~3} Given the iinpoftance of this aiea to the future of tl~e Cit~T, the potential benefits of a Land~11. expansion are outweighed by tl~e nega~ve economic, enviro~inental and land use impacts of an expansion; and ~4} An ainendtnent of the Land Use ~~ap Element of the City's Comprela.ensive Plan to expand the area of the Cit~l designated for Landfill. iiato the SDA is inconsistent with the policies and goals of the City's Conlprehensi~re Plan and would not be ~. the best interest of the Cit~r, its residents and its taxpa~Ters. DECISION UN RAND USE ANfENDMENT THEREFORE, tl~e Cit~T Council of t1~e Cit~T of Elk Ri~rer ~nal~es tl~e following Decision witl.~ respect to the Appli.cati.on to afnend tl~e Comprehensi~re Plan of tl~.e City of Ells Ri~rer to redesignate tl~.e SDA fioin 112ining to Landf.~1; A. All of tlae reports and rn.aterials prepared by Cit~T Staff and Ci~r Consultants, as well as the Findings of Fact and Recitals set forth in this Resolution, are hereb~j adopted and .~.corporated within the Cit~r Council's Decision on tl~.s matter. S:~R~salutians~Resolt~i~_Den~~iiy~Applsca~ion_foi_Comp_Plan_~ne~id_and_Rezor~ng 2,DOC