RES 09-051 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

23. ERL, ~1MI, Tiller and them: consultants have strongly contested tlae metla.odology and frtadings of the HI~Gi reports, and the Cit~r Council has listened to and carefull~r considered the evidence and testi~non~r presented by the applicants and their consultants. The Cit~T Council also recognizes tlae inherent dif~.culty in attempting to project the potential impacts of a current land use on futu~•e de~relop~nent which na.ay or may not occur decades from now. 24. However, it is the conclusion of the Cit~T Council that an expansion of the Landfill will inevitably l~a~Te a long terfn negati~re impact on economic de~relopment within and tax re~renue generated by at least a portion of the North Highway 10 area of the Cit~r, In particular the SDA and the a~•ea immediately surrounding t11e SDA. Gi~ren the importance of this area to the future of the City, tlae City Council cannot ignore these impacts. 25. The Cite Council has also considered potential impacts of the Landfill expansion on t11e Economic Development Strategic Plan prepared b~T the Ells River Economic Develapm.ent Autla.ority and the Elk River Housing and Rede~relopment Authority. Expansion of the Landfill could Dave a negative impact on the fallowing goals in that plan: ~ To diversif~r the commercial/industrial tax base of the Cite to strive for l~gher quality de~relopments including professional ser~crices, corporate campuses, energy related and technology businesses; ® Ta prese~~Te l~ig11 priority commercial areas for de~relop~nent; ~ To identify and project a l~igl~er image and vision for the Cit~T that enai~les the City to successfully recruit and ietain the desired coirunercial/industrial development identified abo~re. 2C, The City Council finds that an additional expansion of the Landfill, beyond that approved in 1997 by tlae Cite a~.d in 1998 by Livonia Townsl~.p, is not consistent With the City's policies and goals as reflected in the City's Co~np~•ehensi~re Plan and tl~.e urorl~ of its Economic S:`Resalu~ions~Resolu~~i~_Den~~in~AppJscatiot~_fay_Comp_Plan_Amend_an~,~Rezoning 2.DQC