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City Council Minutes Page 12 September 21, 2001 Councilmember Moon agreed with the comments made by the Mayor. He stated the dew pros to allowing expansion of the landfill -additional revenues, continuation of jobs, and energy implications -are shoat term. The cons are long term and include the permanent loss o£ property, even if it's considered green space. It has no value as nothing can be built on it. There will be very minimal employment opportunities. He encourages waste Management to look elsewhere for landfill space. Councilmember Moan continued that he doesn't like the current location of the landf~l, He feels the Highway 169 corridor is a great location for future job growth. Currently, he feels these negatives to the landf~l; the smell, the image o~ being the garbage dump of the state, garbage blowing around, the environmental concerns, especially with liners potentially failing and causing contamination to the water system. The expansion will also impact surrounding areas and their future developments. Future jobs will be affected; there will be permanent jobs created in fiiture years if the expansion does not occur, He feels most o~ the studies that were done during this process were confusing, and felt the City's consultant provided a credible study as they didn't have an interest in its outcome. He stated he does not favor going fo~•watd with expansion of the landfill, Councilmember Gumplarey stated he has been against the expansion of the landfill from the beginning. He stated the Council is asked to provide foresight into the future and consider this decision by all angles. He stated the City will continue to be good stewards to the residents and businesses by looping out for their children's future, Councilmember westgaard commented that from tlae beginning o~f this discussion, this issue has been land use. He felt it isn't always about economics; lae feels it's about the City's ability to maintain control over how land use and development happens in the City. He agreed with the short term pros of the expansion that Councilmember Motin mentioned and stxessed they are very short term. He stated he also struggles with the location of the landfill. He doesn't think altering the expansion proposal is in the best interest to both parties. He feels the need to retain developable land along Highway 169 and 221Sti Avenue. He does not support the expansion o~ the landfill, Councilmember Zerwas agreed with the comments of Councilmembers Moon and westgaard, He said many individuals have voiced a variety of concerns. while he doesn't share in the environmental concerns, he does not like the size of the expansion, the effect the expansion will have on future development along Highway 169, and tl~e City's ability to cont~•ol land use, He feels this expansion is not in tlae best interests of the City of Elk River and he does not support the expansion of the landf~l• At a request by Councilmember Motin, an additional resolution with additional changes was distributed. Item 3o was added. Councilmember westgaard ere was also a typographical error under item 24, a change from Highway 1 o to Highway 169. MOVED BY CGUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY CGUI~'CILMEMBER M4TIN TO APPROVE RESGLUTIGN 09-5I DENYING THE REQUEST BY ELR RIPER LANDFILL, INC. FDR A LAND USE AMENDMENT T® CHANGE THE LAND USE GF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM MINING TO LANDFILL, AS GUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPGRT. MOTION CARRIED 5~0. 5.7. Re nest b Elk River Landfill Inc. fox Rezonin to Chan e the Zonin from AZ A icultural Conservation to SwF Solid waste Facili Case No. ZC o9wo1 ~- Publxc ~Iea.~.r.~~ This item was not acted upon. This item was not acted upon as a separate agenda item because resolution #0951 included action on the rezoning request.