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31. The CitjT Council is also concerned about the potential environmental impacts related to the operation of an e~:panded landfill over the newt 20 years and the potential environmental impacts related to a significantly expanded landfill footprint following closure of the landfill. The City Council recognizes that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has completed an Envitoninental Impact Statement on the proposed expansion of the Landfill, but notes that there are environmental unpacts and risks inherent in tlv.s land use which cannot be mitigated other than by linuting the expansion of the Landfill. 32. The Cite Council has reviewed and carefully considered, along with all other matei7als submitted by ERL, the Voith Report. As set fords above, the Council recognizes the potential for some positive economic impacts related to the Landfill. However, the council finds that: The Voith Report overstates the potential positive economic impacts of the Landfill, for the reasons set forth in the September S, 2009 Memorandum from the CitST Administrator, which are incorporated in these Findings of Fact; The potential for positive economic impacts is only one of many criteria and considerations to be weighed in making a decision to amend the Cit~~'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 making a land use decision. 33. The City Council has considered and appreciates the efforts of ERL to mitigate the negative impacts of a landfill expansion, particularly on the important Highway 169/221x` Avenue interchange, by reducing the size of the proposed expansion in the revised proposal and by making an additiona120 acres of land available for potential development at the Interchange. However, the S:\Resolutions\Resolu~i4n_Denyin~Application_for_Comp_Plan_Amend_and_Rezoning 2.DOC