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City council portitm of joint meeting with Planning Commission - April
23, 1991
Absent: Wilfred Scherer
Mayor Gary Acromite called the council meeting to order at 10:30 p.m.
after the planning commission, closed the public hearing regarding the
comprehensive plan amendments.
Gary Acromite asked what the Metropolitan Council has asked for in terms
of extension for their response to the cities amendments to the comp
plan.
Glenn Cook stated that they would have some response to the city May
1 and Medina should get back to them within three weeks or by the end of
May and that they would like a letter from the city as to what we wish
to do.
Robert Mitchell stated that the city needed all the time it could get to
prepare amendments.
Gary Acromite stated that the city needed to respond to their issues and
interject information from this meeting.
Moved by Robert. Mitchell and seconded by Ann Thies to direct staff to
prepare a letter to the Metropolitan Council giving them sufficient time
to prepare a response so that action could be taken by them on June 27.
Motion carried.
Robert Mitchell suggested that a committee of council and planning
commission members meet to assemble changes for the May 7 council
meeting.
Moved by Robert Mitchell and seconded by Gary Acromite to appoint Gary
Acromite, Phil Zietlow, Anne Heideman, Ron Rogers and John Ferris to
meet and prepare amendments to the comprehensive plan amendment and
distribute them to the council abd planning commission members for
comment.
Motion carried.
LANDFILL LOBBYIST
Robert Mitchell explained that Larry Redman has done some work on the
landfill siting issue before the legislature and that he talks with hip:
on a regular basis and has asked him to find out how garbage is to be
handled if all counties do not need to site landfills.
Donna Roehl explained that the county commissioners are considering a
resolution affirming the Woodlake closing in 1996 if the city reaffirms
its part of the contract to take ash from the burn plant..
Moved by Ann Thies and seconded by Phil Zietlow to adjourn.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 11 p.m.
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