HomeMy WebLinkAbout4. Response to Public Comment; Shafer Mining Permit RequestAGENDA ITEM: Response to Public Comment; Shafer
Mining Permit Request
AGENDA SECTION:
Response to Public
Comment
PREPARED BY: Kim Lindquist, Community Development
Director
AGENDA NO.
4
ATTACHMENTS: Letter to Myron Napper
APPROVED BY:
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Information Only
4 ROSEMOUNT
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Regular Meeting: July 18, 2006
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At the July 11, 2006 City Council meeting Mr Myron Napper requested additional information regarding
the potential amendment to the Shafer mining permit. The Item was reviewed by the Planning
Commission in June and a pubhc hearing was held. The item is scheduled elsewhere on the Council
agenda tonight. Attached is a copy of the letter sent to Mr Napper on Friday, July 14, 2006, who also
received the Council packet with the mailing.
July 14, 2006
Myron Napper
3381 145` Street E
Rosemount, MN 55068
Re: Shafer Mineral Extraction Permit
Dear Mr. Napper:
This letter is in response to your concerns that the Shafer Mineral Extraction Permit revision
would allow inappropriate material to be brought into the Shafer site. The following information
was provided by Shafer as part of itsr application and addresses your concerns about clean fill.
As was mentioned at the Council meeting, Shafer will be paying for a testing firm to ensure that
these standards are met.
The haul -back material will be clean fill soil only, not concrete, asphalt, or any
other form of construction debris.
The haul -back matenal will come from only MnDot projects that have
conducted Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESA).
MnDot construction projects require that the native soils at a construction site
be removed to form a trench under the future roadway, sometimes four or more feet
deep, to allow the placement of approved and compacted sub -base material. This
material removed to form this trench is the matenal that would be hauled back to the
Shafer site.
Additional testing, including laboratory analysis and field screening with a
photoioruzation detector (PID), will be conducted when the ESAs indicate any concerns.
Haul -back material shall not contain any contamination or hazardous material.
Haul -back matenal shall not contain any debns, refuse, or other deleterious
matenal.
Organic soil would only be used for berms or green areas.
Shafer will supply a quarterly report of all haul -back activities based on the
testing conducted as described in the approved protocol.
Shafer will report to the City, within three days, any occurrence of testing that
identifies any contamination or prohibited materials The City will be able to identify any
prohibited haul -back material and have it removed from the site.
The Amencan Engineering Testing, Inc. protocol and the conditions within the Revised Mineral
Extraction Permit spell out clearly that only clean fill soil from MnDot sites that have been
environmental tested will be allowed, as well as spell out how this will be monitored. The
submitted reports will be pubhc information and any residents can request to review them if they
are concerned
A copy of the revised permit and staff report scheduled for Council action at the meeting on
July 18, 2006 is attached for your information. Much of the above is included in the
recommended permit conditions.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at (651) 322 -2020.
Sincerely,
Kin Lindquist
Community Development Director