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Pursuan� to due call �nd notic� thereof a Speci�l Meeting q� thA
City Council of the City of Rosemount was duly held pn SBturdB�j
April 14, 1990, at 8 :3Q a.m. in the Cauncil lounge.
Mayar Napper called the meeting to order with Council M�mb�t�
Klassen, Oxborough, Wiilcox and Wippermann present. St�ff pr��t�rit
were Jilk, Hefti, Knutsen, Johnson, Darling, �tnd Ak�r.
Mayor Napper led the group in the Pledge of All�giance.
Mayor Napper explained the purpose �f the meeting w�� to di�cu��
the Goals and Objectives set at the workshop that wgs h�ld or�
January 30, 1990. These goals and objectives w�r�: 1) bgko�t�
County Was�e To Energy Plant, 2) Induatrial Dev�lopm�nt on E�st
Side af Rosemount, and 3) Non-Hazardou� Wast� D�.egosal Project+
coun��i aia�u$��a th� Dakota Caun�y Waste to En�rgy Plant r�g�rdi�g
the potential location of the Dakota County Incin�rgtor a�i th�
University and the position the University has taken r�ggrding th�
possa.ble sale (transf�r) of land to the City 8nd Dakat� Cat�nty foir
the incinerator project and other uses .
Council aleo discussed the announCement that th� univereity hde
decided to consider the location of a "coal tired a�h" l�ndfill
on their property in Rosemount and what basi� the City would u��
to stop this.
The Council concluded that the City should work to obt8iri th�
eleven hundred acres of LTniversity property in Rosemount known �s
the Rosemount Research site subject to continued evaluation by
staff and subject to the locating of the Dakota Count�r incin�r�tot
on a portion of the property.
Non-Hazardous Salid Waste Project(s) were discussed. Th� prapo��d
USPCI Industrial Waste Cantainment F�cility snd ite possibl�
relocation from Highway 55 to the University of Minnesot� praperty
was discussed. This seems ta have possibilities if the Univ�r�ity
would decide to praceed with an ash landfill end the County would
decide to locate other waste management prvjects thez�, �uch �� �
materials recovery facility and an ash pellitizgtion facility.
The Council concluded that staff should continue to monitor �11
alternatives ta enable USPCI to deve'lop feasible glans to mov� the
proposed project to the University property.
Industrial development on the east side of Rosemount was discussed.
Existing and proposed industrial development were summarized. Th�
concerns about Koch Refining Co. buying up sa much l�nd in east
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Rogemount; what Koch Refining pl�ns are and how all of th�t arould
be used to bring Koch Refining inta a develapment and cooper�tiv�
moad with the City to enable planning and development o€ indu�trigl
areas in the East side.
The Council concluded that Koch's man�g�m�nt �hould be coi�t�t�t@d
and requegted to meet �o that �Qmmunication c$n b�gin on th89�
issues.
An update was given on the Comprehensive Guide Plan. b3��u��ion �
was held +�s ta what procese the Council wauld b� comfort8bl� v��th
ta obtain aon�ulting e�ervice� for it� upc�et�. C4uncil cc�tl�lud�d
that staff would prepare a set t�f requir�ment� ar�d guid�li.neg fdir
the process so that staff can obtain propos�ls fram Hoi�ingtotf
Group Inc. far this project.
MOTION by Napper to adjourn. SECbND by Willcox. Ayes: 5. N���:
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Respectfully Subrnitt�d,
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Stephan 3i1k
City Administr�tbr
ATTEST:
Vernon J. Napperr Mayor
Published this day of , 19g0 in DBko�� �.oUi}t�
Tribune.
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