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E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y
Planning Commission Meeting Date: December 16, 2019
Tentative City Council Meeting Date: TBD
AGENDA ITEM: Case 19-54-ME Request by Dakota
Aggregates to Renew their Large Scale
Mineral Extraction Permit through 2020
AGENDA SECTION:
Public Hearing
PREPARED BY: Kyle Klatt, Senior Planner AGENDA NO. 5.a.
ATTACHMENTS: None
APPROVED BY: KL
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Motion to open the public hearing; and
2) Motion to continue the public hearing concerning the request by Dakota
Aggregates to renew its interim use permits for a Large Scale Mineral Extraction
Permit and Aggregate Processing Facility.
ISSUE
Dakota Aggregates has applied for the annual renewal of their large scale mineral extraction permit
(LSMEP) on the UMore property. The request for 2020 also includes renewal of the 5-year interim
use permit for the aggregate processing facility on the southern portion of the site. For 2019,
Dakota Aggregates is proposing to expand the southern mining area by 10.31 acres and will expand
into one new sub-phase in the northern mining area. Expansion in the northern mining area
coincides with completion of reclamation in earlier sub-phases.
At this time, staff is requesting that the Planning Commission continue the public hearing on this
matter until January 2020. The continuation will give the City additional time to meet with
representatives of the University of Minnesota to discuss their development plans for the property
adjacent to the mining operation before the City acts on the mining renewal request. Staff would
also like additional time to review the applicant’s phasing plan and how it may or may not align with
the University’s development plans.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission continue the public hearing concerning a request
by Dakota Aggregates to renew its interim use permits for a Large Scale Mineral Extraction Permit
and Aggregate Processing Facility.