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APPROVED MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
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TUESDAY, December 13, 1983 7: 30 PM, CITY HALL
CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Wolfgang H. Penzel , Richard Anderson, George
Bentley, Paul Redpath and George Tangen
CITY COUNCIL STAFF: City Manager Carl J. Jullie, Director of Community
Services Robert Lambert, Director of Planning Chris
Enger and Recording Secretary Karen Michael
This joint meeting of the City Council ; Parks , Recreation &Natural Resources Commis-
sion; Planning Commission; Watershed District and MCA Floodplain Property Owners was
called to order by Mayor Wolfgang H. Penzel .
Bill Sault of the Watershed District presented Penzel with a check for $3,000 to
be used towards the cost of the Master Plan for the Purgatory Creek Recreation Area.
He stated the Watershed District was pleased and honored to be a part of this. Penzel
accepted the check on behalf of the City and thanked the District for its participation. {
Gary Tushie of Saunders-Thalden & Associates introduced the team members who were
present. A memorandum and report of the Planning Team regarding this portion of
the meeting is attached to these Minutes.
The Council discussed various ways to proceed as the Resource Maragelvent Committee
of the Metropolitan Council had voted to keep Site #2 as a site for a landfill and
will forward this recommendation on to the Metropolitan Council when it meets on
Thursday, December 22, 1983, at 4:00 p.m. Penzel noted the discrepancies in the
findings which had been used to veto Site #Land then had been used to favor Site
#2. It has been noted the FAA has some regulations regarding the location of
landfills relative to airports . This will be explored further. Other areas to
be looked into are the question of Green Acres/MUSA Line, wildlife preserves , etc.
The Council requested Staff to prepare a mailing to be sent to concerned residents
in the landfill site area; this mailing is to be ready by Friday.
MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Anderson, to direct Staff to work on all aspects
of the problem relating to Site#2. Motion carried unanimously.
It was suggested the City provide a bus for those wishing to attend the Metropolitan
Council meeting on the 22nd.
The meeting was adjourned at 9: 50 p.m.