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The decision to submit the Letter of Intent does not commit the city to proceed but opens the door for more <br />detailed investigations into the legal, financial, and technical aspects of the project. It is a first step in <br />determining how best to utilize the closed landfill site, potentially transforming it into an asset that <br />contributes to the city's environmental and financial health. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE BEFORE COMMITTEE: <br />Would City Council support a letter of intent to apply for the 3M Priority 2 grant funds for the removal of <br />state issued bonds on the Washington County Landfill site with the intention of installing of a solar farm? <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends that City Council support the submission of a letter of intent for the 3M Priority 2 <br />Grant funding. <br /> <br />Suggested motion: <br /> <br />“Motion to support a letter of intent submission by Commissioner Manzara for the 3M Priority 2 Grant <br />funds for a solar on Washington County Landfill project.” <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT: <br />• Minnesota 3M PFAS Settlement Priority 2 Information <br />o Front page | Minnesota 3M PFAS Settlement (state.mn.us) <br />o 3M Settlement Priority 2 Project Update (state.mn.us) (attached) <br />• Feasibility of Solar Development on State-Managed Closed Landfills: A Report to the Legislature <br />o Feasibility of Solar Development on State-Managed Closed Landfills: A Report to the <br />Legislature (mn.gov) <br />• US Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site page for Washington County Landfill <br />o https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0503888 <br />• MPCA Groundwater Contamination Atlas page for WCL <br />o https://webapp.pca.state.mn.us/cleanup/search/superfund?text=SW-1&siteId=2273- <br />AREA0000000003