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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 10-16-84 PAGE 3 The City Engineer asked if the second vendor still buy the RDF. Wood responded that the alternative markets (not NSP). is selected, will NSP second vendor is offering Mr. Wood further clarified that Cargill owns North Star Steel and North Star Steel owns the site that Aenco proposes for this site. The land acquisition process is not as involved as the Lake Elmo's site would be. The site proposed by NSP is privately owned property, but is owned by one person. Bohrer asked if NSP was not able to negotiate for the purchase of the land on which they propose to construct the RDF site, would the County use their eminent domain powers to obtain this land. Wood responded that subject has not yet been discussed, but is a common practice. Bohrer stated that what he was alluding to is that when the Lake Elmo site was being considered, a whole siting process went through and a lot of time was spent on the EIS. It seems like this RDF got fast -tracked somehow. Wood responded the discussion on an RDF facility started over a year ago, so it is not that fast. An EIS is required for any facility over 500 tons and will be done if the facility is located in Newport. One EIS is being done that includes all of the alternatives, instead of doing one for each option. The Administrator stated that it seems like Lake Elmo is turning into the second alternative and the Waste -to -Energy concept is turning into a second alternative with the RDF as the number one choice, and asked if this decision was based on economics or the best way to eliminate the use of landfills. Wood responded that RDF has a credible record. The facilities that are running are running successfully. There have been some problems, but they have been cured from experience. There was a facility in Duluth that had problems, but that was a federal research project and the federal government paid for it. The Administrator asked if the County Commission elected to go with the RDF system, would Lake Elmo be essentially eliminated. Wood responded that if the second vendor selects the Newport site, and if the%dounties elect to go with RDF, Lake Elmo would be elimiated. Mazzara stated that economics has a lot to do with the decision to go with the RDF alternative. 5. Peltier Rezoning Application from RR to I for 13 acres near CSAH 17 along I-94 for office/warehouse/truck terminal activities (continued from 10-2-84). Mr. Peltier withdrew this application. 6. City Council Reports (None)