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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 3, 1987 PAGE 4 somewhere between 80 and 100 percent of all the landfills in this country are contaminating the groundwater. He feels from a geological point of view, in addition to a. political point -of -view, the City has a strong arguement if only someone will listen in order to get the message across. As one of the strategies to oppose the landfill, Williams informed the Council that Woodbury, which had essentially the same soil boring results in 1984 as the Lake Elmo sites (1981), had hired a geologist. The report the geologist wrote resulted in the Woodbury site being thrown out, and we should do the same thing. Williams has talked to the same geolgist who wrote the Woodbury report, and the geologist said he would write one for Lake Elmo for less than $2,500. If the reports are similar, then we can say the Lake Elmo site has to be thrown out. If it is not thrown out, Williams felt we would have legal recourse. Mayor Christ felt that using the same geologist would lend some credibiity to the report for legal purposes. M/S/P Christ/Graves - to adopt Resolution 87-20 authorizing an allotment of up to $2500 taken out of the Miscellaneous Funds to hire a geologist to write up a report. (Motion carried. 4-0). B. PUBLIC HEARING: Request for variance to required sideyard setback; George Everitt, 4460 Jack Pine Trail N. (Request withdrawn) Mr. George Everitt at 4460 Jack Pine Trail N. has withdrawn his request for a variance. C. PUBLIC HEARING: Request for variance to allow consE-r-u-c-t1—o-n--oT an accessory building under an amended Conditional Use Permit. Leonard and LuAnn Hanson, 10824 Hudson Blvd. Pursuant to public notice, Mayor Christ opened up the public hearing at 7:55 p.m. in the City Council chambers. Public notice was duly sent and published. Mr. Pat Farrell, attorney representing Leonard and LuAnn Hanson, presented their request for an amendment to his Conditional use Permit to allow construction of a 40' x 60' building. The proposed building is intended to provide a work space to service his trailer units. Mr. Farrell explained that the Hanson's property is an unique situation, because at the time the property was acquired the Planning Commission and City of Lake Elmo approved the rezoning of the property to General Business. At the same time, there was an agreement that the Hanson's would be bound by whatever Future Land. Use would be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The 1979 Plan shows it as Highway Commercial after 1990 and the 1986 Future Land Use shows it as Agricultural. After the Hansons received the