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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 21, 1991 PAGE 8 The City Administrator will set up a meeting to discuss this request with the CIP Committee, the City Admin. and Maintenance Foreman (or designee) as soon as possible. C. West Sunfish (Landfill Park) Update The City Administrator and City Attorney have met with Washington County staff regarding a request by the City that the County buy back the 100 acres that the City purchased for park land after the closing of the Sanitary Landfill No. 1. The County is willing to buy back the 100 acres at the price we paid ($75,000) less whatever the city wants to keep; i.e., public works site, fire station #2, compost site and the existing park trails. Councilman Mottaz requested more information on this item before any Council decision is made. Mottaz felt this landfill situation has to be cleaned up. At some time this is going to be an ideal piece of property and he would rather it be an ideal piece of Lake Elmo property rather than owned by Washington County. Mottaz added that both Ramsey and Washington County have walked all over Lake Elmo from the very beginning. Now, they are giving us a gift by offering $680 an acre. The Counties should have come in and put in the entire water system, and it should have been Lake Elmo's rather than now we have our development in that area controlled by Oakdale. Councilman Johnson noted he shared Councilman Mottaz's feelings, but asked what legal advantage does the City have to hold onto this portion of the site that has the buried waste. He does see these funds as helning with our budget constraints or applied to a new narks dept. Councilman Williams explained the MCPA tells the County whether or not they have to clean up the landfill (that is physically dig up the trash). The PCA has said they are not going to do that as long as the air stripping operation and barrier wells contain the plume. Williams suggested. we get our money back with interest because the residents have paid interest on that money thru their park bonding. Williams asked that the City tell the County, "we want all our money back plus interest, plus we want the land for our maintenance building as compensation for the amount of heartache and hardship the residents of this City have gone through. Williams did not see any advantage to our keeping the land under which is leaking waste. Williams stated "no one in this room will live to see the day the landfill is cleaned up". T1/S/P Mottaz/Dick Johnson - to postpone discussion until the Parch 5th meeting for the purpose of evaluating the economic or legal rationale for holding onto this property. (Motion carried 4-0). The Council acknowledged the amount of work and recognized the efffort the City Administrator has done to get to this point in negotiating with the county in this matter. D. Resolution No. 91-8, A Resolution prohibiting the transfer of real estate within the city of Lake Elmo without City approval