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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 3, 1994 can or cannot occur. The representatives of the property owners have indicated that they would be willing to provide an educational presentation on the recycling operation. The Council is interested in confining recycling of blacktop and concrete to existing mining operations and not opening this to all Ag properties. M/S/ Mottaz/Johnston - to direct the staff to prepare an amendment to the definition of mining to include recycling of blacktop and concrete M/S/C Conlin/John - to amend the motion to include the Planning Commission be directed to address the environmental issues, defined as noise, dust, ground contamination, and address the question whether or not the city would want to support recycling of blacktop and concrete. (Motion carried 4- 1: Mottaz: Asphalt in the non -liquid state is not environmentally damaging. He considers this redundant because environmental issues would be discussed in a public hearing.) Larry Bohrer explained that sometimes mining is considered a temporary use in that the natural resource is processed and hauled out. Once the resource is used up, the land is put to another end use. With recycling, since the raw materials are brought into the site, this essentially could allow the use to go on in perpetuity. M/S/C Mottaz/Johnston - to direct the staff to prepare an amendment to the definition of mining to include recycling of blacktop and concrete for review at a Public Hearing: (Motion carried 4-1:Conlin:Asphalt or blacktop is known to be highly toxic, environmental effects are unknown, how would we enforce standards needed). Attorney Filla stated the city would not approve expansion of this concept unless it was environmentally safe. Filla made it clear to the Hammes' that in addition to a change in the definition of mining, considering environmental impacts, his advise to the council is that they (Hammes) would have to change/amend their CUP sometime during this process. This is not just a zoning code amendment. D. Appointment to M.A.C. M/S/C Johnston/Johnson - to appoint Curtiss (Bud) Talcott, 8051 Hill Trail N., to the MAC Committee. (Motion carried 5-0).