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_ _ , . .. V640_, ,/ Ali MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL 0441111 i- OM: CLERK-ADMINISTRATOR PAUL 01000017 DATE: MAY 3, 1990 SUBJECT: PEOPLE' S PLUS, 2280 CO. RD. I , VARIANCE-REQUEST People' s Plus at 2280 County Road I has requested a variance to construct a temporary product recovery building on their site. According to their consultant, Dahl & Associatees, Inc . , a fuel tank , which was installed in 1983 failed , date unknown , and an unknown amount of fuel was spilled into the ground . This fuel , known as "free product" , is in the ground water table below the station site in the form of a plume which is estimated at being 60 feet in radius. The failed tank has been replaced and the remaining 2 tanks have passed Federally prescribed pressure tests. The MPCA has ordered the installation of a product recovery system to remove the free product from the goundwater table. This will be accomplished by pumping the water and product out of the ground , air stripping the hydrocarbons from the water, and disposing of the water into the sanitary sewer system after it has been measured to assure that the product level in the water is within standards. It is expected that the recovery process will take 2 to 4 years. cached for your information is the following , 1 . A letter and drawing from Dahl & Asociates, Inc . requesting the variance. 2. A memorandum from City Planner Hren to the Planning Commission outlining the issue for the Commission ' s May 2nd meeting . 3. A memorandum from City Planner Hren to me outlining the Commission ' s action on May 2nd . City Attorney Karney will not be available until May 4th for consultation on this matter. I have placed this item as number 1 on your agenda. According to the consultant, there is not a significant risk of an explosive condition as the product is in the ground and not exposed to the air or a source of ignition . The concern is that the product plume surrounds the sanitary sewer service for the station and if a leak into the sewer occurs, an explosive condition could develop, The City ' s sanitary sewer is being monitored daily. In a telephone conversation with Michelle on this date, she pointed out that the building would be allowed if the site were large enough to avoid the need for a variance. The Planning Commission had discussed the posibiility of placing a time limit on the building . I would 110 gest that we could be placed in the position of having to extend it clean-up takes longer than expected . It would be my recommendation that we place a limit on the use of the building which would ultimately result in its removal when clean-up has been completed . I will be discussing this option with Mark Karney before Monday evening .