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RESOLUTION
DATE January 22..2002 RESOLUTION NO. 02-24
MOTION BY Bellows SECONDED BY xieb
RESOLUTION RELATED TO A STUDY OF
MINERAL RESOURCE EXTRACTION IN EMPIRE TOWNSHIP
WHEREAS, the northerly portion of Empire Township contains areas of high quality
aggregate resources; and
WHEREAS, Empire Township currently has 6,215 acres of land within its Mineral
Extraction. Overlay District and is proposing to expand the overlay district in response to recent
mineral extraction. proposals; and
WHEREAS, communities adjacent to these areas of high quality aggregate resources
(Lakeville, Rosemount, Apple Valley, Farmington, etc.) are expected to accommodate a
significant portion of the region's growth over the next twenty years; and
WHEREAS, the extraction of mineral resources will have a significant impact on existing
residential neighborhoods and transportation systems in surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, the extraction of mineral resources produces dust and other airborne
emissions, noise, and odor, especially in relation to accessory asphalt production plants and
could potentially impact ground and surface water resources; and
WHEREAS, the Aggregate Resources Task Force identified the importance of
preserving aggregate resource supplies while being sensitive to the impact of resource
extraction on surrounding communities and the natural environment,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lakeville City Council
1. The Lakeville City Council supports the protection of aggregate resource deposits in
the metropolitan area.
2. The Lakeville City Council favors a managed and responsible approach to the
extraction of mineral resources.
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3. Considerin the re Tonal si nificance of reservin a re ate resource supplies, the
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Lakeville City Counci(respectfully requests the Metropolitan Council fund: a study to
determine a staging and reclamation plan for the extraction of mineral resources in
the northern Empire Township which: will be sensitive to existing land uses,
transportation systems and the natural environment.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22"d day of January 2002.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
BY• ~~.C~1
Ly ette M. Mulvihill, Acting Mayor
ATTEST:
arlene Friedges, City rk "
STATE OF MINNESOTA
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CITY OF LAKEVILLE
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 02-24 is a true and correct copy ofi the
resolution presented to and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lakeville at a duly
authorized meeting thereof held on the 22"d day of January 2002, as shown by the minutes of
.said meeting in my possession.
Charlene Friedges
City Clerk
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