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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 25, 2016 Page 17 from its original intended general area and proposed locating it near the corner as shown to enhance security with fencing; as well as it being further away from any potential drainage issues toward Langton Lake. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Paschke reviewed other crushing operations that may have occurred in the Twin Lakes area in the past or more re- cently, advising the only other he was aware of was on Walnut Street when a large building was demolished and crushed on site. Mr. Paschke advised that a permit was approved as an IU on the Dorso site in the past when the area was un- der a Master Plan developer, but the project had not come to fruition. Councilmember McGehee noted there was no analysis about the potential for as- bestos, and advised that often in older concrete, asbestos was used as a method to strengthen the concrete. Councilmember McGehee also expressed concern with the potential for dust, whether containing asbestos or not that may occur and be significant. Specific to the asbestos, Councilmember McGehee advised that con- firmation of its existence could only be done through testing of the concrete; and based on her review of documentation there was nothing addressing such testing. Also, if the intent is to make this area look better and have this site shove-ready, Councilmember McGehee questioned how a stockpile of quasi-crushed material on the site for up to two years could accomplish that goal. Regarding the poten- tial for asbestos in the concrete to be crushed on site, Councilmember McGehee opined there was no oversight from any government agency on that crushing as it now stands. With the city being in the role of environmental monitoring, Mr. Paschke advised that other than the required permits issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), he was unsure of other requirements the developer and/or con- tractor would need to comply with. Mayor Roe and Councilmember Etten referenced the Response Action Plan (RAP) completed by the applicant (Attachment C, page 5) for that information. Councilmember McGehee disputed that as in adequate, opining that the RAP ad- dressed buried building materials, requiring a certified inspector to address on site; but clarified she was not referring to buried material, but existing concrete poured during a period in time when it was common to include asbestos fibers in concrete for stability. Councilmember McGehee advised that she had provided City Manager Trudgeon with an article about that practice. Mayor Roe clarified with Councilmember McGehee that her concern was that as- bestos may be in the concrete and could be tested to make that determination. Applicant Representative/Contractor, Bob Vollhaber, Forest Lake Contrac- tors, 14777 Lake Drive, Forest Lake, MN