DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Scheduling Of Special County Board Meeting To Provide Information On Flint Hills Resources, LLC, Pipeline Project In City Of Rosemount, Minnesota, And Appointment Of County Inspector
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
* Schedule a special County Board meeting to be held at the City of Rosemount Council Chambers at 5:00 p.m. on September 19, 2022, to provide information and receive comments on the Flint Hills Resources, LLC, pipeline project.
* Appoint the County Engineer or their designee as the County Inspector for the project.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is facilitating a public meeting and providing inspection services for a new pipeline project, consistent with state statutes. Flint Hills Resources, LLC, (Flint Hills) proposes to install 1.6 miles of pipeline to carry Anhydrous Ammonia within the city of Rosemount. The pipeline originates at Flint Hills at the Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount and terminates at the CF Industries facility at 13040 Pine Bend Trail (Attachment: Map).
Minn. Stat. ? 216G.05 requires the county board of the county in which a pipeline route is proposed to be located to hold a public meeting within 60 days of receiving notification of the project. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide information to the public concerning the proposed pipeline, including the route, pipeline size, types of commodities to be carried, construction plan, and operating characteristics (Attachment: Flint Hills Pipeline Information Book).
Notice of the County's public meeting on the project must be provided at least ten days but no earlier than 45 days before the meeting. The notice must be published in a legal newspaper within the county and in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the public meeting will be held. Further, the County is required to provide written notice to the clerk of each town and incorporated municipalit...
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