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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -14- February 23, 2005 Consideration of an ordinance re ardin cleanup of clandestine drug labs (continued) 8-5.12. Entry Into or Onto the Site. While a declaration of public health nuisance for a site is in effect and has been posted at the site, no person, other than a law enforcement officer or a person authorized by the city, is permitted to be inside or on a site. 8-5.13. Removal of Personal Pr~ertv from the Site. While a declaration of public health nuisance for a site is in effect and has been posted at the site, no personal property may be removed from the site without prior written consent from the city. Consent to remove personal property may be granted at the reasonable discretion of the city, and only in cases of hardship after: (1) acity-approved environmental hazard testing and cleaning firm has advised the city, in writing, that the item(s) of personal property can be sufficiently cleaned to remove all harmful contamination; and (2) the owner of the personal property agrees in writing that the owner: (a) is aware of the danger of using the contaminated property; (b) will thoroughly clean the property to remove all contamination before the property is used; and (c) releases and agrees to indemnify the City from all liability to the owner and third parties for injuries or damages alleged to have been caused by the contaminated property. 8-5.14. Violations and Penalties. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced from and after its passage and publication. PASSED by the City Council of Falcon Heights this 23rd day of February, 2005. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS AND INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor Gehrz reminded the viewing audience that nominations for the Neal Kwong citizenship award are due on Friday, February 25. If someone knows a young person living in Falcon Heights who has done outstanding volunteer or service work, get an application from City Hall and nominate them for that award. She said that on Wednesday, February 16, there was a meeting at City Hall, to which ham radio operators who live in Falcon Heights were invited, to come and talk about how they could assist and work with the City's Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) in any kind of a disaster. Five of the local hams, two CERT trainers and an individual who works with that program at the State level attended the meeting. It was a very exciting meeting because they had great suggestions about how they could become a part of the City emergency preparedness response planning. They are interested in additional training for themselves and had good suggestions for how they could be incorporated in the emergency operating response center during a disaster and also out in the neighborhoods with the CERT teams. One of them donated a radio to City Hall to use in the EOC. The City will be working with them regarding training and will need to put up a $100.00 antenna at City Hall. She thanked Russell Hobbie, a Falcon Heights resident and a ham radio operator, who took responsibility for getting this group together. 14