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• FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES _6_ February 23, 2005 Consideration of an ordinance re ardin cleanup of clandestine dru labs (continued) Administrator Worthington utilized the LCD projector to do a PowerPoint presentation giving an overview of the clandestine lab ordinance being proposed for Council consideration this evening, and the major points are outlined below. • Why have a Clandestine Lab Ordinance? • Who is responsible? • Definitions • Enforcement • Inspection and Declaration • Notice to Other Parties • Site Owner's Responsibility • Site Owner Costs • City Action and Recovery of Costs • Violation and Penalties Council member Lamb said that under Section 8-5.08 Site Owner's Responsibility to Act, • Subsection 8-5.08 (b), states the site owner will contract with one or more City-approved environmental hazard testing and cleaning firms. Does the City have such a list or will the site owner have to find their own and then the City license them? Administrator Worthington said the City would license any firm that was going to do this kind of work in the City. Currently, there aren't any licensed by the City. Council member Lamb commented that if this were to occur, the City would approve and license the firms after the identification. In response to a question from Council member Lindstrom, Administrator Worthington said that the way business licenses are handled, the licenses are administratively issued to the business owner, and that can be a contractor. This would be handled the same way. The contractor would need to provide a bond, certificate of insurance and documentation that they were licensed by the State as a contractor. Mayor Gehrz asked if the State has a process in place whereby they identify or certify those companies that would have the expertise necessary to handle this type of work. Administrator Worthington said that on the MPCA website there is an outline of the requisites for becoming a licensed methamphetamine environmental hazard cleanup firm. That could be incorporated into an amendment of this ordinance if the Council wishes. There is already State statute that covers that. Since this ordinance amendment was originally from Little Canada, she will check with them to see how they handle that. Council member Lamb said this ordinance amendment pertains to not just methamphetamine but to any illicit chemical, and he is sure that different firms are certified to handle the different types of chemical wastes. 6