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I'In -C -CCUJ4 ei' .:,J <br />Lf I I U. UHUIYHi7 t'1:ilj <br />188.090. Site Owner's Responsibility for Costs, <br />5'I GU4 P. 1I /12 <br />The site owner is responsible for all costs of dealing with and abating the public health nuisance, <br />including contractor's fees and the city's costs for services performed in connection with the <br />clandestine drug lab site clean-up. The city's costs may include: <br />(1) posting of the site; <br />(2) notification of affected parties; <br />(3) securing the site, providing limited access to the site, and prosecution of <br />unauthorized persons found at the site; <br />(4) expenses related to the recovery of costs, including the special assessment <br />process; <br />(5) laboratory fees; <br />(6) clean-up services; <br />(7) administrative fees; <br />(8) legal fees; and <br />(9) other associated costs. <br />188.100. City Action and Recovery of Costs. <br />(1) If the site owner fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section, the <br />city code enforcement officer is authorized to take all reasonable actions necessary to abate the <br />public health nuisance including contracting with a city - approved environmental hazard testing <br />and cleaning firm to conduct the work outlined in section 846.035(1)(b). Such officer is also <br />authorized to provide a copy of the declaration of public health nuisance to the holders of <br />mortgage or lien interests in the affected site. <br />(2) If the costs to clean the site or to clean the personal property at the site are <br />prohibitively high in relation to the value of the site or the personal property, the city is <br />authorized to remove or demolish the site, structure or building and dispose of the personal <br />property in it. These actions must be taken in accordance with the provisions of Minn. Stat. Ch. <br />463. <br />(3) If the city abates the public health nuisance, the city is entitled to recover all of its <br />actual costs plus an additional 25% of such costs for administrative and legal expense, in <br />addition to any othcr legal remedy. The city may recover costs by civil action against the site <br />owner or by assessing the costs against the site as a lien against the property and certifying the <br />- 1 0 - <br />