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4'4/1 Yet /4J ceanack 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (612) 484 -2177 / FAX: (612) 484 -4538 April 5, 1996 TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council FROM: Joel R. Hanson, City Administrator RE: Controlled Burn Request at St. Jude Medical MAYOR Michael I. Fahey COUNCIL Beverly Scalze Jim LaValle Steve Morelan Bob Pedersen ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson As you will recall, last year the City authorized a controlled burn by Prairie Restorations, Inc. at the St. Jude Medical Woodland facility located on County Road B. Prairie Restorations, Inc. is again requesting this authorization on behalf of St. Jude Medical. They feel this burn should achieve the desired results over the next three to four year period. I have discussed the matter with the Fire Department. The Department is agreeable to the granting of an exemption from our ordinance restricting open burning subject to the same conditions which were imposed last year. These conditions are: * Receipt of a copy of the contract between St. Jude Medical and Prairie Restorations, Inc. for the controlled burn. * Receipt of a certificate of insurance from Prairie Restorations, Inc. with appropriate limits of liability. * 24 hours advanced notice to the City, Fire Department and the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department prior to the burn in addition to a one -hour verbal follow -up notice to the Ramsey County Sheriff's Dispatcher prior to the commencement of burning activities. * Burning is to occur between the hours of 10 A.M. and 3 P.M. so as to minimize impact on traffic in the area. * Wind speed at the time of burning cannot exceed 10 M.P.H. and wind direction must be from the north, northeast or east. At least four employees of Prairie Restorations, Inc. must be actively participating in controlling the burn and have available necessary suppression equipment and water supply to manage the situation. Equipment is to Page 49