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Agenda Section: 9C �� "f REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Report Number: 94_1 oC 11, STAFF REPORT Report Date: 3/24/9 4 Council Action: V u ❑ Special Order of Business CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE MARCH 28, 1994 0 Public Hearings 0 Consent Agenda ia Council Business Item Description: Contingency Funding for Ridding of Penta, Carcenic Chemical Administrator's Review/Recommendation: Ueji' kIfri - No comments to supplement this report - Comments attached. Explanation/Summary (attach supplement shee • :- necessary.) SUMMARY; Public Works Superintendent Ulrich reported to the City Council approximately a year ago about the hazardous waste which the City is storing in a special barrel. The hazardous waste is called Penta and it is a carcinogen. It is highly dangerous. The law requires that it be kept in a special outer container and that it be stored in a secluded area, that it be inspected weekly for leakage. Nobody wants this hazardous material. • Mike Ulrich found a lead on a possible "taker" and Steve Dazenski has followed up on the case. The Penta is scheduled to be picked up any time now from the MN Department of Agriculture, Agronomy Division. They will ship the chemical to a destination of which is unknown at this time, but will be stated at pick-up time. The cost is approximately $3 , 000 to relieve City of this responsibility. Staff believes that it is well worth the money to get rid of this hazardous waste because of the liability and hazardous nature of the material. The Penta has been in the City since the 1970's and it was thought to originally have been used for treating timbers used in the parks. Staff requests the City. Council to approve the use of contingency funds for the removal of the Penta hazardous material, costs which would include shipping to a destination arranged through the MN Dept. of Agriculture, a cost of which is estimated as $3 , 000. AO i is _..e-./...del, ,Af/i Mary Saarion, Dir- 4•S!- Parks, Recreation and Forestry RECOMMENDATION;