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<br />RESOLUT,IONNO. 83,;.:.:7]
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<br />ST1>_TE OFlVlTNNESOTA
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<br />CITY .OF NEW:BRIGtfTON
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<br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY AT'tOHNEY TO PPESENT NOTIc;E OF
<br />CLAIMS
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<br />WHER'El~S, the city has been directed
<br />ment of ,Health tpdiscontinueuse, of "l:t^s
<br />pro.videnon.....,do.ntaminated water to. its
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<br />by the Minnesota Depart-I
<br />cQntaminated wells and i
<br />sys'tem's users; and :
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<br />WHERE;AS, :theCIt'y.~s water systemh~sbeen' found to be
<br />'heavi;Ly contaminatedlPy volatile organic chemicals; and
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<br />VJ.HEREAS ; ";':t.tte Ci ty
<br />;1 construe, t, 'inq .three new
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<br />respondedto..th~contaminat:ionhazard,by
<br />municipal ,water 'supply ,wall's and recon-
<br />wells'~ all into. a deeper,non-co.ntaminated
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<br />WHEREA>.S ,the Ci tyhas expEirldedpublic funds 'to. respond to.
<br />i:a:hd" rEfmeqythEi co.ntaminatian hazard';Ln its water sup,p;+yO; ahd
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<br />Y-lHEREAS, ,bef6:r::~
<br />amounts. expended and
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<br />contaminatio.n.;and
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<br />litigatian may be oommenced totecover the
<br />damages far the well conta~in~tian; natiCe
<br />parties deemed to be responsihle fqr the
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<br />WHEREAS, inves'tigation by the ',MinnesotaPolltltiqdcontrol I
<br />Agency and the united States Envir'on111erttal protectiorr 'A.gency, " I
<br />indicate,s that the Twin Ci tyArmy Arnrf\}lnitionPlant, i~,,(?ne of the I
<br />$9s,t,}ikely sources; of 'the cont~ina:nts fO\.'J.nd in theC'ity 'swater
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<br />, 'WHEREAS, the City" has co.ncluded tbatthe, following parties
<br />are, "among ath,.ers, rs&ponsible. .for the, dispo.sal,'leaking, and
<br />migration af hazardous su}Jstances ,'poJlutan:ts', contaminants,
<br />and chemical wastes into. the groundwa.tertba.t.serves as the
<br />City"swater'supply: the United S'tates af Amer'ica, the United
<br />States D~partl]~nt...ofpefe:r:-ge ,t.hel'!pno,rable Caspar W . Weinberger,
<br />Secretary Qf'.De:fense, tjpe tIni t9!dsJates Department Qf the Army,
<br />and the Hono.~abl\f? J.Qhn t< ~.arsh,: Jr,'." 'Secretary bf the Depart.mentl
<br />of the Army;"'" . !
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<br />NOW, TH:e:,REFORE ""BEI';c, RESQL.VED byth,e City 'Council of the
<br />Ci~y of New B:I!i'<;1htp~tl?<i~'i,the Ci:lfY'3-\.tto.rney is authorized to. :
<br />present notice'ldf.~cla:i,rn$ :'~ur$uant>~~6 the;Federal Tart Claims
<br />A,ct, 28 U ,'s. C.. ~El1346 (b) " 2671-268.0'; to apprapriate pa,rties
<br />believed tabe, resporlsibleforthe contamination of the City i 5
<br />, 'w', 'a', ,'ter sup' hl~,r', '; < ,,': "", \"~,':,
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<br />.Dat~d: ~~)~.~ ~) V\ ~-3
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<br />ATTEST:
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<br />Egan, Clerk
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