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MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and Cit~ Council FROM: DATE: Stephen Rohlf, Building and Zoning Administrator July 22, 2002 ~'-'~ SUBJECT: RC Rolloffs Site Cleanup The vast majority of the debris on the RC Rolloffs site has been removed. Staff anticipates the remainder of the cleanup and testing to go as follows: Test results from the ash pile and soil samples taken along the property line next to adjacent residences will be received around the 25~' of July. The results from the ash pile will determine where and how it is disposed. A negative hit for contaminates on the soil samples taken along the property line will define the cleanup effort to just the site itself. A positive hit in these samples will mean more tests to define the plum of contamination will need to be done and the potential cleanup of adjacent properties. After the test results are received, tity staff and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) staff will meet with the owner of the property to see if he is willing to conduct the remainder of the cleanup or if it will need to be undertaken by MPCA and the city. MPCA and the city will also be discussing with the property owner, the cleanup of the original contamination left by the junkyard that was previously on the site. The property is zoned residential. The buildings on the site have no value for residential use. Building and Zoning staff have inspected the buildings for potential condemnation. The removal of these buildings will also be discussed with the property owner at this meeting. MPCA will discuss with the city how to best provide the neighboring residents with the results from the testing and any potential associated health risks. This information, in,. whatever form, will be provided to those on MPCA's mailing list soon after the test results are known.