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I < "", . . . . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 89-36 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING PROGRAM WHEREAS, Federal OSHA rules, now temporary, but to be made permanent on March 6, 1990, establish training requirements which must be met by emergency response agencies that may respond to hazardous materials incidents; and WHEREAS, the Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department is the agency that would respond to hazardous materials incidents within the City of Arden Hills; and WHEREAS, the Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department has indicated a willingness to form a hazardous materials response team in coordination with the New Brighton and Roseville Fire Departments; and WHEREAS, the preliminary plan for equipping and training the hazardous materials response team calls for: a. The training of not more than 35 members, drawn proportionately from among the three departments. b. Phase I training to be completed by December 31, 1989 at a cost of $500 per person. c. Phase II training to be completed by December 31, 1990 at a cost of $500 per person. d. The equipping of a response vehicle at a cost of less than $10,000. e. The costs of training and equipment to be shared proportionately among the three fire departments. f. The costs incurred by the Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department to be shared proportionately among the three cities it serves. g. The City of New Brighton to provide a response vehicle at no cost; and WHEREAS, the Arden Hills City Council deems it to best serve the interests of its eitizens to train and equip a hazardous materials response team as outlined herein. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Arden Hills City Council supports the efforts to create, train and equip a hazardous materials response team as described herein, expresses a willingness to bear its proportionate