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<br />e. The City Police Department; and <br />f The appropriate enforcement division of the Drug Enforcement <br />Administration of the U.S. Justice Department; and <br />g. Other City, State and Local authorities, such as the city Water Department, <br />the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Minnesota Department of <br />Health, and the Department of Natural Resources which are known to <br />have public and protection responsibilities that are applicable to the <br />situation. <br /> <br />4. Modification or removal of declaration. The City Building Official is <br />authorized to modify or remove the declaration of public health nuisance after the <br />Building Official receives documentation from a City approved environmental <br />hazard testing and cleaning firm stating that the suspected health and safety risks, <br />including those of neighbors and potential dwelling occupants, either do not exist <br />or have been sufficiently abated or corrected to justify amendment or removal of <br />the declaration. <br /> <br />Section 7. Site Owner's Responsibility to Act <br /> <br />Within ten (10) business days of the date the abatement order is mailed to the owner of <br />the site, the owner shall accomplish the following: <br /> <br />1. Provide the City Building Official, City Administrator and City Attorney with <br />written notification: <br /> <br />a. That the owner has confirmed that all persons and their pets have vacated <br />the site; and <br />b. Of the name(s) of all children who the owner believes were residing at the <br />site during the time period the clandestine drug lab or chemical dump site <br />is suspected to have been at the site; and <br />c. That the site will remain vacated and secured until the public health <br />nuisance is completely abated as required by this ordinance. <br /> <br />2. Contract with one (1) or more City approved environmental hazard testing and <br />cleaning firms to conduct the following work in accordance with the most current <br />Minnesota Department of Health guidelines: <br /> <br />a. A detailed on-site assessment of the extent of contamination at the site and <br />the contamination of the personal property therein; <br />b. Soil testing of the site and testing of all property and soil in proximity to <br />the site which the environmental hazard testing and cleaning firm <br />determines may have been affected by the conditions found at the site; and <br />c. A complete clean up of the site (including, but not limited to, the clean up <br />or removal of plumbing, ventilation systems, fixtures and contaminated <br />soil) or a demolition of the site and complete clean up of the demolished <br />site; and <br /> <br />Page 5 of9 <br />