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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF 1HE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota was duly held on the 28th day of July, 1986 at 7:30 p.m. The following members were present: Johnson, Matson, Kehr, Cushman, and Demos, and the following were absent: None. Member Matson introduced the following resolutiol and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION 7969 SAFETY STANDARDS FOR PIPELINES AND ')THER CARRIERS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, WHEREAS, the City of Roseville has approximately 34 miles of large petroleum and natural gas piplines (see Exhibit 'A") installed within its borders; and, WHEREAS, the City of Roseville has experienced a major incident relating to the pipeline which caused one fatali":y and several injuries; and, WHEREAS, the City of Moundsview has recently expE~rienced a major incident causing two fatalities and several injul"ies; and, WHEREAS, the City of Moundsview has experienced difficulty and frustration in their attempts to control activit:.es after the incident because of jurisdictional disputes with federal agencies; and, WHEREAS, the City of Roseville shares the concerr. of the City of Moundsview in its ability or inability to exerci~e control or influence over safety conditions effecting its residents because of jurisdictional disputes and inadequate communications; and, WHEREAS, the City of Roseville has recently expelienced situations where the appropriate State agencies do not appear to have adequate contingency plans for a timely response to the after- effect of an incident such as occurred in the City of Moundsview; and, WHEREAS, the City of Roseville has reason to believe that the inspection procedures for the installation of natural gas mains and service connections are potentially defective because of inadequately trained or qualified natural gas company personnel; and,