HomeMy WebLinkAbout6354 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1979/09/10RESOLUTION NO. 6354
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR COOPERATION IN INVESTIGATION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF AIR POLLUTION LAWS
WHEREAS, the City Council is anxious to resolve the problem
of air pollution and lead emissions at NL Industries/Taracorp, Inc.;
and
WHEREAS, there may be existing technical information indicating
the seriousness of this problem; and
WHEREAS, the public health must be protected; and
WHEREAS, a member of the St. Louis Park City Council has been
informed by an agent of Golden Auto Parts Company, Inc., that Golden
Auto Parts Company, Inc., intends to institute action to enjoin the
operations of NL Industries/Taracorp, Inc., at 3645 Hampshire Avenue;
and
WHEREAS, such legal action would have to be supported by legal
evidence of scientific, technical and expert nature; and
WHEREAS, any persons in possession of such evidence should make
it immediately available to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and
Minnesota Department of Health and the City of St. Louis Park;
therefore,
RE IT RESOLVED that the St. Louis Park City Council asks
Golden Auto Parts, Inc., and any other persons having Information
believed to support legal enforcement action against lead contamina—
tion to immediately make that information available to the appropriate
agencies.
Adopted by the City Council S-ptember 10, 1979.
nistration:
Appro e as to form and legality:
City Attorney