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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution-2006-0052 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 52 Series 2006 TITLE: A Resolution Designating the Jefferson County Department of Health and Environment as the Governing Body to Oversee the Administration of Methamphetamine Laboratory Cleanup on Properties within the City of Wheat Ridge WHEREAS, providing property owners within the City of Wheat Ridge with assistance in complying with applicable state law regarding cleanup of methamphetamine labs is outlined in CRS 25-18.5; WHEREAS, providing a central repository of records and information for all jurisdictions within Jefferson County regarding methamphetamine cleanup regulations is in the public interest; WHEREAS, although the Police Department and the West Metro Drug Task Force are tasked with the initial response to methamphetamine laboratories as well as the seizure of the hazardous contents of clandestine laboratories, property owners are responsible for the decontamination of their private property; WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Department of Health and Environment has the necessary regulations, resources and expertise to assist property owners and administer a methamphetamine cleanup, inspection and certification program; WHEREAS, there is no financial impact to the City of Wheat Ridge; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, as follows: The City of Wheat Ridge hereby designates the Jefferson County Department of Health and Environment as the "governing body" for the purpose of the administration of the cleanup from methamphetamine lab contamination of private property within the City of Wheat Ridge as described in Colorado Revised Statutes title 25 Section 18.5. ATTEST: ~ DONE AND RESOLVED THIS 13th DAY of November 2006. /~1;r-V I LI/J (j/;~1J . !1'Jifullfo, Mayor \~~ ~~ '\~ Pam Anderson, Ci~ Clerk