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Presented By �
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Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Commit y Date
WHEREAS, it has recently been revealed that there exists a
potential heaith probiem at Pigs Eye Sewage Treatment Piant; and
WHEREAS, the Metro Waste Contol Commission staff was notified
by St. Paul Ramsey Hospital in March of 1982 that this problem
existed; and
WHEREAS, Metro staff failed to notify the Commission or do
anything about the prablem, resulting in serious health problems
to not oniy employees of the Metro Waste Control Commission but
to Building Trades personnel who were working in the contaminated
area; and
WHEREAS, the Metro Waste Control Co�nission has now seen fit
to allocate $23,000 to give medical exams to ali employees of the
Metro Waste Control Commission, but has refused to take any action
on the request by the Building Trades to have their personnei
examined; and,
WHEREAS, this whole medical problem could have been prevented
if the staff had responded to the warning of St. Paul Ramsey Hos-
pitai ;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESO�VED, that the St. Paul City
Council does hereby go on record strongly urging that the Metro
Waste Control Commission take immediate action and give medical
examinations to all Building Trades personnel who worked at Pigs
Eye Sewage Treatment Plant and were exposed to the silica dust.
COU[VCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Fletcher
r�a°' A�£W [n Favor
Masanz
Nicosia
Scheibel _ Agal[ISt BY
Tedesco
Wilson
Adopted by Council: Date
APR 19 198� Form Approved by City Attorney
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