02-27 Resolution No. 11478 RESOLUTION NO. 11478
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING STATE LAW THAT PROVIDES
LIMITED LIABILITY TO COMMERCIAL SALT APPLICATORS
THAT ARE CERTIFIED THROUGH AN ESTABLISHED
VOLUNTARY SALT APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, chloride contamination of water resources has been found in urban
areas around the state; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has listed 39
waterbodies in the Twin Cities metro area as impaired for chloride and has completed
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies on Nine Mile Creek and Shingle Creek and is
currently developing TMDLs for the remaining impaired waterbodies through a metro-wide
TMDL study; and
WHEREAS, the TMDL studies have indicated that the largest chloride source to
our lakes and streams is through the application of chloride compounds on roads, parking
lots, sidewalks, and other hard surfaces for winter maintenance practices; and
WHEREAS, liability for property damage or personal injury as a result of snow or
ice is one of the main reasons over-salting occurs and many private commercial
contractors and property owners are reluctant to implement salt-reduction practices for
fear of increased liability; and
WHEREAS, the MPCA currently oversees a voluntary Smart Salting Certification
Program that provides training to public and commercial salt applicators, private property
owners, managers, and others on how to maintain safe surfaces using salt efficiently.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA AS FOLLOWS: The City of Richfield supports passage
and enactment of state law that provides a limited liability exemption to commercial salt
applicators and property owners using salt applicators who are certified through the
established salt applicator certification program whom follow best management
practices.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota, this 27th day of
February, 2018.
Pat Elliott, Mayor
ATTEST:
ity
Elizabeth VanHoose, City Clerk