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RESObUTION NO. 2028 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION REGARDING WILLIAMS PIPELINE COMPANY AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY WHEREAS, an underground pipeline owned by Williams Pipeline Company is located in the City of Mounds View on Long Lake Road right-of-way from County Road H to County Road J and on County Road J from Long Lake Road to the easterly City limits, a distance of approximately 2 1/2 miles; and WHEREAS, this pipeline was installed in 1957 and was manufactured by the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corpora- tion; and WHEREAS, on July 8th, 1986 at approximately 4:21 a.m. said pipeline ruptured and caused an explosion at approximately 4:44 a.m. which resulted in the deaths of two residents of the City, serious injuries to one resident, and property damage to residents, the County of Ramsey, and the City of Mounds View in an undetermined amount; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that a 7 1/2 foot crack at a longitudinal weld was the cause of the leak and explosion; and WHEREAS, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has reported that William's Pipeline between Rosevi]le and Duluth was pressure tested in 1984; and WHEREAS, NTSB reported that during the pressure test, the line failed in seventeen places; and WHEREAS, NTSB reported that of the seventeen failures, sixteen failures were due to cracks at longitudinal welds; and WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Pipeline Safety has jurisdiction over Interstate pipeline operations and safety, and has/will issue(d) an order to Williams Pipeline relative to the testing and the restarting of the pipeline located in the City of Mounds View; and WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View deems it necessary that the existing pipeline located in Mounds View be hydrostatically tested, visually inspected and x-rayed to determine if there are any defects in said pipeline.