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The City of Portland ordains: 

Section 1. The Council finds:

1. The City purchased insurance policies from the late 1940s through the 1980s, which included coverage regarding claims for investigation and cleanup of environmental pollution.
    
2. Ordinance No. 178119 passed on December 31, 2003, authorized the Risk Manager and the City Attorney to negotiate and settle claims with insurers regarding the Portland Harbor Superfund Site.
    
3. The City’s historical insurance policies cover City activities in addition to the Portland Harbor Superfund Site.
    
4. The City may wish to make and settle insurance coverage claims for environmental investigation and cleanup in addition to claims associated with Portland Harbor Superfund Site.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. The Risk Manager and the City Attorney are hereby authorized to tender, negotiate, and settle claims for damages associated with investigation and cleanup of environmental pollution under policies of insurance issued to the City.

Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists because it is necessary for Risk Management and the City Attorney’s Office to be able to tender, negotiate and settle these claims for insurance coverage as expeditiously as possible to achieve the maximum benefit for the City; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage by the Council.