The city council finds and declares:
A. Hazardous substances and hazardous wastes present in the community may pose acute and chronic health hazards to individuals who live and work in this city, and who are exposed to such substances as a result of fires, spills, industrial accidents, or other types of releases or emissions.
B. The people who live and work in this city have a right and need to know of the use and potential hazards of hazardous materials in the community in order to plan for and respond to potential exposure to such materials.
C. Basic information on the location, type, and the health risks of hazardous materials uses, stored, or disposed of in the city is not now available to firefighters, health officials, planners, elected officials, and residents.
D. It is the intent of the city council that this chapter recognize the community's right and need for basic information on the use and disposal of hazardous materials in the city and that it establish an orderly system for the provision of such information.
E. It is further the intent of the city council that the system of disclosure set forth in this chapter shall provide the information essential to firefighters, health officials, planners, elected officials and residents in meeting their responsibilities for the health and welfare of the community in such a way that the statutory privilege of trade secrecy is not abridged. (Prior code § 71.01.100)