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-3- The Mayor then .reported he had participated in the grand opening of Rapid Oil • Change where :he had cut a ribbon made up of twenty $5 bills totalling $100, which the-firm had donated for the purchase of equipment for the City's parks. Mayor Sundland is -hopeful that when Egekvist next door has their grand opening that contribution would be duplicated. When he and Mr. Childs met with the Metropolitan Aircraft Sound Abatement Council , the Mayor indicated Douglas Koehntop, 3408 Skycroft Drive, a resident who had accompanied them, had consented to serve as a non-voting MASAC member on behalf of the City. A resolution approving that appointment was passed later in the evening. Councilman Ranallo reported the League of Minnesota Cities Federal Legislative Committee on which he serves, would be meeting November 20th, just prior to the national conference in Indianapolis, November 24-28, to decide whether the Minne- sota League wants to support New Brighton 's request that their water contamination problems be included in the national league' s policy for national legislation in 1985. Mayor Sundland reported he had discussed New Brighton 's proposed re- authorization and amendment of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa- tion and Liability Act of 1980 with Mayor Harcus and concurred with Mr. Childs perception that the law could be very beneficial to St. Anthony as well , especially as it related to the provision of low interest loans to municipalities like St. Anthony, which had experienced hazardous waste contamination made federal facilities responsible for the problems originating from their properties. Councilman Ranallo reported the LMM would hold their first planning session for the training conference in St. Paul this June on November 16th, and said he had • been appointed by Mayor Anderson of Golden Valley to chair that conferencev - The- Councilman indicated he would welcome any suggestions the other Council members have related to the type of sessions which should be conducted. Ed Tuzinski ,- a former City resident who works for the state, had proposed one day of the conference be devoted to emergency preparedness and the Councilman indicated he would anticipate .both Mr. Childs and the Fire Chief would be requested to share the City ' s experiences after the tornado last spring as a part of that conference and would appreciate any input the Council could provide. The October Fire Department Report and Liquor Operations Summary were accepted as informational following brief discussions of the fire the department had fought at 3755 Foss Road, October 29th, in which one of the firemen had been injured and the report by the Manager that he would anticipate the revenue picture for the Apache operation would be much improved now that both the on-sale and bar are open and an insurance settlement is expected before the end of the year. The November 8th staff meeting notes were discussed with the Manager who reported staff is actively seeking a replacement for the police secretary who had resigned and alerted the Council to the fact that the old tornado damaged Johnson home at 3333 Edward Street N.E. would be burned down as a drill for the Fire Department. Mr. Childs announced that a contract with the Fire Department had been negotiated without arbitration that afternoon. To his November 9th memorandum recommending a basic budget. be established for the proposed planning activities of the City/School Marketing Committee, the Manager • had attached various documents reporting the recommendations from the three task forces which make up that Committee. Present to discuss those activ-ities were Wil Johnson, Chairman of the Physical Improvement Task Force and George Wagner, Chairman of the Marketing Task Force.