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1 -8- <br /> 2 <br /> 3ground,. The. Councilmember said in light of the. water contamination• <br /> 4problems the City is now experiencing, he . perceived. it would -be very <br /> 5appropriate. - for the City - to -learn more about -what' s going on in <br /> 6connection to water which exists and is usable in the country. The Mayor <br /> 7indicated he would like to -accompany Councilmember Enrooth when he tours <br /> 8the Fresh Water Institute laboratory in Navarre. <br /> 9 <br /> 10Staff and Councilmembers to Get Full. Report on Bills Passed by the <br /> 11Legislature From the League of Minnesota Cities <br /> 12- <br /> 13Cduncilmember Ranallo said he learned the above at the LMC Board meeting . <br /> 14he -had attended. . He said the report would include: the 3% . levy, limits to <br /> 15be imposed on cities which, at least, had one favorable aspect for St. <br /> 16Anthony, because cities who depend on revenues from nursing homes, liquor <br /> 17operations, etc. to pay some of their .operating .expenses and who are <br /> 18experiencing a downturn in those revenues will be permitted to file for -a <br /> 19variance from the levy limitation. Mr. Childs was requested to. get in <br /> 20touch with Joel Jamnick for more particulars on the variance. <br /> 21Councilmember Ranallo reported the LMC would be spending 2-1/2 hours <br /> 22during the Rochester conference going over what happened at the <br /> 23Legislature and what the fine print in the bills meant for the <br /> 24municipalities. <br /> 25 <br /> 26CITY MANAGER <br /> 27 <br /> 28The Association of Metropolitan Municipalities bulletin on. their annual* <br /> 29meeting to be held May.:",23rd - had been included in the Council.: agenda <br /> 30packet and Mr. Childs reported he had received no Council reservations to <br /> 3ldate. <br /> 32 <br /> 33Manager Rebuts -Army' s Claims for Contamination Removal , System <br /> 34Effectiveness at May 20th Public Hearing <br /> 35 <br /> 36Mr. Childs reported his testimony at the above, indicating the City' s <br /> 37frustration that it had taken over six years for the Army to even admit <br /> 38the contamination had migrated from their arms plant to •New .Brighton, but <br /> 39still refused to take responsibility for St. Anthony' s contaminated water <br /> 40supply. The Manager said he had pointed out all the taxpayers ' money <br /> 41which had been spent by the EPA, the MPCA, the State of Minnesota, and <br /> 42all the affected cities as well as the money spent by Honeywell and the <br /> 43Army to finally get to the point where the contaminators were finally <br /> 44assuming some responsibility and taking steps to prevent further <br /> 45migration from . _their property. . Dave McDonald .of the Briggs and- Morgan <br /> 46law firm and Ken Olson. of Leisch Associates also testified in the City' s <br /> 47behalf , according to Mr. - Childs. He .said letters from Mr. Olson and the <br /> 48City would be sent to the Army as a. follow-up of the .testimony he and the <br /> 49City consultants had given.. <br /> 50 <br /> 51Mr. - Childs reported the Army had already removed more than 68 tons of raw <br /> 52TCE' s :from the ground- at the: arsenal, an -amount which . had even surprised <br /> 53the Army. . However,-,-- the -City Manager said he had questioned the Army' <br /> 54estimates that only 27 pounds of contamination were migrating off the <br />