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1 about the issues the Commission had been pursuing. She said she hoped, . 2 however, to be able to make the meeting scheduled for next Tuesday. 3 Mayor Says He's Happy to Learn the MPCA and EPA Have Finally Stated 4 Publicly That The Contamination of the St. Anthony Water System 5 Originated at the Twin Cities Ammunition Plant 6 Mayor Sundland indicated the above had been reported in the news 7 article, copies of which the City Manager had distributed to 8 Councilmembers. The City had also received a letter from the U.S. 9 Army "admitting to a 'part' of the responsibility which they were 10 anxious to remedy. " Councilmember Enrooth - found it ironic, however, 11 that the first radio accounts on WCCO attributed responsibility for the 12 filtration plant to only the two government agencies, with no mention 13 at all about the part the City played in that project. 14 Councilmembers Perceive Inadequacies in City Facilities When Compared 15 to Other Municipal Buildings Throughout the State 16 Councilmember Ranallo indicated the above had been painfully brought 17 home to him during the trips he recently took for the League of 18 Minnesota Cities to the Iron Range. He said that assessment applied to 19 all city buildings, including city halls, fire stations, public works 20 housing, etc. Councilmembers Enrooth and Makowske indicated they had 21 to agree with that assessment after observing the facilities going up 22 on other metropolitan locations. Councilmember Makowske told the 23 Council , "we talk about City pride but haven't transferred that sense •24 of pride to our buildings. " She indicated she thought the Council was 25 going to have to face up to those realities in their next budget. - 26 Mayor Sundland recalled that he and Sally Haik had tried unsuccessfully 27 a number of years ago to get the other Councilmembers at that time to 28 consider spending money to improve the appearance of what was .then the 29 city hall and fire station, but their proposal was voted down. That 30 moved the City in the direction of acquiring Parkview, which he said, 31 "is where we are today. " Councilmember Enrooth wondered whether 32 Councilmembers might not have gotten somewhat "myopic" because "we've 33 all been in City service for so long. " He said he had also been 34 noticing the type of buildings other cities like White Bear Lake, 35 Lauderdale, Falcon Heights, etc. were erecting, many with the same or 36 less population than St. Anthony. 37 Makowske and VanderHeyden to Attend "Celebrate Minnesota 1990" Workshop, 38 September 21st. 39 The Councilmember and Assistant to the City Manager indicated a desire 40 to attend the first of these at which grants for municipal activities 41 would be discussed. 42 Sympathy Card to be Sent to Family of John Hatcher 43 Councilmember Marks noted the August 15th death of the community 44 activist reported in the Fire Department emergency reports in the agenda • 13