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1 The Council consensus that the request from the Association not become . 2 a budget item was partially based on the failure of the Association to 3 follow through on the promised solicitation of support from major 4 industries who had to benefit from further regional development north 5 of St. Anthony. There was also the perception that because the City had 6 almost reached its growth limit, further economic growth to the north 7 would only attract more traffic through the City. The City Manager was 8 also instructed to let Mr. Krautkramer know there was little possibility 9 another visit from him would change that consensus. 10 Army Expected to Offer a Settlement Less than . City Expenditures to 11 Clean Up Water Contamination 12 As part of his update on water contamination issues, Mr. Childs 13 referred to letters from the Attorney General and the MPCA which 14 supported the City's contention that underground water contamination 15 from the Army's Twin Cities Ammunition Plant in New Brighton had caused 16 the City's problems. He indicated these letters were closely followed 17 by a letter from the Army indicating they "were anxious to remedy the 18 problem. " However, because the MPCA had found them "only partially 19 responsible under the law" , the City Manager said he, expected the Army 20 to submit an offer to St. Anthony which was probably not going to 21 match the City's expenditures. The Army letter had given the 22 impression that they were going to have the EPA rather than their own 23 engineers design a permanent filtration system for the City wells which, 24 Mr. Childs said, would probably result in a total project cost higher 25 than the City thought the system should cost the taxpayers. 026 Mayor Sundland said he thought further contact with the City's 27 Congressional representatives might again be necessary. -28 St. Anthony Residents Still Buying Bottled Water 29 Councilmember Ranallo commented that, in spite of excellent Bulletin 30 coverage of the City's new carbon filtration system and detailed 31 Newsletters on the subject, he had talked to a number of residents who 32 were still using bottled water and didn't seem to know anything about 33 the City's actions to provide them with "water as clean as known to 34 man today. " It was agreed that St. Anthony water was now safer than 35 any which a resident could buy because there are no regulations on the 36 bottled water at all. Nr: Childs reported staff had pulled copies of 37 all the City Newsletters for the past six years and found only a few 38 which didn't have something about the water problems. He said the 39 subject would again be explored in the Newsletter which is being 40 written now. 41 The discussion was closed with the City Manager telling the 42 Councilmembers that by the same time the next week he expected to have 43 heard something from the Army and would be seeking direction from them 44 on the City's position on that offer. 45 Village Gardenettes Make Contribution Towards Central Park Band Shell • 15