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9 <br /> 01 the letter seeking help on the City's position would be sent to all the <br /> 2 City's Congressional Representatives as well as to the President. He <br /> 3 said the single issue on which the negotiations between Army and City <br /> 4 et al had bogged down had been the Army's failure to give a logical <br /> 5 reason why they were opposing the City's future ability to sue them in <br /> 6 the event new contaminants attributable to TCAAP are discovered or new <br /> 7 federal or state contaminant standards make the City's carbon plant more <br /> 8 expensive or unusable. According to the City Manager, the Army had <br /> 9 agreed to being sued for the capital cost of a new system to treat any <br /> 10 new contaminant which shows up later, but not for the costs of operation <br /> 11 of such a system. Mr. Childs pointed out the inconsistencies in the <br /> 12 Army's settlement with New Brighton, where they agreed to not only be <br /> 13 sued if either eventuality became fact for that City's . system, but had <br /> 14 also guaranteed payment of all construction and operational expenses as <br /> 15 well. The other option proposed to the City by the Army was to reduce <br /> 16 the settlement amount in exchange for the desired language. The <br /> 17 Manager requested the Councilmembers follow up on the letter with <br /> 18 personal phone calls to the Congressmen and any one else who might have <br /> 19 some influence on the Army's decision. He also suggested one of the <br /> 20 points they make in those contacts would be the fact that the- longer <br /> 21 the negotiations drag on, the. higher the settlement the City would have <br /> 22 to have to cover increased legal and administrative costs. <br /> 23 Planning. Commission Interviews and Work Session With Liquor Manager <br /> 4 Rescheduled for January 12th <br /> 5 A conflict with the January 11th date was reported by Councilmember <br /> 26 Marks, Mr. Childs, and the Mayor. The consensus was that the following <br /> 27 night would work just as well with the same starting time of 7:00 P.M. <br /> 28 and the interviews held prior to the work session with Mr. Nelson. The <br /> 29 persons to be interviewed would be notified of the change, Mr. Childs <br /> 30 said. <br /> 31 Executive Session on Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Assessment <br /> 32 Negotiations Scheduled to be Held Later in the Evening <br /> 33 Mr. Childs indicated he needed further Council guidance regarding <br /> 34 pending litigation with the Park Board in conjunction with the St. <br /> 35 Anthony Boulevard Reconstruction assessments for Gross Golf Course and <br /> 36 requested a short session be held at the close of official business that <br /> 37 same evening. There was concurrence that the best time would be after <br /> 38 the short Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting to be he.ld <br /> 39 immediately after the Council meeting. <br /> 40 NEW BUSINESS <br /> 41 Street Vacation for Evergreen Townhouse Project Approved Subject to <br /> 42 Execution of Redevelopment Agreement With Evergreen Development <br /> 43 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to adopt Resolution 88-048 <br /> •4 vacating a portion of Foss Road in conjunction with the above townhome <br />