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*$1 , 447 .78 to Bruce A. Liesch Associates, Inc. as 'the City' s share of the costs of identifying , the water plume which had contaminated the City' s water supply; *$6, 200. 00 to Stuart J. Bonniwell for examining the City' s financial' statement for 1986; *$1 ,630 .00 to the Briggs and Morgan law firm for legal services rend- ered through February, 1987 , in conjunction with the City' s lawsuit• against the U.S. Army et al related' to St. Anthony' s water .con- tamination problems; and *$568 . 51 to the - Dorsey & Whitney law firm for legal services during February, 1987 . Motion carried unanimously. REPORTS COUNCIL REPORTS City to Seek Support for Attorney General' s . Suit Against the Army , 'Mayor Sundland - reported Senator Marty and Representative Rose had been contacted to solicit their aid in heading off any legislative effort which might diminish the Attorney General' s budget for trying to ' aid St. Anthony, New Brighton, etc. in their attempts to• get their- water contamination problems rectified. The ,.- . Mayor said the City' s .representatives had been asked to let the rest of the legislature know that these . .problems are not just New Brighton-' s but . a' regional problem . which affects St. Anthony as well because ` most•, news accounts have • centered around only .New Brighton' s problems -and the possibility ,of . the. Army settling with that City. Councilmembers Report on Ethics in Government 'Seminar Enrcoth -said he had found the seminar very impressive, although the attendance had been relatively small; -indicated Steven Young, Dean of the Hamlin Law School had given a "brilliant presentation which was a classic. " Marks" agreed Dean Young.' s talk had been very thought-provoking, citing the educator' s breadth of understanding of history, religion, philosophy, and legal history which had been demonstrated in his replies to questions from the audi- ence; =repeated some of Judge Kevin Burke' s insights into how to • fight crime, saying the Judge contended that to "throw-the book at criminals was really not an effective crime deter- rent" ;