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-5- In his July- 10th. memorandum, Mr. Childs advised that the discussions he and the Mayor had-with Park Board officials had been somewhat unsuccessful because the Park Board is adamant about not participating in the reconstruction project, because, as Mayor Sundland had indicated earlierthat evening, they perceive they might be setting a dangerous precedent for the 90 or so miles of roadway around Park Board property in other communities. However, during the discussions of the new roadway near the golf course, there appeared to be some willingness on the Board members ' part to aid the. City in negotiating an MSA funded roadway with the state. There is also an indication that the Board might be amenable to removing the truck restriction from the 1965 agreement with St. Anthony transferring the boulevard ownership from the Park Board to the City. Councilman Makowske reported counting 40 trees on the golf course side of the boulevard, many of which had been ringed for removal because they had Elm Tree Disease, and she also noted 10 of the remaining trees could be easily relocated because they were brand new. The Councilman was also of the opinion that on-street parking could only be permitted in parking bays , which she believed should be provided by the Park Board. Mr. Soth. pointed out the legal problems the City could encounter if an attempt is made to break the agreement regarding truck traffic and suggested it might be better to convince the Park Board to remove • those restrictions from the 1965 agreement so the City could deal with the question later on should another source of funding than MSA become available for rebuilding the street. Motion by Mayor Sundland and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board request to connect water and sewer services for Gross Golf Course to Roseville and Minneapolis on the condition that the Board deletes Paragraph 2 , Page 8 from their December 17, 1965 agreement with the City of St. Anthony related to the ownership of St. Anthony Boulevard. Motion carried unanimously. The Council had previously directed the. City Attorney to find out what the costs might be for his firm to contact the attorney who is handling New Brighton' s water contamination case against the Army to research the procedures they have taken to the extent the City could be assured no deadlines would be missed or legal procedures failed to be initiated which could prevent the City from joining New Brighton in their suite, if that action could not later be avoided. Mr. Soth reported an environmental specialist from his firm had contacted the LeFevere attorney and estimated the costs from both firms_ could run between $1,500 and $2 ,000 , which he perceived to be minimal as compared to the legal expenses New Brighton has already '. incurred in their litigation with the parties who may also have been responsible for the City' s contamination problems .