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-5- Mr. Childs reported meeting with Pat Lindquist who is handling the publicity for • Apache Plaza, who had indicated there would be an observance of the reopening of the mall beginning November 15th, . with the Grand Reopening ceremonies scheduled for the spring when all the stores are anticipated to be open. He said the City's bottle shop in the Mall would be reopened the next week with the bar to follow. The Manager indicated he has had no success in setting- up a meeting with City representatives and the Chairman of the Metropolitan Airport Commission. but would continue with those efforts. The whole City was put-back on its own water supply that day at midnight, according to Mr. . Childs who reported testing had indicated the contaminant levels had remained so low as to indicate no further action was necessary at this point in time. On a related note, the Manager had distributed copies of the memorandum from Becky Comstock of Dorsey & Whitney which had been referred to him by the City Attorney, in which the law firm representative had reported the results of her consultation with the attorneys for New Brighton related to whether or not the City would be required to .take .legal action to defend its rights against the alleged contamination of- the City water supply by the 'Twin Cities Army Plant. Mr. Childs suggested it might be advisable for the Council to meet with the City Attorney at a closed session during the October 9th Council meeting to talk about the City.'s position in any litigation which might be necessary. He said the results of that discussion could then be announced to the public through the media representatives who might be present. • Copies of the September 14th report .on the Metropolitan Recovery Corporation proposal to construct a central treatment and recovery facility for metal wastes in Roseville had been distributed to the. Council members and the Manager reported he and the Mayor had met with Dick Nowlin, the corporation's attorney and had perceived their plan was well prepared. The Manager requested any concerns about the plans be reported to him for addressing at the public hearing on the proposal scheduled to be held before the Roseville Council . and Planning Commission October 8th. Mayor Sundland indicated that he perceived the City's initial concerns about such a facility had been prompted by the lack of advance information about just- what type of "hazardous waste" operation was planned just across the border from St. Anthony. . -Now that the proposal has been made public, the Mayor indicated he believed there would be more Council acceptance of the type of facility which is proposed than many others which could have been constructed on the site selected by the Waste Commission. A brief discussion ensued about some of the undesirable activities which could have gone in on the City borders and about the even greater potential for danger to residents from . the types of materials which are transported through the City without notice or consent. The Liquor Manager remained the only department head who had not met with" the Mayor and Council in advance of the budget adoption and a meeting with Mr. Nelson was set up for 7:30 P.M. , October 2nd. The agenda packet included a copy of the September 7th letter from the Mayor of • Roseville seeking the City's support of Roseville's application to the Metropolitan Council to have a regional Olympic quality speedskating facility located in Roseville. 0