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-10- real issue which had to be addressed was the number of vehicles which are parked in front of some City residences to the detriment of their neighbors. Mr. Soth agreed that the Council would be facing some "tough issues" with these ordinance changes because they wouldn 't want "to create problems for residents who aren ' t causing difficulties for their neighbors" . Problems which resulted from young adult children remaining in the homes longer than in the past were briefly explored before the matter was laid over for further consideration after the Commission had provided their input. Mr. Childs gave an update on the actions taken in relation to the water contamination litigation capsulizing the points made in correspondence between himself and the Environmental Protection Agency which had been included in the agenda packet. In his July 15th letter to the EPA, the Manager had emphasized that the consultants the City had hired to review the Camp, Dresser, and McKee study had suggested an alternative for a long range water supply for St . Anthony, which had not been considered in the CDM study whereby Wells #3 and #4 could be carbon filtered and a deeper well near Wells #3 and #4 could be dug into the Mt . Simon/Hinkley aquifer as a backup when the other systems are down. As he had stated in his letter, RCM had estimated the cost of this alternative system would actually cost less in the long run than the system the Camp, Dresser and McKee- study had promoted. Councilmember :Marks.= complimented the Manager on his excellent • report in the "Newsletter" on the complicated issues which are involved. The Manager_ indicated he had also sent copies of the "Newsletter" , along with all other pertinent documentation of the Army 's "stonewalling on their responsibilities for the City ' s problems" to all the City ' s state and congressional representatives including Congressman Sabo, who serves on the Defense Appropriations Committee with whom he had met July 18th. During that meeting , Mr. Childs said he had reiterated the City' s position "it was ridiculous for two government agencies to be wasting money suing each other" . Congressman Sabo had promised to keep the City apprised of actions he took in regard to the matter , the Manager said. Mr. Childs then reported his attendance that day at a meeting of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency where .the MPCA staff had requested the Board of Directors approve a fourth amended RFRA (Request For Remedial Action) from the U.S. Army, Honeywell , and Federal Cartridge (who have changed their name) related to their responsibilities for. the contamination of St. Anthony' s water supply which the Board turned down by a 5 to 4 vote. The Manager said he had perceived the four Board members who had voted for the amendment had been very frustrated with delaying action of the other five "so there could be further investigation of any other parties who might be responsible for the contamination" , because those four recognized that many extensive investigations • had already been made in that regard with no evidence that any other company could have leaked TCE ' s into the ground water around the arms plant.