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-3- action group was being formed by Hennepin County for the north Hennepin suburban • municipalities. The Councilmember indicated she perceived a real need for St. Anthony to actively associate itself with either one or the other of these efforts. Mr. Childs said he was familiar with the strategic plan being developed by the association of mayors from the northern tier of municipalities for the northeast suburbs including St. Anthony and New Brighton but, if this was an entirely new group, he would be very interested in seeing any information Councilmember Makowske had on it. The Mayor Pro Tem indicated he could see .a real value with having St. Anthony included in the grouping with Roseville because he perceived there might be a direct correlation between the Metro East study and the resurrection of a proposal to site a hazardous waste disposal facility on Rosevi`lle's boundaries with St. Anthony which he understood some of the City's neighboring officials were now saying "might not be too bad after all ". The RCLLG would be conducting a tour of Ramsey County regional parks which would include a dinner August 20th, according to Councilmember Makowske. Councilmember Marks assured Councilmember Makowske the "expensive looking" brochure put out by the Youth Service Bureau had been printed gratis by some large company and not paid for from funds from sponsoring cities. He said he would recommend the benefactor be identified in future printings. Councilmember Marks reported that during the planning process for the Chemical Abuse Information Committee, top priority had been given to the issue of whether the • boundaries for Committee membership should be extended to include all of New Brighton because that municipality and St. Anthony, are both part of the same school district. He said the private conversations he has had with New Brighton .residents and School Board members seemed to support this concept, the perception being that the chemical abuse problems are so severe, a joint effort might prove to be more effective. The Councilmember said* the only problem New Brighton Mayor Beneke had with the proposal was that the Committee might be duplicating- Youth Service Bureau or District #621 efforts which Councilmember Marks said he knew would not be true of the Bureau and intended to verify with the school district soon. Councilmember Enrooth said he perceived the large attendance of residents at the dedication ceremony in Trillium Park the previous evening had surprised even the event planners. Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo reported hearing from at least four City residents who were quite unhappy because the St. Anthony High School marching band had knot participated in the Aquatennial this. year with some questioning "just where residents had to go to. see the band they support if the band never appears at local functions for which they are not paid". The Mayor Pro Tem said he had reported those complaints to the person responsible for coordinating the band programs and she had promised to discuss the matter with Roger Bjorklund, the band leader. It was during a discussion of the transportation of hazardous materials at a meeting of the League of Minnesota Committee to study federal legi.slation related to funding of the Superfund, etc. that the Mayor Pro Tem said the possibility of constructing a hazardous waste facility near St. Anthony had been brought up again and he suggested staff and other Council.*members be on the alert to catch similar remarks in the future. He also said he perceived the quest ions related to the transportation of • hazardous waste might become very relevant to the City if the City wells are carbon filtered and St. Anthony has to .seek federal funds for the disposal of the large quantities of waste which would result.