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-4- St. Anthony wells at this time and was convinced the "pin drop silence" associated with carbon filtration would certainly be superior to a noisy operation like air- stripping in such close proximity to housing and schools in St. Anthony. Because several of the Council members would be out of the City for the next few weeks and because it appeared the most pressing matter before the City now was to get the carbon filtration system funded, there was a general concurrence that an executive session with Briggs and Morgan could be put off a little longer. The Mayor reminded the other Council members that their budget work session was scheduled to start at 6:30 P.M. the following evening. Councilmember Ranallo said he would not be able to attend the Community Services dinner the 17th because he would be attending the Leaguer•of-,,?M_innesota,,C-ities;-reg,ional meeting that evening. He reported participating in two LMC Board legislative planning sessions where, at the urging of the St. Anthony and New Brighton Board members, the decision had been made to support both the state and national Superfund bills. Copies of the preliminary by-laws (lacking only fiscal year identification) which would establish an ".appointing Board of Directors" for the St. Anthony Chemical Abuse Information Committee were distributed by Councilmember Marks who indicated the Board would be comprised of two persons, each appointed by the St. Anthony Council and the District #282 School Board; two New Brighton representatives, if that Council decides to adopt the program; and two members-at-large, if that is the decision of the other Board members. The Councilmember said, as one whose • deeply involved in the planning, he perceived the purpose of the Board would be "to establish a very strong central organization to make the Committee more effective in terms of getting information about chemical abuse out to the community". He said the -Planning Committee had expected the members of the appointing bodies to regularly attend Board meetings; interest in terms of keeping track of what the Committee is doing and evaluating its programs, and finally, financial support. Councilmember Marks indicated he was only seeking the Council 's initial reaction to the concept that evening and would place consideration of a joint powers agreement on the next Council agenda after the other Council members had time to look over the document he had provided them that evening. Councilmember Makowske. asked whether the intense effort, expertise, and time which the program seemed to demand of Board members would not automatically preclude membership by either Council-or School Board-members whose- time is already limited. Councilmember Marks affirmed that the planners had expected someone on the Council to serve on the appointing body, recognizing at the same time, that "a fairly intense kind of effort in addition to his or her Council duties would be necessary." He said the fact that the drug problems in the community "are getting so much worse" would seem to justify that dedication although no Councilmember would be expected to serve a long time because of those conflicting duties. The Councilmember indicated two members of the planning committee were appearing before the New Brighton Council to try to persuade them to join the effort and, he added, a good deal of support for the program is perceived on that Council . However, the program would not be delayed for their decision, according to Mr. • Childs, who indicated he had also become involved in the planning process, and the next seminar to be sponsored by the restructured. committee would be held November 6th.