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• 1 -14- 2 Mr. Brostrom said he had been told by realtor friends that other 3 communities had been able to force owners of wells to cap them off even 4 though it cost between $500 and $1 ,000 to have that done properly. When 5 he inquired whether it might be a good idea for him to install a backup 6 valve system, Mr. Hamer said that might be the best way of protecting 7 his own property as long as he remembered not to use any of his 8 facilities while his pipes are closed off. 9 Mr. Farenholz was told that although little could be done about the type 10 of storm experienced the previous week, that didn' t mean some of the 11 remedies suggested that evening wouldn' t help to alleviate some of the 12 problems. He was encouraged to examine for himself all the data on the 13 subject developed over the years which was available at City Hall. 14 Mr. Childs indicated staff would be bringing in a budget proposal for 15 Council consideration to pay for an educational program for next year. 16 17 Councilmember Marks Requests Further Information on Bench Warrants 18 During the consideration of matters conducted July 1, 1987 at the 19 Hennepin County District by the City Prosecutor, the Edward J. Hance law 20 firm, Councilmember Marks commented that it seemed to him there were an 21 awful lot of these type of warrants issued when the defendants failed to 2 appear for arraignment on which the Council had no way of knowing 3 whether the defendants were ever caught. Mr. Childs said many of these 24 arrests appear as "outstanding warrants" in the police logs. He agreed 25 to see if the Council could be provided with some way of tracking these 26 arrests in the future. 27 Invitation to Meet With Congressman Sabo Issued by Mayor 28 Mayor Sundland indicated the Council had been invited to meet with the 29 Congressman in his office in the Federal Courts Building at 9: 30 A.M. , 30 August 11th, for a follow-up on the Army' s agreement, with the State of 31 Minnesota to conduct a clean up of contaminated water emanating from the 32 Twin Cities Arsenal. 33 Councilmember Makowske to Attend Government Service Training 34 The Councilmember indicated she would be in Brainerd the next two days 35 for the above which would be conducted by Brian Lee from Canada. She 36 would therefore be unable to attend the Ramsey County League of Local 37 Governments conference on St. Paul water quality the following evening. 38 CITY MANAGER 39 July 21, 1987 Staff Meeting Notes 40 *Chief Hickerson to Give Council His Views on Police Reserve Program 041 The Police Chief had indicated he wanted to discuss the above program 42 with the Council before he proceeded any further with it. Mr. Childs