HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974/10/26 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular SPECIAL G1111.1y COUNC 1. 1a Ml� h. ' C I .NC
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Mayor Fleetham opened the tneet .t_nh � t 9 ' .50 n, . m . _ Luwing Council.men�
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Seymour DruHk. i. n
hose - MATY Gr iak.
Lyle Uan.ke
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Coun.c :i_ .lman. Graves arrived at 10 : 1. 0 a . m .
Also present were the City Manager , Assistant City Manager , City Attorney
and Acting Secretary .
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o :� the Republic Creosote ma. �= Ler , the various attempts o
the Minnesota Pol. lution Control. Agency and the Minnesota State Department heof
Health to take action against the Re3_ :l, ly '1' arstormCs � werato Company ,
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status of the City ' s request to construct a
( See Chronology of Republic Creosote Property , October 30 , 1974 ) .
The City Attorney reminded the Council that: it was the City who took the
initiative in filing suit against the Republic Creosote Company and that
the Pollution Control Agency supported this action . Because no evidence
could be shown of phenol in the City water supply and there was no evidence
of any health problem , the Minnesota State Department of Health did not
join in the law suite . He noted that the first draft of the City ' s offer
to purchase the Republic Creosote property contained the stipulation that
the company would be responsible for any future pollution problems . However ,
after assurances from the Pollution Control Agency that only minimal sealing
of contaminated areas would be required rather than excavation or other
strenuos rehabilitation attempts , and the assurances that no pollution or
health problems existed , the City purchased the property from Republic
Creosote on a " hold harmless" basis .
In. response to a. question from Councilman Griak. , the City Manager noted that
although the City and its consultants have been discussing the storm sewer
with the MPGA for over a year , it was not until August of 1974 that the
City was informed that it must obtain a permit for construction of the storm
sewer, Since that time , the MPCA has not denied the permit but , rather. ,
has continually requested more information ,
The City Manager informed the Council that Mr , Lewis Barbe Director of the
Water Quality Division of the MPCA , has told him that the staffs of the MPCA
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and State Health Department dill be meeting on Monday morning to reach
some decision regarding the permit , It was agreed that the Council
Would take no further action on this matter until after the anticipated
decision of the MPCA regarding the permit .
U pc gain Tiee t ing s
1 . The School Task Force committee will be meeting on October 29 , 1974
and again on November 4 , 1974 to discuss its findings and recommendations
on school closings .
The consultant for the Metropolitan Transit Commission will be
holding a meeting in the St . Louis Park City Hall on October 30 at
7 : 00 p . m . to obtain citizen input regarding the Small Vehicle Transit
Study .
The meeting was adjourned at 11 : 45 a . m .
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Feetham , Jr . , Mayor
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Susan Workman , Actg . Secretary
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