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Mounds View City Council March 22, 2004 Regular Meeting Page 2 1 Mr. Jahnke asked if anyone has looked into getting the City out of the golf course. He then said 2 that this has been going on for years and no other business that he has ever heard of continues to 3 lose this much money year after year. He further commented that the City of Mounds View got 4 into the golf business and it continues to cost residents more and more each year. 5 6 Mayor Linke indicated that Council has not looked into it or discussed it. He then said that the 7 billboards are still in process and that should help. 8 9 Mr. Jahnke commented that the City Administrator has said that even with the billboards it may 10 not be possible to make money. 11 12 Mayor Linke commented that the City needed to look into it. He then said that the current golf 13 course manager is doing a good job of watching expenses and managing the course. 14 15 Mr. Jahnke said that he is concerned that the City continues to throw money at the course without 16 so much as a plan to get the course out of debt. He further commented that even when a business 17 files for bankruptcy there is a plan for getting out of debt. 18 19 Mr. Jahnke asked if it was true that the City is going to help build a fire station. 20 21 Mayor Li nke explained that it was a proposal at this time. 22 23 Mr. Jahnke asked Council to look into the debt at the golf course and a plan to get out of debt, if 24 it is possible. He then said there is going to be an 18-hole course in the backyard and he does not 25 think the citizens of Mounds View should be paying to run a golf course. 26 27 Council Member Stigney asked consent to give direction to the City Administrator to look into 28 the situation at the golf course and see what type of alternate plans there could be for the golf 29 course. 30 31 There was Council consent to do so. 32 33 Dan Mueller of 8343 Groveland Road thanked Council and the Chief for the work on the traffic 34 issues on Groveland. He further commented that it made a big difference and the neighborhood 35 is appreciative. 36 37 Fire Chief Zikmund appeared before Council and read a press release released by the Fire 38 Department concerning a duplex fire where two firefighters had to enter the structure with the 39 thermal imaging camera to locate a juvenile boy. The boy was located and resuscitated on site 40 and is expected to make a full recovery. 41 42 Fire Chief Zikmund indicated that without that camera the boy would not have made it and 43 thanked Council for its contribution toward the purchase of the camera. He then noted that over 44