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1 Councilmember Marks commented that, although the other department open 2 houses might not have been as well attended, he perceived it had been 3 very beneficial for the Councilmembers to be able to interact with the 4 department personnel in this manner. 5 Ranallo Gets Complaints About Park Restrooms Being Closed 6 The Councilmember reported that the previous evening, during the 7 meeting of candidates for the District #282 School Board, someone had 8 raised the question of why the park restrooms were locked. He said 9 he had told the questioner after the meeting was over that the City 10 certainly wanted to make the facilities available to the public, but 11 because of the severe vandalism, etc., which had resulted when they 12 were left open in the past, had offered to give the coaches keys and 13 the responsibility for the facilities, which they had not wanted to 14 assume. The City had then gone to satellites instead, because it was 15 found to be much less expensive to have satellites versus the costs of 16 cleaning and repairing the permanent facilities. 17 Mr. Childs indicated he now understood that Larry Hamer had made keys 18 for them last week. The Manager also said the Public Works Depart - 19 ment had decided to take the walls off the picnic shelter in Silver 20 Point and the restroom facilities are now kept open all the time and 21 lit all night. 22 DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES 23 *The City Prosecutor's report on matters conducted at the Hennepin 24 County District Court on April 20, 1988, in which Hance & LeVahn, 25 Ltd. had represented the City, was ordered filed; 26 *Before the April Fire Department Report was filed, Councilmember 27 Enrooth commented that he perceived medical emergencies continu- 28 ed to be the reason for most of the runs; 29 *During the discussion of the April Liquor Operations Sales Sum - 30 mary, it was noted that the 133% increase in the Stonehouse on - 31 sale operation sales offset lower figures on some of the other 32 City operations. Mr. Childs said he thought the restaurant 33 operation in the Stonehouse was close to reaching sales figures 34 the owner perceived necessary to be a success at that location. 35 April 19, 1988 Chemical Health Environmental Management Council of St. 36 Anthony and New Brighton 37 Councilmember Makowske commented that it looked like most of the 38 C.H.E.M. membership were members -at -large who had been recruited with 39 only Councilmember Marks and Dorothy Fleming being the appointed by 40 the St. Anthony City Council. Since the City appeared to be the only 41 source of Commission funding, the Councilmember said she thought it 42 was necessary for the City to keep close watch on how its monies are 43 being spent. 2