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,J •1 Mr. Strauss noted that not all development is necessarily good. He 2 mentioned an emphasis on light rail transit as an example of a 3 positive force. Mr. Strauss stressed that most of these things take 4 time to accomplish, and can be accomplished with community coopera- 5 tion. 6 Councilmember Enrooth wanted to know if Mr. Strauss was working at _ 7 the Executive Director job full time. Mr. Strauss indicated he was 8 not and that his commitment is about half-time. Mayor Krautkremer 9 stressed the need for a strong start and/or base for the organization 10 to be successful in the long run. 11 Councilmember Ranallo was concerned about the need to belong to 12 another organization to pay dues to. Mr. Strauss will, in a short 13 time, begin fund raising in the private industry, utility, 14 organization sectors (besides community funding) . 15 The Brooklyn Park Mayor and Executive Director of the Northern Mayors ' 16 Association were thanked for their presentation and left the meeting 17 about 8: 30 P.M. The regular meeting agenda continued. 18 DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE REPORTS 9 The January, 1988 Fire Department Report and the Liquor 'Operations 0 January monthly report were ordered filed. 21 Plans for Grand Opening/Open House at Stonehouse Liquor Operations 22 Discussed 23 Liquor Operations Manager Ray Nelson was present ( 1 ) to discuss plans 24 for the open house and grand opening plans for the Stonehouse On and 25 Off Sale operations; and ( 2) because he will not be able to attend the 26 annual goal setting retreat the end of February. 27 Mr. Nelson discussed his preference for two separate openings - an 28 "open house" for the Stonehouse operation and a "grand opening" for 29 the bottle shop. 30 Plans for the open house include invitations, extensive local adver- 31 tising, i .e. , local newspapers , cable T.V. , and possibly the Newslet- 32 ter. Mr. Nelson suggested having hors d' oeuvre, champagne, and. gifts 33 for the guests. His idea is to hold this "open house" for about four 34 hours probably on a Saturday. 35 The "grand opening" for the bottle shop could be a weekend affair, and 36 also extensively advertised. Mr. Nelson suggested the open house 37 could be held in March and the grand opening possibly in April. 38 Business at the Stonehouse bar had decreased in 1986 and 1987 . In �9 September of 1987 , with the remodeling of the bar lounge, and the 5