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-4- Councilman Letourneau said .he had been led to believe the Mirror Lake Manor residents were still opposing a walkway around the pond and he understood some of the New Brighton residents had considered initiating legal action against the City if the walkway and recre- ational areas were put in as proposed. When questioned, Mr. Soth said he was puzzled as to what grounds there could. be for such action since the area adjacent to the pond is owned by St. Anthony. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to follow the Manager' s recommendation that residents of the apartments , townhouses and. nursing home in the Mirror Lake holding pond area be contacted regarding the Tree Trust offer, to ascertain what level of maintenance or improvement they would like to see around the holding pond. Motion carried unanimously. The Council accepted the assurances of the Saliterman management that Intergraphics , Inc. will vacate its premises in the- shopping center before April 30 , 1980 , and therefore deemed no further action by the City Attorney to be necessary. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to grant a license for a carnival to be held April 29 through May 5 , 1980, as proposed, under the sponsorship of the Apache Plaza Merchants Association, on the condition the Police Chief has the authority to • require additional security personnel should they be required to main- tain order during the event. , Motion carried unanimously. The results of the survey of the community' s attitude towards the City Police Department .were developed in the Manager's March 11 memo and during the Council ' s work session. The Council agreed top pri- ority should be given to better youth/police .relations and attain- ment of greater visibility of the Department by the community and saw the youth community survey approved earlier in the evening as an aid. towards the first. Councilman Marks -said he is convinced any effort to cut down the size of the police force would only result in a "councilroom full of opponents" . He suggested the Manager and the Police Chief should be commended for their work on the survey which he saw as providing a useful tool for the Council perceiving what the public wants. The' February report from the Police Department was ordered filed. Councilman Ranallo indicated his reluctance to engage community . development consulting services until he is able to make a firm decision regarding prioritizing the goals and issues. for the City as suggested in the Manager's February 6 listing. He saw the fail- ure of the bonding market as all but eliminating, ..at this time, the • senior housing or redevelopment of the shopping center and saw no need for the services until they are actually needed and Councilman Letourneau didn't think -"we have to rush into a decision" . Council- man,-Sundland said he also was not ready to make a decision at this time.