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-4- In his December 17th memorandum, Mr.. Fornell had given the results • of the research requested by the Council concerning the possibility of declaring a tax increment financing district for the Kenzie Terrace area and specified the conditions under which he recommended supporting the 'Senior Housing Development Company's application. Archie Fjeld, of the senior corporation, had agreed this suggested course of action was reasonable. Further discussion of the matter was deferred to give Mary Gabler of GMMHC an opportunity to read the memorandum. She later told the Council she concurred with the recommendations of the Manager.. The Council took no action. Councilman Marks gave a supplementary report to Mr. Peterson's on the Planning and- Zoning Conference, . December 12th, in which he had participated, urging the rest of the Council to attend the next seminar where valuable insights might be gained regarding the impact on land use to be expected from the high mortgage and ,interest rates . Motion by Mayor Haik and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to follow the recommendations of Larry Hamer and accept the proposal from the Center of Community Action for hauling recyclables subject to their filing a certificate of insurance with the City. Motion carried unanimously. The Manager had scheduled a discussion of some of the concerns raised recently regarding the operation of the Fun Center in the St. Anthony Shopping Center and in his December 17th memorandum he addressed • some of the complaints about the operation as well as the legal ramifications of revoking or refusing to renew the center ' s license. The Mayor. emphasized to about a dozen persons present that "this is a discussion and not a hearing, to which all interested parties have been invited" . Ross Craig, 3012 Silver Lake Road, told how 'his son had his bike stolen from the racks between the library and -the Fun Center and repeated the contention by his . son, who was present, that "two boys came out of the Fun Center and suggested that if the boy would steal two other bikes they would get his back for him" . Mr. Craig related the delay in response by the City Police to his wife' s reporting- the theft and indicated he believed the police had little interest in identifying the two boys even though his son had seen the two in the same area several times since. He felt the Fun Center was one of the least desirable businesses in the shopping center, attracting the wrong element to that area. He told of the large group of youths who were fighting behind the center,- early in December and said_the confrontation had required police response from both St. Anthony and Minneapolis. On two occasions when he had gone to the Fun Center to talk to the owner, - he had found "only children under fifteen in charge" , he said.. He believed the Fun Center was opposed by thebusinessmen of the area who suspected "a theft ring operates from it" . According to Mr. Craig "there are plenty of opportunities for youth to socialize through the schools and churches" and he • "doesn't personally believe it is in the interest of the community to allow the center to continue" . However, he recommends "if the City can' t close it down, a uniformed officer should be required to be on duty during the time the facility is open" .