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° -2- Macalaster apartments and heating licenses to Central Air Conditioning and Heating Co. , the Snelling Company, Centraire , Inc. , and SBS • Mechanical , Inc. Motion carried unanimously. The application from F. Roger Springfield for licenses and permits for Chick'.s Billiards , a billiard lounge/bar proposed to be opened in September in the St. Anthony Village Shopping Center, were dis- cussed with Mr. Springfield, the owner of Chick 's in Coon Rapids who was accompanied by Cheryl Streng.er. Mr. Springfield answered questions related to the age .of his customer's by telling the Council that, although during the summer about 50 percent are below the age of 18 , those percentages drop to between 15 and 20 percent when the schools open in the fall. During the school year, no minors are permitted in the Coon Rapids establishment after school or past 9 :00 P.M. in the evening and the lounge owner said any minor who attempts to drink. a beer in his establishment is permanently barred from the premises . Serving beer to a minor is grounds for instant dismissal of a bartender. Off duty. policemen are .hired to supervise the parking lots , if problems arise. With his letter of application, Mr. Springfield had included letters of reference from five other business owners in the Spring Brook Mall , where Chick 's is located, and the applicant gave the names of four other persons who he- said have consented to be .contacted for favorable reports on the business , including Coon Rapids public and school officials as well as the property manager of the building. Mr. - Childs ' confirmed the City Police Department anticipate no problems with the operation following .their investigation of the application. He then noted that 3 . 2 beer is now being served in both bowling .alleys and three pizza establishments in the City which are frequented by minors. Mr. Soth confirmed that billiards are a permitted use under the City. Zoning Ordinance and whether or not serving beer in this establishment would present competition for the City ' s liquor operation was .not considered relevant to the considera- tion. Councilman Ranallo indicated he would oppose granting the beer license saying his own experience in running a somewhat similar business had convinced him that "the only way you can avoid the problem of having minors violate the liquor laws 'is to keep them out of the establishments where alcoholic beverages are served" . Council- man Marks said he is also very concerned with the sale of beer where half of the customers are ineligible to drink. He agreed with Councilman Enrooth that he would appreciate more time to investigate the proposed activity which is a relatively new concept for the City . Although they believe the precedent for serving beer where there are minor customers has already been .set, and the City has the. right to revoke the license if the liquor laws are violated, the Mayor and Councilman Letourneau indicated they would be willing to defer a final decision on the beer license until their next meeting. Mr. Springfield reported the delay would not be a great hardship for him since he probably won ' t complete his remodeling until Sept- ember, but he does believe that, although beer is not a major part • of his business , some of his adult customers might go elsewhere if that service is not available.