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-7- Mrs . Ondrey wanted to know whether a security guard would be required • and was told Mr. Springfield had indicated he uses off duty police- men in Coon Rapids to provide security. She then inquired as to what leverage the City might have to encourage Mr. Springfield to cut back on his hours of operation and the Mayor told her the petition might convince the -billiard hall proprietor that the community doesn '.t want. an all night business , since he had withdrawn his beer application when he learned there would be so much opposi- tion to it from- the neighborhood. - He promised to' continue negotiations with Mr. Springfield. Councilman Ranallo promised- to alert: the community before the Fun Center licenses come up for renewal March 15th. Alvin C. Tengvall, 2343 . Harding Street N.E. , . reported one of his workers who had been in Chick-' s in Coon Rapids at 1 :15 A.M. had witnessed a brawl with five men armed with pool cues fighting and observed there were no guards on duty at the time . Councilman Ranallo added that when he had been in the establishment at 8:00 P .M. , and no guards were visible to -him-.- Mayor Sundland said Mr. Spring- field had said uniformed protection would be provided, if necessary . Mrs . Makowske .indicated she believes "it is very admirable for the Council to communicate with.. tlie community" as they had in this instance. However, she said. she was surprised to see no-reference to the Council' s July 13th discussion in the City 's newspaper . She believes any deviation from the normal to this extent would have been of interest to the residents and should have been publicized. She suggested the omission to be remembered when .the City' s official newspaper is selected at the end of the year: . Another resident commented that "all this feedback is not going to prevent this operation in the City" , and, "the City has no leverage to keep the establishment from operating 24 hours a day, and Mr. Springfield is not going to make money if he closes early" . It was this resident' s contention that the St. Anthony and Minneapolis police have all they can do to handle the existing problems in the area, citing a recent disturbance on Old Highway 8 as an example. Councilman Marks believed the cigarette and amusement devices approvals were based on letters of references from merchants in the same shopping center and, in view of the reported disturbance in Chick's place the night before , suggested those references should be rechecked. Councilman Ranallo doubted persons who might give a negative reaction would be sought for a, reference and said such disturbances. often don' t show up on police logs. He mentioned that it had been reported that a complaint about minors being served beer in the bowling alley had not been logged in the City. Mr. Soth said if evidence can be found that any of the letters were falsified that might constitute grounds for revocation of the licenses which. have been granted but noted the City police investigation showed up negative. The Attorney cautioned against capriciously • denying a license if a clear distinction cannot be made between that business and other businesses which are permitted the same license.