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-13- into deep jeopardy by taking illegal action .on the issue" . Mr. Cassidy was informed that ' the Council had formed an HRA who are working, as fast as legally permitted, to acquire the buildings in that redevelop- ment area. Mr. Cassidy suggested the citizens might instigate their own suit. Jim Zellmer, 3414 Downers- Drive, recalled the City had..acted to keep pornographic materials .from being sold in the City . He also speculated why , if Mr. Springfield has just found out he had. signed a ten year lease on a building which is going to be. torn down, he "isn 't pounding on Mr. Saliterman'.s door right now" .. Mr. Zellmer said his years of experience .in correctional work enabled him to "see a con coming" , and he hopes "Mr. Springfield isn' t hoping to hold St. Anthony responsible for providing the golden egg" . Mayor. Pro Tem Ranallo told the resident- the landlord could sue the City for not letting him lease his .property and collect rentals from it but agreed probably can't be utilized for all ten years of .his lease , he would most certainly have gone after the landlord. Mr. Jones ques- tioned "what .kind of a business would sign a ten year lease in these times of economic uncertainties" . When Mrs . Kuharski asked hwy residents hadn' t known anything about the business coming into the - City until after the fact, Councilman Enrooth told her the Council itself knew nothing about the applications for the three licenses until they picked up their agenda packets the weekend before the July 13th meeting and the Mayor and Councilman Ranallo • started working on the matter right away when. the questions related to the beer license were raised. He assured her. "nobody tried to do anything shady" . Councilman Letourneau told her he did not see that this was a particularly unique proposal since it involved a nationally recognized business which was already in the City and" we were very concerned that our actions would not invite a law suit" . Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo told Mrs . Kuharski there is not usually this much interest in Council meetings , with only two or- three people showing up, at best. IIe understood this , however, because before he became a .Councilman, he only came to a meeting himself if an issue had a direct affect on him personally. He said he has requested the publisher of the St. Anthony Bulletin to try to carry at least a tentative agenda in his paper at least a week in advance of each Council meeting. Council- man Marks urged those present to read the Bulletin because he believes ".'the paper has made an -honest attempt to carry news about the City and the school district" , and, "it is the official paper for the City" . Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to direct the City Manager and Attorney to prepare drafts of the following proposed amendments to the existing City Ordinance to be considered during a special public hearing to be conducted- by the Planning Com- mission , September 7 , 1982 . (1) An amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance which would make enter- tainment/amusement establishments a Conditional Use within a • Commercial District. (2) An ordinance which would limit the hours of operation of enter- tainment establishments within the City.