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,s —7— As /—As reported in the. September 22nd .staff meeting notes , the Manager said it had been decided by the school district and the City that Halloween • would be observed Sunday, October 31st because more problems can be anticipated if the observance is Saturday night. The Mayor indicated the question had initially been raised when- he had received an inquiry from the Legion Club which customarily sponsorsa party for-:the City 's youth on that night. Mr. Childs reported the most- recent newscasts seem to indicate the Supreme Court has overturned, at least . for the present, the lower court's decision to ban the use of breathalizers in determining whether a driver is intoxicated. Chief Hickerson said he understood there would be a problem with interference with themachine only- if the .patrolman were transmitting' at the same .time. The Manager said .the use of the breatha- lizer is much less expensive than having urine and blood tests taken at North Memorial Hospital at $15 and having a squad car and officer at the hospital during the testing. Councilman Marks has made a .personal . inspection of the new St. Anthony Boulevard .Bridge and is happy to learn the City Engineer is confident the roadway would be * open for the 20th high school - reunion, October 15th, because many of the activities are scheduled on the other side of the bridge at the Hilton Hotel. The bulletin reporting the .manner in which St. Louis Park has handled its water contamination problems was noted. The Manager requested .the Council defer action on the Cable T.V. ordinance until later in the meeting so the missing figures could be filled in. Mr. Soth 's September 22nd memorandum related to the four ordinances he had prepared at Council .and Planning Commission direction had been included in the agenda packet and he -indicated only the number of devices addressed in Ordinance 1982-006 had .been changed since--the first reading, September 14th. The . ordinance .would restrict the hours of operation of certain businesses in. the City , including restaurants , cafeterias and- delicatessens, and Ted .Zinner of the Rein Company restated the Apache position of- opposition to the ordinance , including those types- of businesses because he believes such action wouldpreclude the shopping center ever having a reputable eating establishment which would operate past 1: 00_ A.M. , When Mr. Zinner- said .he understood the City Attorney had been directed to research whether the hours of opera- tion- could instead be made a . condition for. granting a conditional use -lie-was told by Mayor Sundland that the idea -was discussed but that several members .of the Council had, not been in favor' of that idea at the last meeting. The Apache- counsel then stated that "Apache feels very strongly that restaurants , cafeterias and delicatessens do not fit in the category of amusement establishments and should not be considered as such in the ordinance" . He disputed the assumption that these types of businesses , in an isolated mall area such as Apache, where off street parking is • provided for 1,000 vehicles , could be anticipated to cause either traffic or noise disturbances for the residents and contended, instead, that these types of businesses do provide a service which'..is both beneficial and desired by the residents .