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-4- <br /> 5. There were no neighbor objections to the variance and, in fact, the applicant <br /> • had submitted a petition signed by six of the adjacent and abutting property <br /> owners which indicated they had no objections to the proposal and supported <br /> granting the variance for the garage addition as proposed. <br /> Motion carried unanimously. <br /> At the conclusion of his presentation, Commissioner Jones reported he had talked <br /> to Richard .Stroncek, owner of the Rexall Drug in Apache, who had indicated his store <br /> was being forced out of the shopping center so a cut rate drug company could operate <br /> in the mall . The Commissioner indicated he recognized,that the City could not <br /> dictate the type of businesses which could operate in Apache, nor could the Council <br /> make any official statements about a matter which was in litigation, but he requested <br /> that during any future discussions with Apache management they be made aware that <br /> there is a great deal o Vcommunity. disappointment that this long time merchant would <br /> no longer be operating in the center and providing the personalized service related <br /> to medications. <br /> Before the October 9th St. Anthony Chemical Abuse Information Committee minutes were <br /> ordered filed as informational , Councilman :Marks reported that by the time he had <br /> gotten away from.the Council meeting that evening, the meeting had been adjourned, <br /> but in the meantime, he had gotten an agreement from.the Committee members to change <br /> some of the future meeting dates to avoid conflicts with Council meetings. <br /> The September Financial Report was also ordered filed. <br /> • Don Hickerson, Chief of Police was present for the consideration of the August and <br /> September Police Reports. The Mayor told him he was pleased with the new report <br /> format and its inclusion of the dispositions of 'litigations. He asked the Chief to <br /> extend the Council ' s, thanks for such informative reports to Captains Engstrom and <br /> Thoemke. The Council concurred that the cover page should be continued on a monthly <br /> basis and used to make an annual summation at the end of the year. <br /> Chief Hickerson reported he had developed a slide presentation on burglaries in the <br /> City which would be given to the. Kiwanis Club the next day .and to the Council at <br /> a later date. The Chief indicated he also hoped to give his presentation to neighbor- <br /> hood- groups in the hopes of getting residents interested in establishing the Crime <br /> Watch program in their neighborhoods. Some of the slides are graphic examples of <br /> burglaries where forced entry was unnecessary' s.ince doors and garages were left <br /> open and in one case the garage door opener button had been installed on the outside <br /> of the building. <br /> During the consideration of the October 17th staff notes, Mr. Childs indicated he <br /> perceived there had been some misunderstanding about the cheese shop in the liquor <br /> warehouse.. He said the proprietor of the establishment also owns Bev 's Cheese House <br /> in Apache, which was closed down by the tornado and she leases her store space from <br /> the liquor operation. <br /> The October 16th letter from the .Ramsey County Commissioners sought nominations for <br /> the position on the Rice Creek Watershed District Board of Managers which is now <br /> held by a New Brighton resident, whose, term of office expires in January. The <br /> . Manager indicated he perceived there might be a strong case for having a district <br /> • manager from the St. Anthony portion of Ramsey County and he agreed to research <br />