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• 1 said because of its size, they did the same thing in Brooklyn Park, 2 where their Picadilly Circus has 22 , 000 square feet; 3 added that all their other arcades have full time managers who are 4 well schooled in how to handle kids and haven' t had any problems 5 other than the necessity to deal with a certain type of kid who has 6 come there; 7 indicated that if a problem arose someplace within their 8 jurisdiction, they would see to it that the crowds are broken up; 9 reiterated that, although they had originally asked to have the 10 Apache arcades open as late as they have in other arcades with 11 outside entrances, during their discussions with the Commission that 12 request had been reduced to 9:00 P.M. on Saturday and Sunday, when 13 kids are out later than school nights as well until the regular mall 14 closing hours on other nights; 15 indicated the door which opens onto the mall would be closed whenever 16 the mall is closed, allowing access only through the outside door 17 during those periods; 18 told Councilmember Marks they would also like to keep their 19 establishment open until 9 : 00 P.M. on Sunday night, pointing out 20 that some of their arcades stayed open until 10: 00 P.M. those nights .21 in other locations; 22 added that in the arcades with outside entrances, their 23 establishments stay open until 11: 00 P.M. on summer nights when there 24 is no school and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays all year 25 long. 26 Ranallo Adamant About Having Another Fun Center in St. Anthony 27 The Councilmember stated "for the benefit of the Mayor and other 28 Councilmembers" that it was his intention to vote against having an 29 arcade in another shopping center when all the Councilmembers have 30 for years been getting calls from residents complaining about what 31 they see going on in the Fun Center. Councilmember Ranallo said he 32 knew the City police got lots of calls about the Fun Center, but by 33 the time they got around to responding to those calls, there was 34 nothing going on. He said he had opposed a pool hall going in near 35 the Fun Center and reminded those present that the Council Chambers 36 had been crowded with residents who joined in that opposition. The 37 Councilmember said he therefore expected that when the residents 38 found out an arcade was going into Apache, no matter what its hours 39 are, most of them would be opposed to it. 40 The Councilmember pointed out that he perceived the Fun Center was 41 just "on the borderline" for closing in spite of the fact that it is 42 run by a Minneapolis police officer who tries his best to keep 3 control but is unable to do that all the time, causing many residents 7