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Northeast Minneapolis to reach the St. Anthony 2 Fun Center; J 3 said he didn' t perceive Mr. Lee was either for or against 4 the proposal, but was just alerting the City to what he felt 5 could happen in the neighborhoods near Apache; 6 told the Chair one permit would suffice for the restaurant 7 and arcade facilities, both of which are conditionally per- 8 mitted uses in the City Zoning Ordinance. 9 Michael Bonaventura gave the Commissioners a drawing of the space he 10 hopes to occupy in the vacated southern portion of what had originally 11 been a Montgomery Ward Auto Center and more recently a N.A.P.A. Auto 12 Parts Store, the northern portion of which he indicated the Tires Plus 13 Store would continue to occupy. The proponent pointed to the location 14 of that building, which is well separated from the mall and the Apache 15 Wells by a large parking lot. 16 He indicated the entrance to "Bono' s Malt Shop and Arcade" would be on 17 the southwest side away from Silver Lake Road and where the management 18 could more easily handle any problems which might arise in the parking 19 lot. The proponent told the Commissioners his establishment would be well supervised at all times with at least one well identified and uniformed floor walker and a person behind . the_ service counter on duty day. and ,23 night. Another floor walker would be added on weekends and a third if 24 the crowds warranted. A one-way mirror in the office would provide 25 further supervision. The applicant said his experience as lounge 26 manager for Augies Lounge and Bowling Center had taught him how to 27 talk an objectionable customer away from the premises. However, he 28 said the type of establishment he was planning would tend to generate 29 respect and discourage patronage from groups of people who might cause 30 trouble. 31 The establisl �`Tlent would be open from 11 to 11 Monday through Thursday 32 during the summer but would close at 10: 00 P.M. weekdays while 33 District #282 schools are in session. The arcade would stay- open until 34 midnight on Friday and Saturday nights and operate from noon to 10 : 00 35 P.M. on Sundays. Mr. Bonaventura said by not staying open after 36 midnight, there would be little attraction for people coming from the 37 bars which close later. By opening at 11:00 A.M. , the proprietor said 38 he hoped to get lunch time patronage from the adjoining business and 39 residential areas. 40 Proponent Perceives His Establishment Would Be Unique 41 Mr. Bonaventura told the Commissioners the returns from the video games were projected to support the operation and the returns from the malt shop would enable him to make any repairs or upgrading which might be desirable. He told Commissioner Werenicz he didn' t know of any other 3