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1 Heilicher assured Chair Franzese there was still a <br /> 2 lot of interest in video games by both kids and <br /> 3 adults; <br /> 4 said adults' interest in pool had heightened; <br /> 5 reported most of his arcades had come under condi- <br /> 6 tional use permits and his firm had never been <br /> 7 turned down; <br /> 8 invited the Commissioners to check with any of the <br /> 9 Police Departments in any of those locations from <br /> 10 Brooklyn Park to Robbinsdale, and they would find <br /> 11 they had no problems because those activities are <br /> 12 under firm control; <br /> 13 they have a full time attendant on duty at all <br /> 14 times and permit no drinking, smoking or eating on <br /> 15 the premises; <br /> 16 said there are no tables and no place to sit down <br /> 17 except at the sit down games and .no loitering is <br /> 18 allowed. <br /> 19 Werenicz Casts Doubts on Applicant' s Claims <br /> 0 <br /> ll The Commissioner, who said he had served on the Hennepin County <br /> 22 Sheriff ' s Department for 14 years, said he had contacted all eight <br /> 23 communities where Amusement Arcade operates and found there is much <br /> 24 disagreement with Mr. Heilicher' s perceptions that his establish- <br /> 25 ments have been trouble free. The Commissioner stated he had been <br /> 26 told that to alleviate the problem in some of the establishments, <br /> 27 the Police Departments have had to assign a full time police <br /> 28 officer in those facilities on Friday and Saturday evenings for <br /> 29 whatever hours the establishment is open. <br /> 30 Mr. Heilicher' s response was that his company had requested the <br /> 31 police presence in the Brooklyn Park and Maplewood arcades, which <br /> 32 are 22 ,000 and 15 ,000 square feet and in the Har Mar operation <br /> 33 because the mall had requested that because of the heavy theater <br /> 34 traffic. He told Mr. Childs his company pays to have the police <br /> 35 officers on duty and suggested Commissioner Werenicz should talk to <br /> 36 the officers who are involved to get a better perspective on the <br /> 37 problems. <br /> 38 When Commissioner Werenicz told the arcade representative he had <br /> 39 found it had been necessary to have police on duty wherever the <br /> 40 establishments had extended hours and their St. Anthony request was <br /> 41 for the same extended hours, Mr. Heilicher told him if there is a <br /> 42 need for police officer in this establishment, they would hire <br /> 43 one. <br /> 0 <br /> 12 <br />