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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 28, 2001 Page 12 Dr. Walter Hildebrandt, another St. Anthony resident, stated that their first priority was with medical 2 attention, and hoped that the community would support them when they asked for it. 3 Resident Clarence Ranallo, President of the Kenzie Terrace Association, stated that he was urged by 4 the residents of Kenzie Terrace to come forward to request that the Council deny the proposal from the 5 City of Minneapolis. He added that he was pleased that they did just that. 6 7 Mr. Ranallo stated that the community has lost so much already, and they do not want to lose the Fire 8 Department. He identified other examples that had residents asking questions regarding TIF funds, and 9 an electronic sign. 10 Mayor Cavanaugh defended the actions of the Council stating that they are following a pattern that was 11 set down with acquiring the homes on Kenzie. He added that they cannot get everything done at once, 12 but if they do not start these things, it would come back at them later. 13 Mayor Cavanaugh asked the Council if they wanted to do anything on the Firehouse. 14 Councilmember Horst stated he felt that a new firehouse was a future need. 05 Councilmember Thuesen suggested that they discuss the next step with the issues surrounding the Fire 16 Department at the next City Council Study Session. 17 Councilmember Hodson stated that he would like to examine the costs and time line associated with the 18 Firehouse. 19 Mayor Cavanaugh called for a five-minute recess before the meeting continued. 20 D. Discussion of the Stonehouse operation. 21 City Manager Mike Morrison stated that the Council had made the Stonehouse property their number 22 one priority on their list of issues in January. He indicated that the City had approved Jim Prosser, 23 Ehlers and Associates, to examine the Stonehouse, its operations, and address the issue of keeping the 24 Stonehouse open. 25 Mr. Prosser indicated that they separated the on-sale from the off-sale because they are so different, 26 specifically examining the on-sale portion. He said that their primary issue to examine was whether they 27 should reinvest in the existing structure and operation. 28 Mr. Prosser reviewed the option of building a new On-Sale Restaurant, which consisted of constructing a new 5,000 square foot restaurant on the current site with the city continuing to operate. He continued that the costs and revenues were as follows: