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• Councilmen Stauffer and Haik expressed concern about establishing a practice of allowing small groups to tie up recreation facilities in the parks for similar or less desirable activities. Councilman Stauffer said she would be more comfortable with granting such a per- mission to a larger organization such as the Community Services De- partment. Mr. Hiebel said the Berger team were part of a loosely knit group of softball teams under the Community Services but only their team competed outside the community. His request included work- ing out facility arrangements with Ron Buhrt and he did not feel the proposed tournament would affect to any great extent the use of the park by other groups. Mr. Rymarchick said he felt as residents of the City they had a legitmate claim to the use of the recreational facilities . The Manager related problems which he had experienced in Excelsior when softball teams had monopolized the only ball diamond in that City 's park and the regulations they had established to govern such activities. There was general agreement that there was need for a provision in the City ordinance for temporary licensing the sale of beer which could serve as a vehicle for establishing rules and regula- tions whereby the sale of beer and assumption of liability for such sales could governed. However, Councilman Sauer felt the precedent for allowing the temporary sale of beer had already been established, citing the Wrangler Days and previous community events in the City parks and the sale of beer at St. Charles events . Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to • grant a temporary two day license to Ken Hiebel to allow the sale of beer during the softball tournament to be held in the City parks June 18th and 19th, 1977 and to waive the fee for such a license. Before voting on the motion, the following motion to table was made: Motion by Mayor Miedtke and seconded by Councilman Haik to table action on the request for a temporary beer license for a softball tournament June 18th and 19th until the Council ' s February 22nd meeting to allow time for the Manager and the Attorney to prepare a modification of the City ordinance for granting temporary beer licenses . Voting on the motion to table: Aye: Sundland, Haik, Miedtke and Stauffer Nay: Sauer Motion to table carried. The applicants were then assured that the consensus of the Council was that they would be allowed to sell beer during their tournament and they could therefore proceed with their preparations including working out arrangements with the Community Services for use of park facilities . • Phil Dahlen, 1378 Skywood Lanes N.E. , representing C.B. United, ap- peared to present his organizations plans to hold a jamboree-camperee (4)