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• and general welfare of the community" . The Mayor then moved that the staff be directed to come back June 14th with a report on what actions the Police Department is taking to alleviate the problem on Skycroft but failed to get a second for his motion. Councilman Sauer wanted a committee formed of residetns, Council members and staff which could provide input to the report asked for by the Mayor. Councilman Stauffer wanted the residents involved in any study as well and said she wanted an opportunity to talk with the police about the complaints which had been made against them. Councilman Haik wanted to discuss the problem with the staff before the residents are involved so they could give their recommendations for some alternative to barricading Skycroft. Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Mayor Miedtke to direct the staff to return to the Council in two weeks with suggestions how to handle the traffic and drinking problems evidenced in the area of Skycroft Drive. Voting on the motion: Aye: Haik and Miedtke Nay: Stauffer and Sauer • Motion not carried. Mayor Miedtke then said he hoped the matter could be resolved to everyone's satisfaction but felt any interference with the movement of traffic in this area would have an effect on the entire City and felt the City Engineer should be included in any discussion of such a proposal. Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Sauer to direct the Manager to ascertain the reaction of the staff including the Police Department and the City Engineer to the proposal presented in the petition from the Skycroft residents and to seek counter pro- posals from them as to how to handle the problems involved. Their recommendations will be considered by the Council during their meeting June 14th. Motion carried unanimously. Ruth Hultgren, 3400 Croft Drive, then discussed a related problem involving a reported "kegger party" in Central Park involving minors. She posed several questions to the Council saying they represented "a growing concern of parents with lack of law enforcement" . She wanted to know why only two policemen responded to the disturbance call, why more minors aren 't arrested and more parents made aware of (5)