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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 22, 2005 Page 5 Councilmember Thuesen questioned whether there are less main breaks recently. Mr. Hartman responded there will be fewer main breaks with the reconstruction. He noted some of the mains 3 have been in the ground for many years. 4 5 Councilmember Thuesen said the Department is doing a nice job, particularly with snow 6 removal. 7 8 Councilmember Horst questioned whether the Department does the tree trimming. Mr. Hartman 9 replied that due to the lack of snowfalls, the Department has completed a lot of tree trimming this 10 past winter. 11 12 Councilmember Stille asked if Mr. Hartman would elaborate on the cooperation with the 13 schools. Mr. Hartman said the City cost shares for the fertilization of Central Park. In addition, 14 the Public Works Department responds to snow removal and ice control for all the public lots, 15 including school lots. 16 17 Mr. Morrison questioned the hours of Spring Clean Up Day. Mr. Hartman said the hours on May 18 7 are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 19 20 Mr. Morrison clarified the number of park users. Mr. Hartman responded it is just under 3,300 21 for all three parks. He explained that part time employees watch the shelters and keep 22 attendance. �J Mayor Faust noted that tours could be given even if a resident missed the open house by calling 25 ahead. He encouraged residents to see the building. He said that there is a sense of pride in the 26 Department, and he commended Mr. Hartman and his staff. 27 28 I. Liquor Operations Annual Report, presented by Mike Larson, Liquor Operations 29 Manager 30 Mr. Larson introduced his staff. He noted two liquor stores have opened in 2004. He explained 31 each store has a store manager, a store clerk and 15 part time employees. The first store opened 32 on June 18, 2004, and Store #2 reopened September 18, 2004 after being renovated for three 33 months. He noted the operations name was changed to St. Anthony Village Wine and Spirits. 34 Also, the store numbers were changed, and Store #1 became the St. Anthony Marketplace 35 location. Store #2 became Silver Lake Village location. He indicated parking at the St. Anthony 36 Marketplace location was an issue in the past, and now there is ample parking. He stressed that 37 the store is located between Wal -Mart and Cub for convenience in shopping. 38 39 Mr. Larson gave a nine -year profit history. He noted there was a dip in sales, but it will rebound 40 in 2005. He said there has been a major expansion of product selection. He also mentioned the 41 awards that were given, including the Readers Choice Award for the best wine selections. He 42 said his staff worked hard to win the award. He also noted the Minnesota Municipal Beverage 43 Association awarded them the Facility of the Year Award. 44 /15 Mr. Larson said the selection of wine is expanded. The web site will show the varieties, and will also show the monthly specials list as well as a list of events. It will show party planning tips 47 and an online customer service survey. He noted that on the online survey, of approximately 54