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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ST . LOUIS PARK , MINNESOTA
July 12 , 1971
1 , CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor
Howard at 8 : 09 p . m .
2 . ROLL CALL
The following Councilmen were present at roll call :
Frank Fleetham
Murray Galinson
Richard Graves
Leonard Thiel
Frank Howard
Also present were the City Manager , Assistant City Manager , Director
of Finance , Chief of Police , and Secretary .
Councilman Robert Reynolds arrived at 8 : 20 p . m .
3 . PUBLIC HEARING
( a ) APPLICATION FOR INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSE REQUESTED
BY HICKORY WHEEL BAR B - Q RESTAURANT , 5420 EXCELSIOR
BOULEVARD , AS DESCRIBED IN NOTICE OF HEARING PUBLISHED
JUNE 10 AND JUNE 171, 1971 ) .
Wir , Phillip Eder , applicant , was present indicating that he had
now furnished Council with information requested at the meeting of
June 21 , 1971 .
After discussion concerning the financial condition of the firm ,
Councilman Thiel moved to deny the license . Councilman Fleetham
seconded the motion .
Councilman Graves , feeling there should be a full Council present ,
moved to defer action to July 19 , 1971 . Councilman Galinson seconded
the motion for purposes of discus sion. ( Councilman Reynolds thramed ) e
The vote on the motion failed 3 - 3 , Councilmen Thiel and Fl ,
and
` Mayor Howard voting nay .
Vote on t to den also failed 3 - 3 , Councilmen Reynolds ,
he motion y
Graves ing nay . Councilman Graves moved to defer
, and Galinson vot
econd to his motion .
to July 19 , 1971 , but there was no s
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he Cit Attorney ruled that since no action had been taken on the
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matter it was the same as if it had been indefinitely tabled .
4 . MISCELLANEOUS
RESOLUTION NO. 4278
It was moved by Councilman Galinson , seconded by Councilman Graves ,
to waive reading and adopt Resolution No . 4278 entitled , Resolution Urging
United States Government to Intercede to Indicate to the Soviet Union Concern
for Proper Treatment of Soviet Jews . The motion carried 6 0 .
Councilman Thiel moved that Council direct staff to investigate and bring
back a feasibility report relative to making Wolfe Lake into a fishing lake .
Councilman Graves seconded and the motion carried 6 - 0 . Councilman
Galinson also asked for plans for greening up of that area .
Councilman Galinson moved to approve budget of Bassetts Creek Flood
Control District , Councilman Thiel seconded and the motion carried 6 - 0 .
Councilman Graves moved to appoint J . Dudley Moylan to the Housing
and Redevelopment Authority , Councilman Thiel seconded and the motion
carried 6 - 0 .
Mr . Stanley Maisel , 2639 Florida Avenue , requested that tennis courts
be considered in the development of the park facilities at 26th Street and
Dakota Avenue . Councilman Reynolds indicated that he would bring this
to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission for their consideration.
5 . ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Council-man Reynolds , seconded by Councilman Thi
mel , the
meeting was adjourned at 8 : 45 p . m , oy a six yea vote .
Mayor
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Attest ,
A ice M . Carlson , Secretary
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