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STUDY SESSION
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
December 3, 1984
1. Call to order
The Mayor called the study session to order at 6:00 p.m. Present were
Council members Jerrold Martin, Ronald Backes, Tom Duffy and
Mayor Lyle Hanks. Also present were the City Manager and various
staff members.
2. King's Inn.
The City Manager reported to Council that the Department of
Inspectional Services had completed a thorough inspection of
the dining and food handling facilities at King's Inn. It was
noted that three court citations had been issued in September
and that no remedial action had been taken or apparently planned
by the restaurant's owner. The City Manager stated that in staff's
opinion the restaurant's food license for 1985 should not be
renewed until the issues identified in the Inspectional Services
report had been addressed and remedied. The consensus of Council
was that staff should be supported and that King's Inn should
be required to clean up their operations in accordance with
state health guidelines and City ordinances. The manager
stated that he would prepare a letter to the owner of King's
Inn which would clarify the City's intention to not renew the
establishment's food license on Jan. 1 until appropriate remedial
action is taken.
3. Mulhouse
The Manager informed Council that he had recently received a
letter from Mr. John Mulhouse requesting consideration by Council
of some ill-defined claims of impropriety. Council directed
the manager to inform Mr. Mulhouse that he should proceed with
his claims through the accepted judicial processes.
4. Firefighters Pension
The St. Louis Park firefighters have proposed legislation which
would allow them to vest in a retirement program at 10 years.
It was noted that firemen had chosen the 20 -year vesting at
the same time they selected additional benefits in their existing
retirement program. The City Manager stated that he felt the
City should not pay additional costs for the firefighters pension
program. Councilman Martin stated that he is not opposed to
the idea of 10 -year vesting if the financing could be worked
out in a way acceptable to the City. The Manager stated that
he felt a bill would be introduced to the Legislature and that
legislation would probably come back to City officials for their
review and opinions. Councilman Martin stated that the City
should do whatever is necessary to encourage new firemen to
join the ranks of the City's fire department. Mayor Hanks noted
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that if the City were to approve this request from the Fire
Department, the Police Department would be in a position to
ask for the same benefits that are currently a part of the fire-
fighters pension program. Mayor Hanks directed the Manager to
inform the Fire Department that the Council has many questions
about this issue and would like to discuss it further.
5. Comments from the Mayor
Mayor Hanks stated that the sessions at the National League
of Cities conference in Indianapolis had been informative and
that he had participated in a discussion exercise which he felt
would benefit the Council. The City Manager was asked to prepare
information about the discussion exercise for future Council
consideration.
6. Tbi study: ession adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
Cris Gears
Recording Secretary