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<br /> <br />Gem Lake News Page 5 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Kiki Sonnen Becomes New Gem Lake Administrative Assistant <br />(continued from page 1) <br /> <br /> <br />For the past 12 years, Kiki has served as a <br />Community Service Officer for the county, which <br />is considered a civilian position. She says there <br />are 34 Community Service Officers in the <br />county. <br /> <br />Kiki has quite a bit of experience in public <br />service, including her multiple terms on the St. <br />Paul City Council. She served from 1984 to <br />1989 in this role. Prior to this, she had been Bob <br />Fletcher's aide on the council. Bob went on to <br />become the Ramsey County Sheriff. When he <br />won the election to this position, Kiki decided to <br />run for his vacant seat on the city council, and <br />won. <br /> <br />"When I was on the council, the big issues were <br />finding the money to keep the parks and <br />libraries open," said Kiki. "We were also trying to <br />promote thoughtful development of the <br />downtown area. It was always a give and take <br />between the downtown area and the <br />neighborhoods." <br /> <br />Another big issue was the Faust Theatre and <br />the concentration of adult entertainment facilities <br />on University Avenue. "The Faust Theater <br />decided they would just maybe move right down <br />the street to the intersection of University and <br />Cleveland Avenues and expand their adult <br />entertainment space," said Kiki. "Residents, <br />area businesses, and church leaders went crazy <br />and starting picketing. They had had enough! <br />The City finally bought the Faust out and <br />created adult entertainment ordinances that <br />prevent clustering of these types of businesses.” <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />