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NI <br /> 'JE I <br /> september 22, 1993 <br /> TOO Steve Sarkozy, city Manager <br /> OM: Jim Zelinsky, Police Chief <br /> SUBJECT: LAVA LINKS SPECIAL USE/LICENSE APPLICATION <br /> The Police Department has serious concerns and reservations with <br /> the above request that will be considered by the city Council on <br /> September 27o <br /> A revised ordinance was adapted by council on 25 February 1991 <br /> which enerall speaks to those concerns* The Parks and Recreation <br /> � y <br /> Director Community Development Director and chief of Police were <br /> the staf f members that initiated the Special Requirements for <br /> licensing. Now, two years 1 ater-� the Planning � commission has <br /> ass d on ecia1 Use permit request ignoring those guidelines. <br /> es. <br /> When we were doing the research and drafting the requirements, a <br /> considerable amount of data was accumulated that justified the <br /> requirements. Since then, we have seen a number of these <br /> businesses ether fail or have caused a considerable drain on <br /> police resources in other communities some of those that fell <br /> � Bankshot at Rice and County Road C in <br /> victim to problems were 1 <br /> Little Canada; and 2) Rock-a�fellas at Snelling and Larpenteur in <br /> Falcon Heights. <br /> Although it wasn't tied to the circus Circus in Har Har regarding <br /> a recent shooting, there have been numerous problems in the parking <br /> lot near the area of Circus Circus -- thefts from auto, vanda l i sms, <br /> hit and runs, assaults and other mischievous incidents-0 <br /> Rennin an activity check at Crossroads from January if 1992 thru <br /> g <br /> August 31 1993, the Police Department has taken three hundred <br /> sixty five reporte e Again, many <br /> of these incidents were similar to <br /> activit y occurring in the parking lot at the Har Isar all center. <br /> I have checked with two other departments in the metro area that <br /> police Circus Circus establishments, West St. Paul and Brooklyn <br /> Park. Both have had histories of generating criminal activity. <br /> Both communities now require police officers to work part-time; <br /> both in the business itself and in the parking lot* If the Council <br /> decides to grant this special use, I sincerely hope this is a <br /> minimum requirement placed on Lava Links <br /> I will be available to answer any questions the Council may have <br /> regarding this matter on September 27 * <br /> cc: Do Welschl community Development Director <br />