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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 22,2012 Page 18 Lt. Rosand provided specifics related to compliance failure at Cedarholm Golf Course, located at 2323 N Hamline Avenue; as detailed in the in the RCA dated October 22, 2012 City Attorney Mark Gaughan advised, prior to the City Council's discussion, that since this involves a City employee, the City Council should limit their dis- cussion to the golf course itself, not its employees, under the MN Government Data Privacy Act, noting that any employee disciplinary action was considered protected information and could only be discussed in Closed Executive Session. At the request of Mayor Roe, Parks and Recreation Department Director Lonnie Brokke came forward as a representative of Cedarholm Golf Course. Lonnie Brokke On behalf of staff, Mr. Brokke sincerely apologized to the community and the City Council for this serious offense; and advised that the responsible employee had been dealt with for this lapse in judgment. Mr. Brokke noted that, while of- ten being made aware that this training is required, Cedarholm had failed to use city-approved training in the past. However, as a result of this infraction, Mr. Brokke admitted that it had been recognized that the training program currently used was in need of improvement, and during that review process, changes had been made. Mr. Brokke noted that, at present, all staff at Cedarholm was approved at this seasonal operation, and had been trained immediately following this serious in- fraction, using the city-approved training program. Mr. Brokke assured the community and City Council that training records would be kept current in the future, noting that this was the first failure of which he was aware in his twenty- three (23) year tenure with the City. Mr. Brokke stated that he felt sick about this situation and was taking all possible steps to make sure it did not happen again. In addition to using the city-approved training program, Mr. Brokke ad- vised that overall training would be provided for all staff at the Golf Course, and even though the Club House Manager was a seasonal, part-time employee, he was placing all staff on call as a reminder for future training. Mr. Brokke ad- vised that, in addition, he had directed that the Police Department send out their annual letter to his attention at City Hall to ensure appropriate follow-up from that administrative level as a clearing house for that information, rather than having notice sent to the Golf Course address. Mr. Brokke advised that additional on-site signage and alcohol compliance re- minders for servers and the public would also be improved; with a staff meeting scheduled, and training documentation on file for managers at the beginning of each season.