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Councilmember Elvig explained the question for him is whether midnight adds much more to the benefit or detracts so much more from the community for having to put up with it for that extra hour. With the many events that have happened in the City it seems the happy medium is 11 :00. Councilmember Look suggested whatever decision is made regarding the time the information should be included in the- Ramsey Resident. Councilmember Dehen suggested a compromise of 11 :00 p.m. one night and midnight the other night of the event. Mayor Gamec stated the times should be kept the same to facilitate monitoring the event. Councilmember Olson stated times allowed for music need to be consistent for this event and for all other events in the City. If 11 :00 p.m. will be allowed on Friday and Saturday nights there should also be a discussion of times for other days of the week. Councilmember Dehen asked whether the action tonight is approval of the special event request by Diamonds. Police Chief Way stated the special events permit application has been made to the City and will come before the Council at the March 13. 2007 meeting. The application will include the time decided upon by the Council tonight, as well as items the Fire Department would like to address. Mr. Way indicated he would like to address security issues tonight as well. Motion by Mayor Gamec, seconded by Councilmember Olson, to direct staff to include a time limit of 11 :00 p.m. for music on Friday and Saturday nights in the special events permit application. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Olson, Elvig, Look, and Strommen. Voting No: Councilmembers Dehen and Jeffrey. Police Chief Way stated in relation to security with special events, the City of Ramsey has a small Police Department and is not able to have a dozen officers in attendance at special events. There should be consideration of determining a minimum number of licensed law enforcement officers at special events. If the Ramsey Police Department cannot provide that service due to the numbers, the service would be provided by the Sherifr s Department. Councilmember Dehen asked whether private security firms - could be utilized to fulfill the minimum requirements. Police Chief Way replied the problem is that private security firms do not have arrest powers. Private firms could be present to assist licensed officers, which has been done in the past with events at Diamonds. Councilmember Dehen asked how it is determined how many officers to assign and who pays for them. City Council / February 27, 2007 Page 19 of 21