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MzNUTrs c~ey coun~~t Peb, 9, 1983 Amusement Mr. I~a'~ey sta;ted that at Che la,t meetin~; he i.ndi.cated that the Center Ord. distance requ:irement should be the same as under the li.quor (Cont.) ordi.nance. Mrs. Nardini. poi.nted out that on page 1.5 of. the previous meeti.n;; mi.nutes the Counci.l i.ndi.cated that t:he di.stance requirement should be dropped due to the situati.on as at the stri.p center whi.ch :i.s located directly across from a residential area. Pahey indicated that there shoul<1 be no clistance requirement from a residential area, but there ,hould be one from a school.. Mrs. Scalze pointed out that school age chi.ldren cannot get into a bar, but they coulcl ~;et inCO an amusement cenY.er and, thereEore, the £300 foot di.stance requireme~t f:or an amuseinent center was not very much. Mrs. Nardini poi.nted out that on a strai_ght li.ne, llrady's was less than 800 f.eet from a school. The City Clerk disagreed stat:i.ng that I3r.ady's was 800 feet from the school. The closest corner of. each bui.l.ding was used in measuring thi.s di.stance. Hr. Pahey stated that he di.d not consider an amusement center any more harmful than liqnor. Pahf~y stated Chat he would I.iice to see the di.stance stay the same f.or each. Mr. I'orsberf; agreed. Mrs. Nardini. felt that perha~s the di.stance r.equi.rement should be less restrictive. Mrs. Nardi.ni aslced how the Li.ttle Canada Mall measured i.n relati.on to the school. The cler'c replied that this met the 800 foot requirement. Mrs. Nardini commented that the £300 foot requirement w~s O,K. wi.th her if i.t was agreeaUle to the rest oL the Counci.l. Mrs. Scalze stated t;iat 1<ids cannot get into a li.quor store anyway. Scalze asked ~~hy some cities charge the license fee on a per game basis. Scalze astced the Auildi.ng Inspector if he would :inspect games in a store. The T3uildi.ng Inspector replied that he would not unless he had another reason to go into the store. Mr. Loclce commenCed that the reason other ci.ti.es may be goi.ng on a per ~;ame basi.s is that Che bigger tlie game room the possibi.li.ty oF. more probl.ems and a hi_~;her fee to offset costs, such as poli.ce protecti.on. Mr. Forsber; stated that he feels there mig,ht be less problems with a pame room because there i.s more supervision pr.esent. Mr. Pahey stated thaC he felt other ci.ti.es were gouging the game r.oom owner by char~i.ng on a per machi.ne basi.s. L'ahey felt the fee shoul.d remai.n as is. Pa~e -2-