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MIAIUT~S <br />City Coiancil <br />Oct. £3, 19~6 <br />~iarket Place '!r. Le~~r Scharr appeared before th<~ Council reqiiestinc7 approval of <br />Pool Vlall an amuseinent license in or<ier to operate a pool hatl at the ."4ar!<et <br />Place. <br />/19enda <br />Iteri ~lo. 9 Fahey pointed out ttiat the City has receivec! a petition siqned by <br />all the businesses in the P4arket Place opposiny i;he pool hall. <br />Scnarr report2d that the opposition is a surprise to him and pointecf <br />out that he has a signFd 1nase ~~tith tPie nranagement canpany of ~th~ <br />F1ar'<et P1 ace. Scharr reported that the "1ar!<et Pl ace i s bei ng <br />nec~otiated for sal~, antl i F the salz~ occ~irs, the nevi o.~mers Piave <br />reserved Y,he right to a.ct on his lease as well. Scharr reported <br />that he has spdce 4iith a couple of o~ther business oivners in thn r,~all, <br />and he dic! not qet the irni~ression that they ~~!ere opposed to 9iis <br />business. <br />Rlesener as!:ed the lay-out of the hall. <br />Sc%iarr reporte~! that he planned to have 14 pool tahtes and a siriall <br />area Por video qamns. Scharr reported that he presently oE~!ns a <br />paol hal l next to ~1i nnehaha 13osd1 , and clue to 1 ease probl eins, uroi.il d <br />like to relocate. Scharr felt that t~iith nro~er po1icing and super- <br />vi si on, t'ne noo1 hal l s•ioial d present no pro~l ems. <br />Scalze renorted that she visitE~c! P9r. Scharr's cuwren9: location <br />~;ihich has its osan entrance 4•rherehy c{astomers of the nool hall da <br />7ot need to rninc,le svith customers of the other businesses in the <br />area. Scalze askecievhy a$1 cover charqe ~~as charged customers. <br />Scharr replied that ~e us~.ially does not charge the r.over charne, <br />but reserves the right to do so. <br />Scalze asked ~=ihy at his nresent location, i1r. Scharr has a~~vall <br />erectec! near the entrance so that you cannot see irrto the pool hall. <br />Scharr rr_plied that this a~aas done in order to control the flova ~f <br />people int.o i:he hall. Scharr reported that Yie has been in b~.asin~ss <br />for tv;o years anc) vatien he fi rst vrent i nf,o bus i ness, he l ooked at tn~ <br />'iarket Place, hooaever, at that tirne there 1las not adequate space <br />available to hiin. <br />Fahey as'ced the nuriber of nolice ca11s ~>er year to the pool hall. <br />Scharr reportec.! that they have had aboui: three ca11s in the last <br />t~,~o years. <br />Fahny asked the age of Scharr's customer>. <br />Sctiarr reported the average agn at under 25 years. Scharr also <br />reported that they do get famity husiness and have t~.~io leagues in <br />~X1 S'tEnCe cornpri secl of 3~ti"; einpl oyees. <br />Page -~- <br />