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MINUTES City Council Dec. 30, 1987 Bank Shot Billiar•ds (Cont.) Schifsky r•eplied that in addition to Food and Fuel and the billiar•d center~ ther•e ar•e plans for~ a video r•etail outlet, a pizza place, dr•y cleaner~s and another~ food business. Schifsky r•epor•ted that his or~iginal proposal was for• 4,800 squar•e feet and about 22 or~ 23 pool tables, however•, this is now scaled down to 3,700 squar•e feet and about 18 pool tables. Blesener asked if the outdoor access to the billiard center was the only access to the billiar~d center•. Schifsky r~eplied that this was cor~r~ect and that ther~e would be no internal access fr~om any other~ business located in the shopping center. Scalze pointed out the or•iginal r~equest to oper•ate until 4 A.M. and the Planning Commission's r•ecommendation that the business be allowed to r•emain open to 2 A.M. initially. Schifsky r•epor•ted that Bank Shot Billiar•ds would like to r~emain open to 4 A.M. and r•equested that the Council set a r~eview on this matter• after~ a cer~tain amount of time to deter~mine if a 4 A.M. closing ~ould be possible. Scalze asked if Schifsky has oper~ated a pool hall befor•e. Schifsky r~eplied that he had not, but has experience in the video r~ental industr~y both in the United States and abr~oad. Scalze pointed out Schifsky's comments to the Planning Commission that he has exper•ience in dealing with pr•oblems similar• to those facing a billiar~d center~. Schifsky r•eplied that while involved in the video r•ental industr•y he dealt with pr•oblems center•ing ar•ound the bad image that video r•ental stor•es had initially. Schifsky felt that this exper•ience as well as his management exper•ience would be an asset. Schifsky r•epor~ted that he and the owner•s of Bank Shot Bi 11 i ar~ds wi 11 cr•eate a family atmospher~e at the billiar•d center~. Schifsky also pointed out the visibility of the site and the fact that ther•e will be a non-alcoholic envir•onment at the billiar•d center~. Schifsky also r~epor•ted that the equipment on the pr~emises will be of high-quality. Scalze r~epor•ted that the City had a pr•evious application for~ a billiar•d center• in the City, but this application was denied given the police r•epor•ts on a bi l l i ar~d center~ that the appl icant was cur•r~ently oper~ati ng in another~ city. Scalze stated that she was wor•r•ied about the pr•otection of the r•esidents to the nor•th. Schi fsky r•epor•ted that the bi 11 i ar~d center• wants to become a par•t of the community and does not want to cr•eate pr~oblems. This center• is a business ventur•e, and hopefully the fir•st of two or• thr•ee center~s Page -3-