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indicate how many devices are licensed. George Frisch who represents San Nilva, owner of the majority of amusement devices and rides at Apache Plaza, said his client felt 15 devices would be a more realistic number which %,,could constitute an amusement center under the proposed ordinance. Mr. Nilva then recounted his efforts to solve problems which have been contended to have been caused by the presence of his machines in the mall of the shopping center. He introduced Louis Chiodo, a retired security guard at Apache, who Mr. Nilva now employs to supervise the games, rides and change machines, Mr. Frisch said the Christmas rush had made it difficult to ascertain whether any of these devices were the attraction for the undesirable element who frequent the center and about whom complaints have been lodged by police, merchants and customers. The amusement device owner also told of lower license fees he has paid in other municipalities. S. C. Ryan, 4409 Country Club Road, presented plans for a roller garden which he is proposing for the empty building at Apache in which he hoped would convince the Council that the entire operation could to considered as an amusement center under the new ordinance. Councilman Sauer wondered if the City does not actually have the power under existing ordinances to limit undesirable activities through its licensing. Councilman Stauffer felt that though some of the problems at Apache would seem to have been solved through the cooperation of the owner of amusement devices there, the time spent considering the proposed ordinance seemed to warrant setting up specific coals at this point. Notion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Mayor r?iedtke to table action indefinitely on the ordinance regulating amusement devices. ORDINANCE 1976-014 AN ORDI14ACNE REGULATING AMUSEMENT DEVICES; M..IENDING CHA.PTFR IV (Section 400) OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING SECTION 450 THERETO Votion on the motion; Aye: Sauer, Miedtke and Haik Nay. Stauffer Motion carried. At 8.00 P.M. the Mayor reconvened the Public Hearing on the uses for the 1977 Community Development Block Grant Funds. The City staff distributed copies of the Community Development Block Grant Program Citizen Participation/Notification Regulations 1, and a listing of the 16 projects which had been previously proposed (2)