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his building could only be considered as nriva.te nroperty and the problems requiring City services for unattended washers ane dryers are non existent in his onera.tion. The Hanager said a meeting is to be held tcrith vendors of such machines and building owners who own the machines and the staff will then make recommendations to the Council regarding the license fees they feel are necessary to support services provided by the Fire and Police Departrent. A comprehensive study of all licensing is also being prepared for Council consideration prior to -:larch 1st, when such fees are due. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to table action on licensinc- coin onerated washers and dryers for further recommendations from the staff. -lotion carried unanirously. Omar Shabaz, Co-chairman of the T.A.P. 29th Avenue IT.F., told the Council how pleased the residents on 29th are with their neer street and relayed their appreciation of the cooperation thev had been given by the City staff and Council as well. as the contractor for the rebuilding of 29th. He said however., that some 01sturbance and annoyance had been caused by the raised collars around the manholes which are a temporary measure until the final coating is applied next spring. He r..entioned the noise generated by vehicles hitting the collars and the hazards resulting from drivers moving into the wrong c.riving lane in an attempt to avoid the collars. It was his contention that alleviation of the irritation would. result from the installation of the traffic control signage which he had under t_ood had been previously agreed to by the Council. The highest priozity he felt should be the stop sign at Crestview to provide safety for children who use Silver. Point Park with signage also necessary at Filson Street because of the bike routing at that point and at Roosevelt which also serves as a student crossing point to St. Charles school. Additional traffic counts and accident data for 29th had been pro- vided by the staff with comparisions drawn between that street and two other heavily traveled City streets, 37th and 33rd Streets. This information did not seen to indicate a need. for stop signs and. the ISayor said that, basing his opinion, on the information which had been supplied, he felt any traffic difficulties now being ex- perienced on 29th were only temporary and did not justify the in- stallation of traffic control signs with the exception of perhaps a "Caution' sic_?n to warn motorists coming off Highway 8 to slow down. He felt the hazards which might have existed near Crestview had been lessened when the hill had been cut down during the re- building of 29th and favored retaining the existing signage at Rozelle to encourage the children to use that crossing rather than Crestview where motorist's sight vision miaht be less than adequate. Other councilmen disagreed with this assessment wondering why, when the City had just recently installed several new stop signs towards (g)