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• 1 the Counc=il- is not very comfortable. with the :only: center which 2 - - - remains and wants to get it :out;. 3 although it -would be hard to .ge'.t: rid- of . this arcade once it-'.s in 4 Apache it --might be a more positive- step to take to 'allow 5 another center, because "if we . close all- their hangouts, where 6 are the teenagers going to go?" 7 Mr. Cavanaugh responded that he knew A -lot 'of the teenagers goto 8 Apache Mall , where the management' 'from -time to -time . has, problems -with 9 them congregating - and smoking in the center court area and has to 10 clear them out. -He -added that congregation of kids in fast' food':.and 11 sit-down restaurants, amusement arcades, skate board areas, etc. are 12 just problems which "go with the territory" when you' re -trying to 13 manage a 530,000 square foot mall. 14 Mayor Asks for Better Understanding• of Both Positions 15 Mayor Sundland asked the applicants to understand -and appreciate the 16 Council' s position in the same manner as they expected the Council to 17 give a fair hearing to their request. He- pointed . out that. .. each of 18 the Councilmembers have personally-had difficulties with a similar, 19 but perhaps different-, establishment -.in St. Anthony which had 20 prompted : their opposition to - another establishment- like it in the 21 City: =His comments generated the fol-lowing response: 4� : ' 2 Marks reiterated that he would •like �to - see something positive 23 done for' the kids ; however, 24 indicated he had mixed feelings about this request him 25 self; 26 indicated he wished he had visited- more arcades prior to 27 the meeting to be better informed about the issue. 28 Ranallo: said he had also been involved with the previous attempts- 29 to establish youth centers in the City and had concluded 30 "kids just don' t want to be supervised. " 31 32 Attorney Expands on Legal Issues Involved 33 Mr. Soth reiterated that "the fact that the .City ordinance- says 34 amusement arcades are permitted uses in. St. Anthony doesn' t mean the 35" -- Council . can never deny such a request because they .might find during - 36 their considerations that there -were good reasons .to deny . because 37 of an establishment ' s location. " He said in this case it -had already 38 - been mentioned that the proposed -arcade was in close proximity to a 39 bar where adults coming- out of the bar . could. easily mix with - the 40 teenage- people it' the- arcade. . The Attorney said the- City can' t say 41 it "doesn' t =want any amusement arcades at all", .'because- they are 42 ' authorized in the . Ordinance , but ' the - Council. is not_ obliged to 043 approve this particular arcade as long as they. enumerate the reasons 13