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1 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 2 Council.member Makowske reported a new St. Anthony resident had <br /> 3 contacted her-regarding serving as a Precinct Judge. Mr. Childs told <br /> 4 her to contact Mrs . Johnson, who -is always looking for people to <br /> 5 serve in that capacity. <br /> 6 Staff -to Report Further on Justification for Licensing Coin Operated <br /> 7 Washers and Dryers in Apartment Buildings and Condominiums <br /> 8 The- Finance Director had.- recommended the fees for sewer and water <br /> 9 connection as-well-as special -assessment searches ; copies ; and police <br /> 10 and fire reports be increased effective November 1 ; 1987 . She had <br /> 11 also recommended coin operated-:.washers and dryers. in apartment and <br /> 12 condominium buildings be licensed and the same fees charged as the <br /> 13 City already -charges for :the same type -of machines in laundromats . <br /> 14 During -the discussion of her memo, Mrs. . Johnson said further: <br /> 15 *she had based her recommendation on the 1987 Municipal Fee <br /> 16 Survey prepared by the AMM and had averaged out the fees by <br /> 17 other metropolitan- area municipalities the same size as <br /> 18 St. Anthony; <br /> •19 *the survey had shown other municipalities were licensing coin <br /> 20 operated laundry machines the same as they did the laundromat <br /> 21 machines and charging $8 . 00 per machine up to $100 maximum per <br /> 22- location; <br /> 23 *which she perceived would also be fair for St. Anthony .to do, <br /> 24 since a majority of the machines in apartments or condominiums <br /> 25' are owned and operated by vending. machine companies. and not the <br /> 26 building owners ; <br /> 27 *food and beverage machines are not licensed because the: City <br /> 28 has no food inspector per se and the counties have .taken over <br /> 29 responsibility of assuring the hygiene of the machine products . <br /> 30 The issue generated the following_ responses from those who were <br /> 31 present: <br /> 32 Mr . Childs indicated the laundromat .owners were complaining that <br /> 33- they were not being given equitable treatment for the same vending <br /> 34 machines . <br /> 35 Mayor Pro Tem. Ranallo indicated he could see no reason why special <br /> 36 treatment should be qiven these machines , just because of their <br /> 37. locations . <br /> 38 Councilmembers -Enrooth and Marks said they would. like to know -how the <br /> •39 City rationalized licensing vending machines in the first place . <br /> 9 <br />