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I I 1 he had been granted when his business was first approved to increase the 2 number of amusement devices he would be allowed from 34 to 45 as those • 3 licenses became available. Chair Wagner read aloud the Notice of the 4 Hearing which had been published in the September 8 , 1988 Bulletin and 5 sent to all property owners of record within 350 feet of the subject 6 property. 7 Michael Bonaventura the applicant and owner of the malt shop at 3800 8 Silver Lake Road, was the only person present for the Commission 9 consideration. 10 Staff Report: 11 Childs' September 16th memorandum to the Commissioners reporting there 12 were several amusement devices available in the City right now. The 13 City Manager also advised in his memorandum that Mr. Bonaventura was 14 the only arcade operator in St. Anthony with a conditional use permit 15 which limits the number of licenses he can have. Mr Childs had also 16 noted that the City Ordinance only allows 106 amusement devices in St. 17 Anthony and this request would only counterbalance decreases in other 18 locations. 19 Proponent: 20 klr. Bonaventura told the Commissioners: 21 *his request was based on the necessity to compete with other video 22 arcades in the area like Circus Circus who are able to offer from 40 to 23 50 games for their customers to play; 24 *he has the space for more machines and it would be beneficial to 25 be able to offer the kids what's the latest in machines; 26 *after the basketball season is over, he'd -be removing the big 27 basketball hoop in his shop which would leave at least 12 feet of space 28 open for 4 or 5 different games, if he had the licenses for them; 29 *he could probably squeeze more than 45 machines into his shop, but 30 wouldn't want to do that because he'd have to block the walkways to the 31 malt counter to get that many in; 32 *there are four licenses he knows of which are available now. 33 Mr. Childs indicated that if the Alternative doesn't relocate within 34 the City, there would probably be two licenses available to Mr. 35 Bonaventura. He perceived it was going to take some time before the 36 malt shop proprietor would be able to use all the licenses he was now 37 requesting. because of the limitation on the number of licenses in the 38 Ordinance. He also pointed out businesses like C. G. Rein have in the 39 past deposited certified checks with the City to cover the license fees 40 for more devices when they become available. 10