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1 Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 2 Councilmember 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 given these machines, just because of their <br /> 37 locations. <br /> 38 Councilmembers Enrooth and Marks said they would like to know how the <br /> 9 City rationalized licensing vending machines in the first place. <br /> W <br /> 9 <br />