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... Minutes of Regular Council Meeting Village of Arden Hills Monday, November 8, 1982 - 7:30 p.m. Village Hall Call to Order Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Woodburn called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. Roll Call Present - Mayor Robert Woodburn, Councilmen Maurice Johnson, Diane McAllister, Dale Hicks, Thomas Mulcahy (7:38 p.m.) . Absent - None Also Present - Attorney James Lynden, Engineer Don Christoffersen, Treasurer Donald Lamb, Clerk Administrator Charlotte McNiesh, Deputy Clerk Dorothy Zehm Approval of Minutes McAllister moved, seconded by Hicks, that Council approve the Minutes of the October 25th Council Minutes as amended and the Minutes of the November 4th Council Meeting as submitted. Motion carried unanimously (4-0). Business from the Floor None (Mulcahy arrived at the meeting). REPORT OF VILLAGE ATTORNEY JAMES LYNDEN Amusement Arcade Ordinance Ameudment Council was referred to letter from-Lynden (11-5-82) and Flaherty (11-4-82) relative to Ordinance No. 224. In discussion of license fees, Lynden said he was unaware of Resolution No. 82-41 which establishes fees for amusement arcades and coin operated amuse- ment devices; noted that the fees charged should be commensurate with the cost to administer the licensed activity; suggested an escalating amusement arcade fee, based on the number of devices in the establishment, and a fixed fee per device; suggested that the fees should be in line with other communities. Jane Lockridge, Hunters Park, expressed concern that the ordinance appears to affect only one business; feels it is unfair to p.lace controls on an existing business operation which seems to please "everyone". It was suggested that perhaps the whole ordinance deals with "evils" that don't exist. Tim Tuggle said from his son's experience, he could vouch for Flaherty's policing their operation and enforcing the 9:00 p.m. curfew. In further discussion, it was explained that the controls were . primarily based on concern about activities in and around arcades (e.g. beer drinking in parking lots etc.), also of concern is that minors are operating the machines when they should be in school. Flaherty suggested that young people will congregate most anywhere parking lots, beaches, parks, street corners, shopping centers etc; advised that Flaherty polices its own oper- ation, which is controlled by liquor license regulations and in- vestigation; noted that Flahertys has had game machines for over 19 years without any problems. Hicks moved, seconded by Mulcahy, that Council authorize the changes to Ordinance 224 as suggested iu Lynden's letter of 11-5-82, to exclude those establishments having liquor licenses from certain sections of the ordinance, and to modify Section 4-12 to regulate hours of operation on school days/nights for per- sons under the age of 16, not accompanied by an adult or guardian. Motion carried (Hicks, Mulcahy, Johnson, McAllister voting in favor of the motion; Woodburn voting in opposition).