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Session 1842 May 20, 2002 changes to the ordinance and submitted them to the City Clerk Pro Tem. He put the discretion in the Council, as opposed to the City Manager and staff. He would also prefer that the language be consistent with the Site Plan out on Delmar. The continuity of the grant also needs to be in compliance with the current site plan review. As he proposes, the City Council would have the ability to grant a laudromat 24 hour operating hours provided that the items, as redlined, are all met. If they don't continue to be met, then the Council would have the power to take them away. He would ask that his proposed changes to the ordinance be discussed and adopted. Dan Martin, 740 Trinity, stated that he is a long time resident and takes pride in using U. City businesses whenever possible. He does have a few concerns regarding the Laundromat, since several of his neighbors back up to the property. He is not at all opposed to the property being developed into a Laundromat. He just opposes legislation that would extend hours past the current ordinance. Doing so would eliminate any walk thru traffic through the neighborhood. Any coin operated and amusement machines should not be allowed in the establishment or be kept to a minimum of three or less. Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel, said that she would like to discuss refuse charges. She put some written information together. There is a mistake on the second page. She received some erroneous information from City Hall. The refuse charges shown are per unit and for six months. She has an alley where she lives and she pays $70.20 for pickup every six months. She compared the alley at 7000 block of Kingsbury and the 7000 block of Waterman, which both have a total of 35 houses. There are 10 community boxes, which mean there are 3.5 families using those boxes. It is a beautifully maintained alley and there is no trash. The 7000 block of Pershing, also in the first ward, has fifteen houses and five community boxes, so there are three families that use each box. These alleys are very clean. In the third ward, her alley goes along Etzel and Crest. The 6700 block of Crest has fourteen flats which is twenty eight families, one four family, ten houses and one church. There is a total of 43 users and eight community boxes. That is 5.3 families per box. There are three derelict cars and all kinds of trash and brush. The third ward is shouldering approximately $1500 over the first ward. She is not suggesting more community boxes. The large boxes attract trash and the people come there at night and drop furniture and appliances, which the City has to pick up. She suggests instead of increasing fees across the City, that everyone with alleys be allowed to get individual roll out carts, as they do in the second ward. This would eliminate ad hoc dumping. She encouraged the Council to drive through any of the alleys in the third ward to get a feel for what she is discussing. The first ward is sheltered and is not adjacent to Wellston and Pagedale. The third ward is more prone to dumping and individual roll out carts would eliminate the problem in her opinion. CITY CLERK'S DOCKET: