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10/5/82 Page -7- Seven of the machines are owned by her and her husband, 3 to one person and the remain- ing to another person. The newer machines bring in more revenue than the older ones. She again stressed the $100.00 fee per machine was too high and it was her feeling a City the size of Louisville could not support another arcade, as they are just making a small profit after expenses. Mrs. Kelly provided Councilmembers with copies of what revenue was realized on 7 machines for a period of 15 weeks. Mayor Meier Advised Mrs. Kelly this was the first read- ing on the ordinance and it was subject to change. He also advised her if she wished to submit additional figures on the remain- ing 12 machines to do so. Give them to the City Clerk and she would see councilmembers received copies. Councilman Cussen Inquired of Mrs. Kelly if gum was still given to the children as an incentive. She stated that they did - also they have contests and tokens are given the youngsters for each A on their report cards - also additional token for a dollar bill spent in a machine, etc. Councilman Cussen commented he noticed a lot of litter and gum wrappers along the sidewalk. A second concern he expressed was that people are unable to get down the mall because of all the bicycles. He asked if plans were being made to install racks - felt she had the responsibility to make these available. She stated she will ask the young people to not place their bicycles on the sidewalk. Councilman Cummings Commented he did not feel Council was question- ing her objectives or morals by any means, but addressing a problem situation. Secondly, he did not feel that any business that you venture into that $1,900 for one year is such a marked-up profit that an arcade will do, nor did he feel it was an excessive amount.