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. ' <br /> 494 <br /> December 12,1985 <br />. Sarah France then summarised the teatimony given in the morning ! <br />[ including the two amendments to the ordinance and th I different <br /> kinds of activities!bat had been observed,both in other cOunties , <br /> and also within the city of Everett. <br /> The City Clerk then reviewed the following letters' <br /> r41=iorsrcli=nrige:05 <br /> t,5 <br /> :,7ce0.0e0 """t" 1"1"1" Of <br /> "e i <br /> I <br /> i <br /> Everett Community College expresSing concern of the adult <br /> entertainment center at 1021 Broadway,acroas the street from their <br /> CnnvetnlogY School. <br /> TUT:rt; J,t:1,2:17;L'poweasiblreeudgptoortertteuseeo=C:r. <br /> Chamber of Commerce stating they preferred SeParation negulatione ".. <br /> but they would leave the decision up to the council. <br /> 1. 3 <br /> Trudy Ward opposed Hi 00105 this tYlne if OPernZlon in the Ott?. <br /> Victor Hoff, <br /> , Attorney for the Magazine Center at 1905 1/2 Hewitt ' <br /> stating his client could abide by the provisions of the ordinance , <br /> with the exception of Subpart L.1 on page 6. <br /> President Stephenson said he would call on those people who had <br /> filled put uhe sign up sheets first and following that,anYone elge . <br /> who wished to speak could do so. <br /> Peter Kruis of 1231 Broadway asked about the opinion in court some t. <br /> years ago where decisions of this sort were to be referred to the t <br /> community ana Jim Iles,Asst. City AthorneY, eaid in the State of 3 <br /> l'''. Washington,the comunnity is the state and in essence,the city is a i <br /> sub-community of the state and so the eity cannot legislate the area I <br />.3,I of obscenity,only the State of Washington can do this. He said he ' <br /> represented a group of citizens from north Everett who objected to , <br /> allowing the establishment on Broadway,questioned that there would j <br />'I[ be enough parking and urged the council to adopt an ordinance with , <br /> strong regulations to minimize the effect of such establishments. <br /> 1"3 , !:!'o'nrTg:tagoiTh117r17:113M-7:roe'112,the rec"mend'"""et [ <br /> Melvin Barton of 1506 Olst Pl. urged the adoption of both t <br /> ordinances. <br />. , <br /> . Victor Hoff,attorney for the Everett Magazine Center said that 95X . <br /> i of the ordinance is o.k. The problem they feel, is taking off the <br /> doors on the panorams. He said there had been no testimony before I <br /> n thn council that any arrests had been made at his client's place of ' <br /> business so evidentally there has been no trouble there. He said ' <br /> 3 they had made a survey of their customers and over 65%of them said ! <br /> they would not return if the doors were taken off and 30%said they <br />'3 would not be there as often. He k saif this section of the ,ordinance was left in, it would not beid a regulating ordinance <br /> would be a prohibiting ordinance. They could live with the resC of I <br /> the ordinance, even the half door Slat present,but he doubted if <br /> I! . <br /> l' <br />