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-2- SP-108, SPECTRUM 2 (can't) Mr. Aaron stated that an amusement center provides a place for the children to be with supervision. He stated that in other shOPPing centers with amusement centers there wer2 not these kinds of problems. He noted that he talked to the people at the Pizza Factory a~d they said there hasn't been any problems and will help him monitor the mall area. He stated that problems before were caused by bad management: Chairman Williams commented that he was unsure whose responsibility it was for the parking lot activities _ the owner of the Center, amusement center operator and/or Police Department? Commissioner Livingston stated that there are security guards at the'Apache Center. Mary Lou Lindholm of the Consignment Shop stated that her business opened October l~ ,1982 at the center. She stated that on a Friday night there were 25 teenagers in the hall and sitting on her store ledge. She was surprised they didn~t break windows. She stated that there was no supervlsion of the mall area and that in the winter this will be a warm place to hang out. She stated that she didn't think the one proposed supervisor could manage the activities within the amusement ~enter, mall area and parking lot at the same time. She noted that 1t woul~ be impossible for one supervisor to adequately contr?l the park1ng of bikes. She stated that there should be a secur1ty gU~rd watching the mall and parking lot. She also inquir~d how th1S amusement center with hours to 12:00 p.m. could recelve patrons because the mall is locked at 11:00 p.m. She requested that tne Police Department start enforcing the curfew. She stated that the kids directly affected and influenced her customers and therefore affects her business. She stated that the littering alone caused by the children gives her business a bad image. Chairman Williams inquired if the tenants have approached the Owner of the Center for better security. Mrs. Lindholm said that she had not yet talked to the owner. Commissioner Livingston stated that the owner should be required to provide adequate security and maintenance for the tenants. Commissioner Sande indicated that when Brighton Village Shopping Center was first opened there were similar problems and that the owner had now effectively dealt with those problems.