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Council Minutes of b/b/2006 continued: Jones, no; Orlowski, yes, with comment. He was contacted by a Mr. Rose of 252 Tattoo. Mr. Rase attempted to persuade his vote by threatening to open a tattoo parlor in Ward N if this vote passed. He would like to put on record that anyone who can afford the rent in his ward can open a legitimate business. Roll call continued: Ryan, no, with comment. Sometimes it's the responsibility of a Councilperson to stand up and make a decision. He thinks the threat of a lawsuit or the threat of any type of action should have no part at all in the decision to decide how Council wants this city to work and the kind of business neighbors and the types of businesses they want in the city. There is no question that this can be questioned on health reasons. Also, the recommendation of the Law Director is not that Council cannot. He is recommending that Council should consider doing it. But sometimes a Councilperson has to say no. That's why he is voting no. Roll call continued: Miller, no, with comment. It's his feeling that, after reviewing the information from the Law Department, this type of business, though currently not classified, does place the residents' health safety and welfare at risk, particularly as it applies to a cooling-off period. If this business was to be permitted, he would prefer to see a time period between the time a particular design, pattern, colors, etc. were chosen and the time that it was actually applied so the person who may be there on a dare, maybe under some other outside influences, has the time to rethink whether or not they want such a permanent fixture placed on them. Failing that, he thinks it does place the health, safety and welfare of the resident at risk. So, he votes no. The vote was tied at 3 yes and 3 no. President Kennedy was called upon to break the tie: Kennedy, yes, commenting there is no one that's probably closer to this proposed tattoo pazlor than his house. Mr. Wulff had answered all the questions completely, and he seemed like a very honorable man. He is sure Mr. Wulff will run a good business. The motion passed with four yes votes and three no votes. Councilman Miller, chairperson of the Environmental Control Committee: 1) On May 23, the Environmental Control Committee met to discuss 2006-112, a resolution to adopt the Solid Waste Management Plan for the County Solid Waste Management District, which is a division of the County Flanning Commission. Because of requirements that a management plan be introduced every five years that will result in waste reduction and assure the adequate disposal capacity, educate residents, promote recycling and composting, yard waste, and handling of household hazardous waste, this plan is before Council. An informative presentation was made, and the exact impact of recycling issues was made. There is no such thing as free trash pickup. What we don't recycle, that cost for hauling, placing in landfills, disposing of according to various requirements, is a burden that comes out of the General Fund. The more we recycle as individual residents, the more money is left over for things like street repair and other needed city services. The plan that was presented will involve a rate increase. The question asked after the presentation was what is the specific impact the rate increase would have on this city. The committee that made the presentation indicated they needed to get back to Council with those numbers. They have done so. That information will be presented at a future committee meeting. Councilman Tallon, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The Finance Committee met on Tuesday, May 23, 2006, immediately following the Environmental Control 6