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Session 1499, Minut~ Page 5. July 10, 1989 Durbin-Durco that the ~any will pay two-thirds of the taxes as long as they ~ in U~ ldi . Mr. Adams suggested amend/rig the motion to include that; however, Mr. Ollendorff suggest__~d__ it be added as a condition. Mr. Adams moved to ~ ~3dd__ the followinc3 condition: 8. ~hat at least two-thirds of the p;ul~_rty will r~-~in on the tax rolls for the next 18 months or as lc~ as Durbin-Durco occupies the building. Mr. Wagner seconded the motion. All voted Aye except Mr. S~hocmer, who ~ Nay. Ail voted Aye on the original motion exoept Mr. Wagner, who voted Nay. The City Manager concuzTed in the Plan (k~ssion rec~,=~2~dation that the con- ditional use permit for the University. Place development be amended to add five detached, single-family hc~es on the 1.29 acre contiguous parcel recently added to the original property on the north side of Blackberry west of Hanley. M~s. Sch%m~n said the site plan before Council tonight is different from the prelim/nary c~e in that one of the houses was moved, and she asked for an ex- planation. No representative of the developer was present, but Mr. Goldman, Director of Planning, came forward. He said the developer first came to the Plan C~a~,dssion with the original plan where all the new houses were on Bal- son; later, he brought in a sketch plan shying the ]~re recent arrangement with four houses on Balson ~ one on Blackberry. ~ne Plan C~a~.ission did not approve the plan, but said it would reconsider if there were great difficul- ties with tb~ original a~£~ngement. ~"ne developers then brought in the most recent plan, which the Plan C~,~,Jssion rather reluctantly approved. Mr. Schccmer moved approval, with Mr. Adams second/ng the motion. All voted Aye except Mrs. Schuman and Mr. Wagner, who voted Nay. ~ Personnel report for the week ending July 8, 1989 was received and ordered filed. Mr. jctln C~rbett, 6475 Lloyd Avenue, St. Louis, representing University city fir~fight~rs, wished to explain why firefighters were picketing and having a work slowdown. They want to be in the top ten in pay among area departments, he said, or at l~t have pay parity with the Police Department. A survey was di-~tributed_ to Council which he said showed where the University City Fire De- pal~,~nt stood in relation to other departments. He said firefighters want to be treated as equals to the other city emergency service, and they felt the 9£uatest cci~liment to be paid a policeman is to say he's worth as much as a fii~,~n. He said city negotiators had ref/lsed to discuss parity, and he sug- gese~d_ it was time for Council to intercede in the negotiations on behalf of the fii-~en. He noted that firefighters were still respond'_~ng to ememFency