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Session 1825 <br />November 19, 2001 <br /> <br />2002 through July 31,2002. They will collect financial contributions and petition <br />signatures. The organization works on environmental and public health issues. The <br />organization will certify that the cost of raising the funds in the solicitation will not <br />exceed 25% of the total amount raised. A representative of the organization has been <br />invited to be in attendance at this meeting should the Council have any questions. <br /> <br />Mr. Schoomer moved approval. Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion. <br /> <br />Jason Dunn, 6368 Enright, stated that he would be happy to answer any of Mr. <br />Lieberman's questions; however he stated that there were some mistakes in the agenda <br />wording. The permit is not requested for this coming July, it was requested to begin <br />November 26th through the end of December. He is not representing MoPIRG either; he <br />is representing the Human Rights Campaign. <br /> <br />Mr. Lieberman said that the Council could not act on the Human Rights Campaign <br />solicitation request because they do not have any paperwork on it before them. Mr. <br />Lieberman asked if Mr. Dunn would be dealing with the MoPIRG campaign in July. Mr. <br />Dunn said that he would and that he could answer questions about that campaign now if <br />the Council wished. <br /> <br />Mr. Lieberman stated that solicitations in front of businesses tend to do very well and <br />asked why MoPIRG did not do this. Mr. Dunn stated that they have organized petition <br />drives in front of grocery stores, and the responses have not been very friendly and they <br />have often been denied access to their property. Under the tenets of the first <br />amendment, it is a viable solution to continue to go door to door to discuss the matters <br />with people on a one on one basis. <br /> <br />Mr. Lieberman stated that he personally objects to door to door solicitations. He has <br />asked neighbors to call the police when suspicious strangers are wandering around in <br />the neighborhood. He is very concerned with the safety and security of our <br />neighborhoods. He does not believe organizations should not be going door to door <br />that do not live in that neighborhood. <br /> <br />Mr. Wagner said that he agrees with Mr. Lieberman's assessment. It is particularly <br />disturbing to have your doorbell rung after dark. There is a safety concern that he <br />shares with Mr. Lieberman. Mr. Dunn agrees that there is a social taboo about going up <br />to people's doors and knocking on them. Mr. Dunn said that he understands <br />Councilmember Lieberman's and Wagner's concerns, but he feels the opportunities to <br />discuss political issues with people, one on one, in an effort to revive democracy <br />supercedes these concerns. <br /> <br />Mr. Schoomer said that he certainly respects his colleague's opinions, but their opinion <br />is not shared by the Circuit Court of the State of Missouri and we have been ordered to <br />permit these whenever they occur. Mr. Dunn said he has a legal opinion concerning <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />