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Session 1863 December 16, 2002 AGENDA #3 - CONDITIONAL USE AMENDMENT - 7501 OLIVE, PHARMACY DRIVE THRU: The City Manager concurred with the Plan Commission recommendation for an amendment to a Conditional Use Permit that would allow the Walgreens Store at 7501 Olive to operate a pharmacy-only drive thru on a 24-hour basis for a six-month trial period. He said that all residents had been notified of the proposal and none had expressed any opposition. All conditions regarding noise control previously applied will remain in force. The Plan Commission recommended approval after hearing no objections from adjacent residents. A motion to adopt the amendment was made by Mr. Munkel and seconded by Ms. Colquitt. Mr. Lieberman asked if the main store would remain open during this 24 hour period. Mr. Ollendorff called on a representative for Walgreen's, Art Barnes of Pace Properties to respond. Mr. Barnes answered that the main store would be open 24 hour service if the drive-thru hours are approved for 24 hour service. Currently, the drive thru and main store are restricted to the hours of 7:00 am to 11:00 pm Ms Welsch stated that she was glad for the six month trial period because it would give area residents an opportunity to see how this new service worked out. Mr. Munkel said that he had inspected the location; the area was pretty well buffered by the height of the wall and recommended approval. Ms. Colquitt inquired whether the neighborhood association had been notified of the 24 hour operation. Mr. Wagner stated that when the project first arose, there had been concerns about noise in the neighborhood. He noted that the drive-thru was for prescription pickup only; there were no speakers or anything that might create noise. He felt that it a 24- hour pharmacy would be a benefit to the neighborhood and would be non-intrusive. The motion was voted on and approved. AGENDA #4 - REQUEST FOR PERMIT TO SOLICIT - FUND FOR PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH (MOPIRG): The City Manager reported that the Fund for Public Interest Research planned to conduct a door-to-door campaign on behalf of MoPIRG (Missouri Public Interest Research Group) for the period December 17, 2002 through January 17, 2003 to collect financial contributions and petition signatures. The organization works on environmental and public health issues and certified that fundraising overhead would not exceed 25% of the total amount raised. Mr. Ollendorff said that their application met all city ordinance requirements and that a representative of the organization was present to answer Council's questions. He recommended approval. 4