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Session 1894 August 18, 2003 conditions including that all repair, installation, equipment testing and related activities be conducted within a fully enclosed building and that noise levels be kept undetectable beyond the property lines. Further, there shall be no outdoor overnight parking or storage of unlicensed or inoperable motor vehicle and a limit of four licensed operable vehicles overnight. In order to further ensure that there will be no noise intrusion on the surrounding residential neighborhood it is recommended that open hours be limited to 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday - Saturday. This is a legitimate business in a properly zoned property so approval is in order as long as we have assurance that the customers do not operate stereo or alarm equipment at or near the premises. Mr. Wagner moved to adopt the provision with suggested changes. Mr. Munkel seconded the motion. Reggie Jackson, 1431 Veronica, was asked by Mr. Lieberman if he agreed to the suggested time changes, and he did. Additionally, Mr. Lieberman asked Mr. Jackson if he could avoid the problems of abandoned cars on his business property, and Mr. Jackson said he could do so. The motion to approve carried unanimously. CITIZEN COMMENTS: Jen Jensen, 706 Pennsylvania, asked the Council to not replace the existing curb around the Heman Park city pool with the sloped one suggested in architectural plans, for reasons of safety and common sense. Her stated safety issues include: her never observing in 25 years as swimming instructor and parent, children tripping over existing curbs; the existing curb's ability to halt and deter children from running into the area of the big pool from the baby pool, allowing adults time to retrieve them; and the new sloping curb's initiating an unnecessary hindrance for disabled patrons. Her common sense issues include: her having been guaranteed that the footprint/blueprint of the pool would remain in tact and her belief that a new, sloping curb would change that; her awareness that the existing curb prevents flood and rain water from invading the pool which is constructed on a flood plain; her reluctance to change a 70-year old structure which has worked successfully for this amount of time; and her awareness of the ability of the curb to prevent acorns from adjoining oak trees from bouncing into the pool. She asked for Council to consider these issues. Ms. Welsch asked Ms. Jensen if, when she spoke of the pool curbing, she was referring to the raised edge next to the pool deck? Ms. Jensen said she was referring to that raised edge. Ms Welsch wondered if the ledge, where children currently sit, will be retained in the new design. Ms. Jensen said when she met Page 7