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Session 1909 January 26, 2004 performance, but during normal business hours it would be closed. Mr. Wagner supported Mr. Lieberman's suggestion to post signs for exiting the parking lot, and asked if the alley would be part of the traffic pattern. Mr. Trivers said the alley would be used, and Mr. Wagner wondered if the City should make the alley one-way. The measure passed unanimously. Ms. Welsch was asked to re-take here seat. A,qenda Item #4 - Request for Permit to Solicit -Fund for Public Interest Research (MoPIRG) The Fund for Public Interest Research is planning to conduct a door-to-door campaign on behalf of MoPRIG (Missouri Public Interest Research Group) for the period January 28, 2004 through February 18, 2004. They will collect financial contributions and petition signatures. The organization will certify that the cost of raising the funds in the solicitation will not exceed 25 per cent of the total amount raised. A representative of the organization has been invited to attend this meeting should the Council have any questions. Ms. Welsch moved to adopt the measure and Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion. Lindsay Bilhorn, 1030 Oakland Avenue, represented MoPRIG and attended to answer any questions from Council regarding the campaign. Mr. Lieberman asked Ms. Bilhorn if there were some other, better way for this group to raise money, other than canvassing neighborhoods, especially after dark. Ms. Bilhorn said the fund conducted street canvassing as well as door-to-door canvassing, having canvassed in the Loop on prior drives. Their policy is to alternate forms of canvassing to avoid saturation. Mr. Lieberman wanted to know the hours of the drive, and was told 4 p.m. to about 8:30; he added that since it was dark during the months of January and February, he could not see the value of selecting this time frame. Mr. Munkel asked if the canvassers would be prepared to commence on January 28th, and was advised yes, they are. Mr. Wagner asked why this organization persisted in conducting this drive at a highly unsatisfactory time of the year; why not move it to warmer months. Ms. Bilhorn said they conducted drives year-round and that she would return in the summer to another Council meeting for permission to canvass then. (I could not hear her actual reason.) Ms. Welsch lauded the work of MoPRIG to raise money for this cause and the social issues they address. Ms. Colquitt asked if this group planned to advise the Police Department of their intention to canvass neighborhoods, and Ms. Bilhorn responded that this requirement varies from municipality to municipality, and since University City had not required it in the past, they had not done it. Ms. Colquitt thought it was a good idea to advise the Police Department in advance. Page 7