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Session 1915 <br />March 29, 2004 <br /> <br />Mayor Adams corrected him, advising that happened at the Park Commission meeting. <br />Mr. Brown feels that appellation does not apply to all children in Wellston and to exclude <br />them from using the pool would be unfair. <br /> <br />Mayor Adams asserted, most strongly, that no one from the City Council ever made a <br />comment of that nature. He said that citizens of University City may have made such <br />comments, and no councilmembers "believe in those remarks." Mayor Adams told Mr. <br />Brown that Council will consider his request at a later date. <br /> <br />Ms. Welsch said the issue had not come before the Council, and that his concerns were <br />"well taken", reiterating that comments he may have heard were not made by anyone on <br />this Council. Mr. Lieberman said, as a point of clarification, that the decision is not <br />whether to allow any particular youths from any particular community to come in; <br />instead, it is an issue of residents versus non-residents. Those non-residents could <br />come from anywhere. Ms. Colquitt, in the interest of clarity, asked if the question of not <br />allowing Wellston children from using the pool had been raised at the last Parks <br />Commission meeting? She had not attended the meeting herself. Mayor Adams <br />responded that there were some comments of that nature made by some people <br />attending the last Parks Commission meeting, and he also received an email from a <br />citizen. However, these comments, allegedly, came from audience members, and <br />Mayor Adams stipulated that his knowledge of this incident is strictly second-hand. <br /> <br />Mr. Sharpe asked if the final decision had been made. Mayor Adams said the decision <br />would be made by the Council, with recommendations from the Parks Commission. <br /> <br />Departin,q Comments from Councilmember Munkel <br /> <br />Mr. Munkel, a departing member of the City Council who is not seeking re-election, <br />took the opportunity to thank a number of people: his wife and family, the citizens of <br />Ward Two, Mayor Adams, Mr. Ollendorff, Leisha Forsythe, city employees, and the <br />members of the Police and Fire Departments He noted the special challenges of future <br />years, noting "There has to be the balance between personal rights and the control of <br />government." He commented upon the "unique experiment" of University City as a <br />place where "people can live together in harmony", but adding "there is still work to be <br />done." He then thanked all for the "opportunity to work with you, and to serve you." <br /> <br />Mr. Munkel's words received an ovation from those attending the meeting. Mr. <br />Ollendorff said that he brought greetings from the University City Fire Department who <br />assured him that the new aerial tower ladder fire truck will be here before his departure <br />from office, so that he can be the first "to receive a tour to the top of the tower. <br />Mayor Adams then offered a special "thank you" to Wayne Munkel for serving the <br />citizens of University City, pointing out that he had been a neighbor and friend for many <br />years, and expressing how much he enjoyed working with him on the City Council. <br /> <br />Page 13 <br /> <br /> <br />