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Session 1932 August 16, 2004 The vote to approve the contract with L.E.E.D.S. certification was approved unanimously. Ms. Welsch returned to the Council Chambers following the vote. COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. Nancy Sachar, 8044 Lafon Place, thanked Ms. Welsch for assisting her with her request in the absences of Ms. Brot and Mr. Wagner and reported that she received a call from Thomas Moton, Assistant City Manager in response to her query. Her comment related to fifteen houses on Lafon Place, Mapleview, and Crandon, south of Delmar Boulevard, where residents have been harassed by people coming to their front doors. She does not know what they want because she does not answer her door to them, but was advised by neighbors that they purport "to sell magazines." One of these persons was recently arrested. She fears the safety of the residents, and she commented that these people approach these houses almost every day, and she wants to know why this practice is not stopped. She thinks the offenders are not detained by the police long enough. She regards their offence as harassment, not soliciting. Mayor Adams said residents can install signs which say "no soliciting" and that by doing so, violators can be charged with trespassing, which results in longer incarceration of the violator. Jen Jensen, 706 Pennsylvania, expressed her concerns about the out-sourcing of the pool management to Midwest Pool Management. She regards the projected savings from this decision as an insignificant amount and one with negative feedback. The savings enjoyed by the City is at the expense of the young pool employees, who must now provide their own equipment and must also pay for their own certification as "Star Guards" requiring additional expenditure. She is also concerned about insufficient training and the fact that guards must first make an investment and then wait a prolonged time to be paid. their salaries. She brought a number of signed petitions to the City Council tonight requesting the return of the pool management to the Parks and Recreation Department because "outsourcing creates an unnecessary level of bureaucracy.., and is not in the best interest of the residents, the management of the pool or of the multi-million dollar investment." She ended on a positive note by complimenting the job done by lifeguards this summer at the pool. BILLS FOR SECOND AND THIRD READING: BILL 8723 - AMENDING CHAPTER 15.16 OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO MEET CURRENT NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM CRITERIA; Page 9