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Regular Meeting January 31,2005 personal experience, and she listens whole-heartedly to discussion on both sides, because in-fill housing is an issue for any inner-ring suburb for any city in the nation. We have a unique opportunity to make changes together and she wants people working together to find new ways to make changes together and to "take great steps" to do so carefully. Mayor Adams said Mr. Ollendorff and other members of the Council meet early and often with the residents. This item should be before the Council in two weeks. The next regular session is February 14th, and the Bill should be read for the second and third times, for either approval or rejection. COMMENTS Mr. Sharpe asked Mr. Ollendorff to look into the cost factor of using the Community Center as it compares to the cost of using other community centers in the region and provide him with the results. Ms. Welsch asked if staff could prepare for the next meeting to share the latest on the ten per cent fee for the government access channel? She communicated with the Assistant City Manager about this issue and is concerned with Charter Communicatons' desire to cut back on the CALOP funding. She does not believe a new ordinance is needed. She wants to begin collecting the fee to increase funds to enable establishing a government access channel. Also, for the next budget cycle, she and Councilmember Brungardt, want the Council to consider installation of lights in the Loop area of University City which are like the new lights installed at the east end of Delmar Boulevard. Further, she called for a better microphone system is the Chamber and hopes it will be in the budget. She also asked Ms. Colquitt and Mr. Ollendorff to share with her their concerns about the bill tabled tonight. Ms. Brot said in the Week-in-Review newsletter there is reference to Mr. Wagner calling for investigation of the legal authority to deny co-location. She asked for a definitive definition from the City Manager. He advised that the cell tower ordinance lists restrictions and requirements. One is the right of the City to require a cell tower owner to allow other companies to locate on their tower. Instead of ten different companies erecting towers, one tower is erected by the company approved, who must allow other companies to add to it. Company number two then must co-located on the tower. Mr. Wagner's question, according to Mr. Ollendorff, was what if the City did not want companies to co-locate? The City Attorney advised yes, the City can decide either way; for co-location or against co-location. She also asked about early purchase of pool passes. She expressed her concern about the promise of who could use the pool during the first year. The year has not yet expired, but the Council is being asked to decide about fees on the pre-opening sale of pool passes. She mentioned "the top one" which is the current policy and "the bottom Page 14