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Session 1550, Minutes July 8, 1991 Page 8 a major impact on the park, but every application meetin;J such strict crite- ria cannot be held up. He said pertlaps Council could advise him mre specif- ically. Mrs. Schuman said the 8333 F\1llerton use could have a major impact on the park, but Mayor Majerus p:>inted out the buildin;J had been used as a school. She said it would be appropriate to notify the Park comnission as a courtesy, but she agreed with Mr. Ollerrlorff that holdin;J up processin;J of applications to wait for the Park Ccmnission's meetin;J was not appropriate. She suggested Council work on draftin;J same guidelines in this matter. PRESENTATION 'ro MAYOR Mr. Chuck Finan, 7333 Wellin3ton, presented Mayor Majerus with a beautiful plant as a token of appreciation fram City neighbo:rhoods for her cooperation am hard work in preventin;J a blood bank from locatin;J in University city. BIT J!=; FOR 'IHIRD READING Mayor Majerus said a number of citizens have asked to cormnent on the three real estate bills that are to be read the third tine this eveni.n:]. Ms. Patricia Gan1ett, 1163 Partridge, said the Social COncen1S Conunission of All Saints Parish reiterated its opposition to the changes requested by the st. Louis Real Estate BoaI:d that are in Bills 8020, 8021, am 8022. She said the Connnission regards segregated housin;J as a serious mral issue am feels these bills will seJ:Ve only to further segregate the northeast area of Uni- versity city, many blocks of which have not had white buyers for up to thirty years. '!he Connnission believes homes in this area are not shown to white buyers am it feels the six mnth trial period in the bills should instead be used to address these problems with action am a finn conunitment. Ms. Joan Botwinick, 511 westview Drive, said she IroVed into University City because she thought it was an integrated cc:mm.mi.ty; however, she discovered there were no black families livin;J close to her. She felt the real estate conpanies bear some responsibility for University City not bein;J mre inte- grated, am the public needs more knowledge about what is actually goin;J on. She was concerned about telephone solicitation, am said people are already bothered by too many calls. An 18-nxmth trial period wherein real estate companies are challenged to help open up the community would be a desirable goal, am an iInpartial research organization could mnitor their activities, she said. In response to Mrs. Schuman, Ms. Botwinick said the Institute for Policy Leadership at the University of Missouri could mnitor the proPOSed changes, am Washin3ton University has some iInpartial research groups. She said she look into it further. Mr. Walter stradal, Executive Vice President of the Real Estate BoaI:d, said he came before Council 23 years ago when the City passOO its current real es- tate o:rdinances. He said the BoaI:d approached the Mayor about two years ago, indicatin;J that the City's real estate position had changed am was a great success. '!he BoaI:d felt the City owed a level playin;J field to its residents am to the real estate community, am it asked that the o:rdinances, especial- ly those relating to solicitation, be amerxied. He met with Mayor Majerus am Councilmeniber Schoomer am said the discussions were frank, open am honest.