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Session 1548, Minutes June 17, 1991 Page 9 Ms. Patricia Ganlett, 1163 Partridge, said the Social Concerns Camnission of All Saints Parish had grave concerns about the chanJes requested by the Real Estate Board, especially as they relate to segregated housing. She said it was felt that property north of Olive has not been shCMl1 on the open market for many years, which was an irrlication of real estate steering. She said many residents of the Parish have attested that properties on their blocks have not been sh.own to white buyers for same time. '!he Canunission is asking the Council to demam that realtors return all University City properties to the open market, arrl that Bills 8020, 8021 arrl 8022 be tabled until such time as the st. louis real estate carrnnunity addresses this problem. Mr. Joe Myers, 7052 Ca1rden Court, did not urrlerstan::i why chan:Jes were needed in the real estate ordinances. He said realtors do not show' hames in his area to white buyers, arrl there is redli.ni.rg going on. He felt it should not be made easy for realtors to pursue activities that resegregate neighborhoods. Mrs. Bette Strawder, 6806 Plynnlth, said there should be a public hearing on the bill that pennits changes to the solicitation ordinance. She also said it had been many years since a home in her neighborhood had been purdlased or even shown to a white family. She did not feel these bills would promote the kim of changes desired by the carrnnunity. Mr. Richard Hein, 7870 Trenton, said not one white family has moved into a hane on his block in the last 25 years. He said it seemed rather st:rarX]e there would not be any white buyers in that time Period, so he did not feel any concessions should be given to the Real Estate Board until all University City homes are put on the open market. Ms. Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel, said she read in the citizen Joumal that the Real Estate Board asked the city Council to drop past real estate policies. '!hose policies have helped stabilize neighborhoods, she said, arrl asked that the bills be deferred at least until all councilmembers are present. She said IOC>St neighborhoods are now stable, corrpared to the 60s arrl 70s, when blatant solicitation arrl threats by realtors frightened people into selling their hames, often at a loss. She felt the present laws have SEUVed the City well arrl should not be changed. She said the Real Estate Board has en:Jaged in institutional racism through steering, arrl this perpetuated segregated neighborhoods, which she felt University citians do not want. She sugtJested no changes be made until all University City properties are listed on the open market; the Real Estate Board can then cane to the City with its request. She provided a rnnnber of statements fram residents that said properties on their blocks have not been shown to white buyers for varying rnnnbers of years. Mrs. 'lhCl!l'pSOIl agreed that all University City property should be on the open market, but said living in a mixed neighborhood did not make that area better. She moved that all three bills be tabled until it is known whether redlining arrl steering is going on now in University City. Mr. Wagner secorrled if that meant until such time as the full Council was present. Mrs. 'Ihonpson agreed. Mr. Schoarner did not object to delaying the vote, but asked that the secorrl readings be held now, arrl the final readings arrl discussion at the next meet- ing. '!he Council concurred, arrl all voted Aye on the mtion.