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Session 1560, Minutes January 6, 1992 Page 6 Mr. SchCXJI'ller moved defeat of this bilL Mr. Price secorrled the motion, add- ing that the bill had some deficiencies; however, as a result of it, some very solid suggestions will be put forth at the joint School Board-city Coun- cil meeting. Upon roll call, the following vote was recorded: AYES: Coun- cilmembers Price, Adams, Wagner, Schuman, Schoomer, '!hCllpSOn, am Mayor Ma- jerus. NAYS: None. Bill No. 8042 was defeated. Mr. Couglas Arrlers, 7516 Stanwoc:d, representing the Seki Corporation, apolo- gized for being late, am was infonned that the liquor license application for the Seki Japanese restaurant was approved earlier. Mayor Majerus acknowledged special guests at the meeting-members of Boy Scout Troop 102 who are working on a merit badge in government. BILL NO. 8045 - AMENDING CHAPlER 21 MUNICIPAL roDE RElATING TO IDIOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC BY AMENDING SECI'ION 21-6.2 PRJVIDING FOR A RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT. BY EXCllJDING '!HE TIME LIMITATION OF SUBSECI'ION (13). Mr. Tony Anselmo, operator of A cut Above, 381 N. Big Berrl, asked to address the eounciL He felt the residential parking pennit matter has been looked at more from a residential, rather than a business, viewpoint. He noted that two restaurant-bars had closed since the shopping center was renovated, per- haps due to lack of parking, am now a new restaurant was to OPen. He hoPed the city am Washington University, the new owner of the center, will contin- ue the acconunodations made earlier. He asked Council to do whatever possible to help the businesses in the center, am especially employees who may firrl it difficult to park. Mr. Wagner moved the following amendment: to add "block of a" between speci- fied am street in Section 1. (1); change the word "street" to "block" in (1) a. ,b., am c.; am add "block of the" between the am public in (2). Mr. Price secorrled the motion. Mrs. Schuman said she urrlerstoc:d why Mr. Wagner wanted these changes, but felt it made the ordinance more restrictive than it should be. '!he roll call vote was as follows: AYES: eouncilmernbers Price, Adams, Wagner, Schoomer, 'Ihompson, am Mayor Majerus. NAYS: eouncilmember Schuman. '!he amendment was approved, six to one. Mr. Wagner than moved to add the following sentence to Section 1. (7): "Addi- tional transferable visitor pennits may be petitioned by the residents for the use of specified fulltime employees of adjacent businesses." Mr. Price secorrled the motion. Mr. Wagner said this change would allow the residents to help ease parking problems for fulltime employees in the center. Mr. Adams asked if this meant an irrlividual resident or the area as a whole, am how many pennits would be allowed. It was detennined to be irrlividual, am would require residents to petition the City Council to allow named em- ployees to have parking stickers. Mr. Adams said he was opposed. Mr. SchCXJI'ller said he syrcpathized with what Mr. Wagner was trying to do, but felt the amendment wording was not clear or specific enough. He suggested it be defeated am then he am Mr. Wagner would work together to try to firrl a solution.