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Regular Meeting March 7, 2005 ENACTING A NEW OFFICIAL ZONING MAP SO AS TO CHANGE THE CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY AT 8041 OLIVE AND 8081 OLIVE AND 1214 HAFNER FROM GC-GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO PD-M PLANNED DEVELOPMENT MIXED USE; AND ESTABLISHING PERMITTED LAND USES AND DEVELOPMENT THEREIN; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING A PENATLTY. The Bill was given its first reading. COMMENTS Ms. Welsch said she wanted to refer back to Ms. Borg’s comment of earlier this evening, but she would defer to her colleague, whom she thought had forgotten, Ms. Brot, who said she did not know this was the point at which she should speak. Then she said when the Council was presented with the rate increases back in October she was working full time and it was a huge document and she failed to notice that the rates were going up to such an extent for senior citizens. Possibly they went up higher than they did for non-senior citizens proportionally, but perhaps the senior rate was too low. She said she knew the Council had passed it, but at this point she wondered if the Council could provide scholarship help, which we say we have, to seniors, either to individuals or to husband and wife, if it is too much for seniors to afford this increase. Likewise, if there are other low income families who are not as old as seniors, she would like to see them able to utilize scholarship to help pay for this. She also heard tonight someone mention allowing residents to pay the yearly rate in installments. Perhaps it is being done now, but if it is not, it might ease the situation. Next she said she believed in helping seniors find exercise as fun. When she was in charge of disease prevention and health promotion for senior citizens in four counties, everything read said seniors “should not just sit and eat day old bread from St. Louis Bread and play Bingo all day.” All of us need to move around and she supports more programs designed for senior participation. Exercise is one of the most important needs and she addressed the City Manager, saying “she hopes we can do all that we can to make it easier for seniors to pay for this.” Finally, she commented that Ms. Borg and she both noted a rate in the latest fees schedule which included both pool and recreation facility and that one could not be purchased without the other, while in the October schedule of rates they could be purchased separately. She then asked Mr. Ollendorff if he could let them know it was over-simplified in the most recent chart and that Ms. Borg does not need to worry that she will be forced to use or pay for a pool that she is not going to use. Mr. Ollendorff said he could respond to one part of her questions, but he needed to obtain additional information to answer the rest. Regarding her last comment, what is presently offered is either a combined pass for everything: pool, fitness, natatorium – Page 15