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Regular Meeting April 11, 2005 Mr. Wagner moved to deny the resubdivision of bill 8759. Ms. Welsch seconded the motion to deny. Mr. Wagner said that technically the reconsideration moves time back to just before the vote to deny the application for the resubdivision. He encourages the Council to defeat this motion now, so that we can go forward to approve the bill, if that is the will of the Council. Mayor Adams said that, as he understands it then is, if the Council votes in the affirmative, then you will have denied this bill one more time. To bring the bill back, you will have to vote Nay. All those voting Aye: no votes. All those voting Nay: unanimous. Mayor Adams said that Bill Number 8759 is now alive again. Mr. Wagner now moved to approve Bill Number 8759, which would allow the resubdivision. Mr. Sharpe seconded the motion. Mayor announced that there were speakers on this issue. Mike Greenwood, 7840 Greensfelder, said that he wished to thank the University City Council for their tireless efforts on the neighbor’s behalf. They hope that in the future that the reasoning and hearts of these men and women up here today somehow outweigh the fears of our judicial system. We hope that the Council continues to care about the future of our beautiful U. City neighborhoods. We ask that the zoning board and the Council allow our Greensfelder Lane association to stipulate some written restrictions and best practices to the eventual builder of the Anselmo property, especially if the City will be responsible for issuing building permits for this property. We have major concerns regarding any construction that will be taking place around 7823 Greensfelder Lane. Mr. Wagner said that the Council’s legal advice now is that this application, whether we like it or not, meets all the legal requirements to be passed here. If we believe that all the numbers that have all gone in there are correct, we must approve it. Ms. Welsch asked if Mr. Wagner would wish to speak about the proposed Infill Review Board (IRB) to tell residents that the Council will try to consider some of the points that were brought up in this and the 501 Jackson case to see if any changes are needed in our ordinance so that an ordinance will more fully reflect the spirit of our comprehensive plan. Mr. Wagner thanked Ms. Welsch for this reminder. He said that there are two actions that the Council is taking. One is to rewrite some of the ordinances so that they better define what a neighborhood is and protects the neighborhood. They are working with the city manager and his staff to look at how to write these ordinances better in order to do a better job in protecting our neighborhoods. The other action being taken, that Ms. Welsch just mentioned, is considering an Infill Review Board. This would be a, largely undefined currently, but we are working details out that would assure closer cooperation Page 16