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Regular meeting September 19, 2005 Mayor Adams opened the Public Hearing at 7:05 p.m. and asked if there were any citizen comments. Citizen Comments: Edward J. McCarthy, 7101 Princeton Ave. Mr. McCarthy wanted to know if condominiums put on large lots would be restricted. If this were so, he felt that this would stop growth in University City. Ms. Brot explained briefly the discussion with the Plan Commission. The Plan Commission really liked the idea of Mr. Ollendorff and the Director of Planning to come up with a new way so that everyone can have new houses and not be in violation of rules. It is a very complicated process because there is great variation in the kind of housing in all three wards. You don’t just have big houses in one ward and small houses in another ward. It will take the Planning staff several months to study it and work out a plan. In the mean time, Mr. Wagner, myself and the Plan Commission thought that we could establish a Board that would monitor plans of new owners by requiring them to talk with neighbors first about their plans so that everyone would be aware of possible changes that are in the plans. With this process, most neighbors are very happy since they were able to have input. Mayor Adams had one problem with this plan. As he understood it, the requirements of the Plan Commission must make a recommendation and the Plan Commission did not make a recommendation on this proposal. Mr. Wagner said the Plan Commission did make a recommendation but it was on a different version of the plan. This was presented to them as an interim since the Plan Commission plan could be a long process. Mr. Wagner said that the Plan Commission recommendation is not needed by the Council. Ms. Brungardt asked Mr. Wagner if he was the Council liaison to the Plan Commission. Mr. Wagner agreed. Mayor Adams closed the Public Hearing at 7:25 p.m. AGENDA #5 – Public Hearing Date for 830 Wild Cherry Property Vacating. Mr. Ollendorff requested that UCity relinquish up to 20 feet of Balson right-of-way, adjacent to south side of single family residential lot at 830 Wild Cherry for benefit of adjacent owner in effort to improve existing vacant house. The right-of-way is probably 60 feet wide and advised them that the City would not vacate the whole right-of-way. Mr. Ollendorff had met at the property with several Councilmembers and it appears that it is unlikely that as much as twenty feet would be vacated. Mr. Ollendorff suggested that wording for the Public Hearing would be worded vacating up to 20 feet of right-of- Page 4