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<br />Regular meeting <br />December 12, 2005 <br /> <br />TOTAL <br /> <br />$278,791.37 <br /> <br />Ms. Welsch motioned for approval and was seconded by Mr. Wagner. It was passed <br />unanimously. <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM #2 - Residential Parking Permit System Westview <br />Traffic Commission recommended a residential only parking permit system for the 500 block of <br />Westview, 500 block of Mapleview, 8100 block of Teasdale and the 8000 block of Lafon Place <br />from 12 noon to 9 p.m. <br /> <br />Ms. Brot motioned for approval and was seconded by Ms. Welsch. It was passed unanimously. <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM #3 - PUBLIC HEARING - Rezoning of 547/551 North & South <br />Public Hearing was opened at 7:46 p.m. There were no citizens for comments. Public Hearing <br />was closed at 7:50 p.m.. <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM #4 - PUBLIC HEARING - Residential Sign Zoning <br />Public Hearing was opened at 7:51 p.m. <br /> <br />Ms. Brot explained her history in trying to change this ordinance since the April 2004 election. <br />Ms. Brot presented to the Council the Ordinance that had been passed by the Plan <br />Commission, which was different than the one Council received as passed by the Plan <br />Commission. Ms. Brot said that she would really like to see University City's Ordinance on <br />political signs become Constitutional and that is why she has pursued this for so long. <br /> <br />Citizen Comments: <br /> <br />Suzanne Schoomer, 7 Princeton <br />She said that she finds political signs to be distractive and unattractive and hopes that Council <br />votes no on this. <br /> <br />Paul Schoomer, 7 Princeton <br />Mr. Schoomer stated that when he was on the Plan Commission, the people spoke that they did <br />not want the visual pollution caused by signs. He also felt it presented inequality for candidates <br />that could not afford this means of advertising. <br /> <br />Deb Carlin, 7132 Washington <br />Ms. Carlin felt that it was visual pollution and an ambiance pollution. She thought that it put <br />undue pressure on neighbors by expectation, to put signs in their yards. <br /> <br />Ms. Brot said that as it now written, in the zoning ordinance dealing with political signs, a person <br />who wins a primary can keep up a sign for 100 days until the November election. A person <br />who did not have any opposition can only have a sign up for 30 days. Right now it is not equal. <br />What we are trying to do is to make it Constitutional. <br /> <br />Mayor Adams asked why ninety days? Ms. Brot said the original was 100 days. She said it <br />Page 3 <br />