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<br />Regular meeting <br />January 30, 2006 <br /> <br />houses were like people. Who is to determine which person is considered attractive, <br />likeable, and which person is not? He felt the same would be true of individual's opinion <br />of which house they like or what they don't like. <br /> <br />Tom Engelhardt, 7830 Lafon <br />Mr. Engelhardt was in favor of the board as he stated that these boards exist all across <br />the county. He supported the board so that an overseer could objectively view how or it <br />the construction would affect the community. <br /> <br />Debbie Dunn, 8686 Barby Lane <br />She was there to find out if it would affect commercial development or commercial <br />buildings as hotels, nursing homes etc. She was informed that the board would only be <br />overseeing residential development which would only include buildings of fewer than six <br />units. <br /> <br />Wilma Kennell, 1332 Purdue <br />Ms. Kinnell was in favor of the board. She felt that much of the new construction does <br />not fit in with that usually found in University City. <br /> <br />The Public Hearing was closed at 8:08 p.m. <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM #3 - Public Hearing for Child Safety Headgear <br /> <br />Mayor Adams opened the Public Hearing for Child Safety Headgear at 8:10 p.m. <br /> <br />No one was present to speak. <br /> <br />Public Hearing was closed at 8:12 p.m. <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM #4 - Economic Sales Tax <br />City staff was instructed by Council to study the possible use of economic sales tax. <br />The new law allows University City to impose up to one/half of one-percent tax on retail <br />sales. Revenue collected from this tax can be used for economic development activities <br />such as: land acquisition; infrastructure project installation; street extension; downtown <br />or historic district retain development; state and federal grant matching funds for long <br />term projects. <br /> <br />A majority of voter approval is required before the city can impose the sales tax. City <br />Manager felt that the Primary Election on August 8 would be the best time to put this on <br />the ballot. This would give some time to be able to show citizens how it would be <br />implemented and what the advantages for passage would be. <br /> <br />Mr. Ollendorff said the for everyone/quarter of one-percent would generate $561, 000 <br />Page 7 <br />