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Session 1309, Minutes Page 7 June 7, 1982 Mrs. Ruth Fischlowitz Marget, 7022 Delmar, asked to address the Council. Mrs. Mar- get said her home was on the alley across from the pool being discussed. She felt that the zoning laws of the City were being abused by allowing persons other than family or friends to use a private swimming pool. Despite the compromise offered by Childgrove, she asked that their petition for temporary use of the pool be denied. Ms Kim Sindel, 6326 Waterman, asked to address the Council. She said she sympa- thized with the Council in having to make a very difficult decision; however, as a governmental body, it must address the immediate situation and weigh the equities of all the factors. She felt that since Childgrove had made a strong effort, through offering a compromise, to mitigate as much as possible the effect of the pools usage on its neighbors and still try to fulfill its obligations to the parents and children of the camp, she asked that the Council approve the compromise, for this summer only, as the best and most honest solution to the problem. Mrs. Roberta Sidel, 7128 Washington, asked to address the Council. She also sympa- thized with the difficulty of the decision faced by Council. However, she thought that the term "conditional use" meant spot zoning, and she said neighborhoods in the City of St. Louis had been permanently changed for the worse through this measure and she did not wish that to happen in University City. She said she might still have been inclined to be in favor of the conditional use for just one summer, but felt that it infringed too much on the neighbor who had a life-threatening illness. She did not think the Council should consider approval under any circumstances. Mr. Allen Sabol, 7214 Dartmouth, asked to address the Council. Mr. Sabol urged the Council to vote in favor of the conditional use permit, with the revised conditions suggested by Mrs. Gianoulakis. He also suggested that the school be allowed to use the pool for as many years as they felt they needed it. Mr. Frank L. Seeger, 7150 Washington, requested that the conditional use permit not be approved, and that provisions be made for the children to take swimming instruc- tion at Heman Park pool. Mrs. Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel, noted that she had sent a communication to Council about this matter, which she would not repeat here; however, she wished to be on record as emphasizing the importance of zoning, and the thought of a variance in a conditional use permit frightened her very much. She agreed that Childgrove was a tremendous community asset but saw no reason why the children could not be taught at Heman Park pool, as proposed by several other speakers. She said the fact that a brochure had already been printed was not the problem of the City Council. She thought the children could be given swimming lessons in the roped-off section of the pool during the morning before the pool is opened to the public, and the neigh- borhood in question could be kept quiet and peaceful. She pointed out that the Council has the authority to permit Childgrove the use of the Heman Park pool. As liaison to the Plan Commission, Mrs. Metcalfe stated that she thought the Plan Commission had considered all aspects of this matter very carefully and thoroughly, realizing, as the chairman stated, that neighborhood relations are a very sensitive balance of consideration and tolerance. The Commission concluded that the appro- priate thing to do was to grant permission for one summer camp session only for a use of the pool which was less than half as intense as the original application (which was 221~ hours per week, plus free swim). Mrs. Metcalfe moved that the re-