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Mr. Walker stated that he would provide a report to Council on the Olive improvements. Mr. Kraft said he thought some of the trees look dead. Ms. Ricci noted that Council previously had a Study Session of Olive improvement phases. She noted this is a four million dollar project of which the City received a three million dollar grant. This project goes across three different boards and commissions; three different departments and none of them communicated with each other. Ms. Ricci said the Economic Retail Sales Tax Board had a discussion on how to back out of the grant and determined that the City would compromise its ability to get future grants if the City backed out at this time. Ms. Ricci asked Mr. Walker to get back to Council if this was the last part on this particular grant. Mr. Crow asked Mr. Walker asked if this continually goes back to the Economical Sales Tax Board or was it a one-time shot. Mr. Walker stated he would have to get back to him but in the past items come before the Economic Retail Sales Tax Board on an annual basis. The motion carried unanimously. 2. Conditional Use Permit application for 8310 Olive Blvd. for a banquet hall. Staff recommended approval. Ms. Ricci moved to approved, was seconded by Mr. Kraft and carried unanimously. 3. Heman Pool and Park Shelters Access for Non-Residents and fee changes. City Manager noted that this was pulled from the agenda a couple of months previous. Mr. Price moved to approve and was seconded by Mr. Crow. Mr. Kraft offered an amendment to give the City Manager the authority if necessitated by Public Safety concerns to limit non-residents to age eighteen or over and was seconded by Mr. Glickert. Mr. Price said this was not 1950 and if an African-American comes down with their kids so the grown-up can come in but the kids can’t? He said there were a ton of children under eighteen and to ban non-resident children was totally outragous. Mr. Crow said he couldn’t imagine this amendment, since we have found out that we are in violation and now wanted to add an amendment that would ban non-resident children. He is pleased that this is being brought back tonight and asked if you look at the last minutes, he said he has asked the City Manager three times for an update on this particular item and had not received an answer. Ms. Ricci noted this was back on the agenda at her request, as the liaison for the Parks’ Commission. The former Director of Parks suddenly discovered after the swimming season that the City was in violation of a federal law since the 1980’s. Ms. Ricci believes that the City should not treat any citizens differently. If there is not a limit of 18 years old at golf there should not be an age limit at the pool. She firmly believes the City needs to be 4