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future business types plan lists with the prohibited uses being: a carwash, a resale/thrift shop, a tattoo parlor, a drive through food and short term loans. She asked why this list doesn’t stretch for all of Olive? Edward McCarthy, 711 Princeton Mr. McCarthy wanted to address business owners who spoke earlier but they had already left. He said the Loop patrons do not want free parking but what they really want is free beer so if all of the Loop businesses would just give away the beer, soda and wine like the City does in their lots being used for free parking, he was sure the parking lot would be full. Mr. McCarthy said if the Loop businesses cannot come up with some sort of solution to pay for the parking lots then the City should just sell it and develop it. He said it is irresponsible for the Council to look at an asset that the City has and not try to generate revenue. Nova Felton, 8031 Noel Ms. Felton asked if the Mayor had the information on the total of all costs involved in the State Audit. She said congratulations on receiving the disaster grant funds but the environmental study still has to be done and wanted to know how much that is going to cost the City. Ms. Felton noted that the City only received one-half of the money applied for and for the time some have waited, they felt put off by that. Ms. Felton asked if the remainder of the funds could be used to help with needed repairs that were caused by the flood. She asked about the interest earned on the million dollars that was set aside and asked where is that money and where will it go. Ms. Felton asked if the City’s disaster guideline included information for citizens as to what to do in case of a flood, how will they be notified of approaching floods, and where can they go for emergency shelter. Partnering with the school board’s robo-call system would be a means of communication. She said the City needs a communication position to help this information be made to the public at large. P. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mr. Price asked for a point of clarification on citizen participation, why could they not be given an answer right then if the answer was known. Mayor Welsch said the Council could try to clarify that in the Council’s Rules and at the next Council retreat. The Council had decided not to have any communication during Citizen Comments at this time. Mr. Glickert congratulated the City, Community Development on receiving addition disaster funding through the CDBG grant. He spoke of an organization meeting for concerned citizens, U City Participates, who meets on the Saturday before a Council meeting in the EOC room of City Hall from 10 a.m. to noon. He encouraged everyone to attend. Ms. Ricci thanked everyone for coming. She attended the retirement party of Linda Ballard and said she would be missed but felt the library was in good hands. She agreed with Ms. Felton that some kind of communications person is needed and thanked Mr. Walker for realizing that also by sending out the new newsletter. She recommended hard copies be sent to those who did not have email. Ms. Ricci said she hoped the City could get answers to Mr. Burns’s questions and Ms. Nickerson’s questions. It was her understanding that Ms. Nickerson’s questions were answered. Ms. Ricci sadly talked about the loss of a citizen, Mr. Melton Lewis who lived on Wilson. She noted he was an attorney and did a lot of work for legal services of Eastern Missouri, which is a not-for-profit organization providing legal services for people without resources to get the representation they deserve. 7