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Session 1702, Minutes July 28, 1997 10 Mr. Wagner advised them to unincorporate and therefore, remove the target. He does not see that the benefrts outweigh the problems that they have created for themselves. Mayor Adams said that he disagreed with Mr. Wagner. He said that there was a need to be incorporated. In order to deal with the variety of entities through the Fair they have to have this tax exempt status. This allows the Fair in the Square to operate without having to pay taxes on the prom that is made from whatever is sold. If they had to pay taxes, they would not be able to go to the charitable organizations for assistance. Mr. Wagner commented that for decades, the Fair had never had to do this. Mayor Adams said that this was correct, but that they were probably in violation of numerous laws. Mr. Munkel mentioned Fair St. Louis, and wondered how they handled this problem and whether or not Mr. Sulser had considered talking with them about it. Mr. Sulser said that they considered looking into this. He would try to contact the City Counselor's oEce, but to his knowledge, no one has undertaken that task. Mr. Munkel said due to the size and the number of years that Fair St. Louis has operated that there must some way to cover themselves from legal liability. Mr. Ollendorffsald that he did not have any idea what insurance costs. He thought that they could meet with representatives of the Fair after they check on it. If they could §nd out what insurance would cost, it should solve the problem, as long as it was something that all parties could afford. Mayor Adams said that this should be looked at and an exact statement of coverage should be developed. Quotes would need to be obtained by brokers. Mayor Adams informed Council that he was the one that was lukewarm about the Fair becoming a commission. He believes that a self perpetuating board dealing with this would be more responsive than a commission of the City Council. A self perpetuating board can maintain its membership and expand itself when needed. PERSONNEL REPORT The Personnel report for the period ending July 25, 1997, was received and ordered filed. CITI7FN COMMENTS: The Mayor called forward citizens who wished to speak on non-agenda issues. Ms. Sydney Mann, 745 Eastgate #3N, wanted to discuss the facility hours at Heman Park Pool. She regularly uses the facility and has been a resident for three years. She had heard that there was some opposition to the family swim time hours a few weeks ago and that some people were hoping to have that changed so that the pool population would be consistent all day and all weekend. She said that as a mother with a small child, she noticed that the pool population from 5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. was a majority of parents with young children. She said that she and others she knows are in support of retaining the family swim hours, Monday through Friday, because the pool is less crowded and more conducive to parents with young children. Beth Robertson, 725 Kingsland Ave., #301, is here to express her desire to have an off leash dog recreation area somewhere within University City. She said that she had presented her request to the Park Commission and they told her that there would have to be an amendment to the leash laws. She said that she was working on a petition to demonstrate to the Park Commission and City Council that she is not the only dog owner that would like to see this happen. California and New York have off leash dog parks and have some good rules: All dog owners must carry a leash, dogs must be under voice control and within sight of their owners, dog owners must clean up after their dogs, dogs showing signs of aggression must be leashed immediately, owners must fill any holes by their dogs. She thinks these would be outstanding rules. She is aware that there is a dog clean up ordinance and she sees that it is not really complied with.